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URI students encounter problems living on campus

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

02/09/10 - After losing power campus- wide only a few weeks ago, University of Rhode Island students are still having problems with on campus housing. The university lost power Jan. 29 throughout campus, after a tree landed on a main line in South Kingstown, just south of the campus itself.

New Student Government committee raises questions

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Student Government passed Senator Joel Durhams bill, Senate Bill 10-09-02, which will instate the Resident and Commuter Life Senate Committee. The committees approval sparked a debate with the Residence Housing Association.Durham said the committees purpose is to benefit students and create a relationship with RHA.

Actions by state government could greatly impact Loyola in coming year

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

By Katerina KienleEditor in ChiefWhile this weekends blizzard and class cancellations may be the most recent topic of conversation for Loyola students, state government actions in Annapolis that could drastically impact Loyola next year continue to be debated.

Brandeis 2020 report to be released in February

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Department heads have been informed about proposals for changes to academic programs.

New Site, High Costs

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Notice anything different? Complete with slideshow and new links, as of Feb. 14, Sam Houston launched its newly redesigned website to appeal to prospective students and make the site more accessible."The redesign was necessary to update the design and utility of our website, especially with regard to its appeal to prospective students and their parents," Frank Holmes, vice president for University Advancement said.

MBA students pull rank on top-rated schools

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Professor Ray Gehani has been receiving phone calls from prestigious private universities all asking the same question: Where is Akron? The question is on all of their minds because a University of Akron team ZippieZs recently eliminated 22 other teams - including teams representing Purdue Universtiy, Boston University and Vanderbilt University - from the fifth annual Global Supply Chain Management Initiative of Purdue Krannert School of Business.

MU approves tenures, promotion of 47 faculty

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

To quote "The Jeffersons" theme song, nearly 50 Miami University faculty members "finally got a piece of the pie" and are moving up the ranks.

Richland theater lighting designer, alum dies

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Christian Bay-Andersen, lighting designer at Richland College, died in his sleep the weekend of Feb. 6-7, just a a few days before his 45th birthday, according to Chuck Sheffield, professor of theater. Bay-Andersen was a former Richland student in the early 1980s.

Santa Barbara student senate confronting troubling accusations

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

According to reports released by the UC Santa Barbara student newspaper, the Daily Nexus, the local Associated Student (AS) senate is facing troubling allegations, including accusations of vandalism and of holding a disregard for transparency to the public.

Campus Still Split Over the Library

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Stephanie Henry, a pre-med biology major, returned to Lincoln Universitys campus in August after a summer internship at the University of New Hampshire. Henry unconsciously dwells on the four libraries that the University of New Hampshire had to offer its students.

More construction, inconvenience

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

KCCs Iliahi building increasingly continues to be an inhospitable learning environment for students and faculty members. Students and faculty members must endure an additional construction project for the duration of the fall semester.For the last two years, Iliahi has undergone non-stop renovations.

Pro-life Superbowl Ad Sparks National Controversy

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Controversy has erupted across the entire nation, because CBS has decided to air an ad that stars the Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow and his mother. The controvercial commercial that will be airing during the Super Bowl has a pro-life message.The Super Bowl commercial has a personal story where Tims mother Pam, tells a story about her fifth pregnancy, and the ad is paid for by a conservative Christian group called, "Focus on the Family.

Students Struggle Over Rising Costs of Textbooks

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

From the modules to the Student Union Building which is known as the "Sub", the universitys bookstore has come a long way. With new Lincoln apparel, couches, and televisions, the bookstore should be a hot spot on campus. But, the pricing of text books and the process of buying back books has many students questioning the bookstore.

Eastern receives $6 million in state funding

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

The leaky faucet of Illinois finances has splashed a little more into Easterns budget bucket. The university received an additional $6 million in state-appropriated funding. To date, the university has received $17.5 million. Easterns total appropriation for fiscal year 2010 is $50.

Online Dating: Fad, Farce, or Fabulous?

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Okay, lets engage in a hypothetical:Its a Friday night and youre in a bar. Its crowded. Very, very crowded. So crowded and noisy in fact that any attempt youve made at conversation has dissolved into a screaming match. By this point youve lost your voice and youre at the brink of losing your sanity.

Furloughs a matter of life or death on west campus

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

For the university, furloughs are a way to save money while it waits for the state to pay its bills.For some of the poorest people in Chicago, however, furloughs are a matter of life or death.According to documents obtained by the Chicago Flame, there is a significant amount of opposition to the universitys furlough policy on west campus.

Twelfth Annual Miss WCU Crowned

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

When asked during the on-stage questioning portion of the Miss West Chester University competition what song would be the soundtrack to her life, Elizabeth Toal responded that it would be "Let Me Fall," by Josh Groban, because of the lyric "theres a moment where fear and dreams collide.

Emotions run high on sorority bid day

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

For hundreds of underclassman girls at Syracuse University, two weeks of competition to be accepted into sorority life boiled down to a single white envelope yesterday."Im so excited to open my envelope," said Maddie Kirshenblatt, a freshman television, radio and film major, about discovering what sorority she would be invited to join.

Hookah bar to be new 'hot spot' in town

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

The Hott Box, a hookah bar, will be opening Monday, Feb. 15, on North Street between Starbucks and Brad Fontenot Insurance.The Hott Box is owned by four friends, Casey Roe, Daniel Allgood, Josh Norris and Justin Knight. Roe, Norris and Knight are all SFA students and are members of Theta Chi fraternity.

Report questions university response to budget crisis

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

An outside report analyzing the financial condition of the University of Illinois is making the rounds around campus. The report, titled "Analysis of the Financial Condition of the University of Illinois System," was written at the request of the American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers for the United Faculty Organizing Committee at UIC.

Apple VP details three characteristics of company's success

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Jerry McDougal, the vice president of Apple Retail, thinks building long-lasting relationships between customers and their products is not the only sort of intense bonding Apple Inc. hopes to create. That relationship extends to Apple personnel as well."Our relationship with the customer starts as soon as you purchase it because we want to help the customer get more out of what they just invested in, so we consistently invite them back to do that," McDougal said.

Union wants UMKC to apologize

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Members of a local union are calling for UMKC to make apologies.The International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers Local No. 10, located at 1000 E. 10th St., organized an ongoing protest near the Volker campus. Standing at Volker Boulevard and Rockhill Road with a sign that says "UMKC Should Apologize," the union workers are concerned the Curtis Company, a non-union contractor out of South Carolina, is doing a portion of the work on the Miller Nichols Library expansion.

The Domino Effect

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

The Foothill-De Anza Community College District is preparing to make cuts to several departments due to a projected 2010-2011 budget deficit of $10.6 million. The administration at De Anza College has the "right to assignment," allowing them complete control over which positions would be eliminated.

Students Gather Support For Professor Edie Fisher

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Students are gathering support for Dr. Edie Fisher following the cancelling of her support groups for victims of sexual assault and domestic abuse.

New student center interior photos

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

GW shuts down after historic snowfall

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

After a weekend of snowball fights, deserted streets and blanketed monuments, the University finally has an official snow day.

Billboards: modern fairy tale

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

This past Tuesday, Dr. Jon Goss from the University of Hawaii at Manoa presented his research on advertisement campaigns. He discussed the true nature of massive billboards, commonly seen in locales across the country and featured predominantly in New York City.

A synopsis of on-campus parking

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

UMKC Parking Operations recently acquired new patrolling duties.On Jan. 1, the department assumed responsibility for patrolling the Oak Place Parking Structure, which was previously monitored by an outside company.Once strictly for Oak Place residents, the parking structure is now open to all UMKC students.

Science and math at Clarkson

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

More than 300 students from local high schools were on the Clarkson University campus this Saturday, February 6, 2010 to participate in science and math events.Clarkson hosted 20 regional high school teams for the Adirondack Regional C Division Science Olympiad.

Money with Mia

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Those of you who know me know I love chocolate. White, dark, semi-sweet - it makes no difference to me. Chocolate is chocolate, and I dont care what wrapper it comes in. Im a sucker for Godiva as well as for Hersheys. On a recent excursion to Harvard Square with my sister, I stopped by CVS because I was craving chocolate, and for some odd reason I didnt have my chocolate stash in my purse.

Business of student organizations

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

With approximately 300 student organizations on file at UMKC, more than 200 remain active each year.In a typical year, the Student Life office receives 10-15 applications for student organization recognition and a few existing organizations lose the active status.

Celebrating Victory, ULM Style

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Mammoth discovery on campus

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Its another ice age, except this time theres no ice and theres no Ray Romano. On Nov. 25, at about 1 p.m., construction workers on the site of the new performing arts center discovered the femur, some vertebrae, a few ribs and the anklebone of a woolly mammoth thought to be more than 10,000 years old.

Honors students to present projects at conference

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

What started as a class assignment for senior anthropology major Missy Murray turned into the year-long pursuit of the question, what do South Memphis youth think of their community?Murray took a neighborhood development class last semester that required her to observe children.

Amateur campus chefs get creative

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

If surviving on cheap, bizarrely self-prepared meals is a college tradition, students at The University of Memphis have set the bar high."I made a pancake taco," said Chris Wagner, junior computer engineering major. "Its a pancake you fold like a taco shell.

Standoff ends in tragedy

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Jonathan Labbe, the 19-year-old gunman who took his own life Wednesday in the Farm King at 1620 East Jackson Street in Macomb, had a conflicted life.On the one hand, Labbe, who lived in Tennessee, Ill., once received a Good Citizens Award from the Macomb Police Department for assisting in the capture of a drug-related criminal suspect and participated in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program.

The Human Map of Lawrence County

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Meet JoAnn McBride, Director of the Lawrence County Tourist Promotion Agency. She knows where to point the newcomers.

Every year, hundreds of visitors from all around the world visit Lawrence County.

For nearly 20 years, JoAnn McBride has greeted guests from Eastern Pennsylvania, Ohio, even Italy and Germany!

Reporter Andy Borts talks with McBride and discovers some interesting and surprising facts about her and her fascinating job.

Getting to know the man behind the "O"

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

By Jeffrey BasingerThe Daily BarometerMost people who have attended an OSU athletic home game or watched one on TV recognize the wild hair and boisterous head bobbing of the "O" guy.Eric Robbins, a senior in mathematics and economics, has steadily increased his attendance at home games over the years to become a well-known campus figure.

SBU responds to alleged rape

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

An alleged rape in Devereux Hall early Saturday morning has created concern for the safety of current and prospective St. Bonaventure University students.

Newbies no more: A look at first term presidents of nation, Lafayette

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

President Barack Obama took office January 20, 2009, promising students an affordable, competitive education. A year later, the country is debating whether his promise of "Change We Can Believe In" has been fulfilled. Obama set goals for his administration when he first took office, including preparing children for higher education starting at a young age.

Science building additions underway

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

The second of three phases involved in the renovations of Trinitys science buildings will begin during the summer of 2010, according to John Green, director of Physical Plant. This phase will involve additions to the west end of the Cowles Life Science building - that is, the side of the building facing the perimeter of the University.

Joe Sarnoff remembered

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

On February 3, the SUNY Potsdam community learned about the passing of Joe Sarnoff in an e-mail delivered by Carol Rourke, executive assistant for the office of the president. In his forty year tenure as a member of SUNY Potsdams family, Joe filled a variety of positions: beginning as the Assistant Director of the Student Union in 1970, he later became the Director of Student Activities, progressed as the Director of the College Union and then became the Director of Retention.

Diversity Officer Ramirez says goodbye to Lafayette

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

On February 1, Lafayette College announced that Shirley M. Ramirez, Vice President for Institutional Planning and Community Engagement, would be leaving mid-semester. Ramirez will be taking time off for personal reasons and will then return to Middlebury College as Dean of the College and Chief Diversity Officer in July 2010.

Speck fields questions at Faculty Senate meeting

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

During the Feb. 1 Faculty Senate meeting, University President Bruce Speck answered many questions from the faculty in the meetings opening minutes. Before taking any questions, though, he addressed concerns over the $250,000 borrowed from the foundation for the medical school partnership with Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences.

Phi Delta Theta chapter loses house, charter for 2010-2011

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

The Phi Delta Theta chapter at Lawrence University lost its charter Jan. 22, meaning that the fraternity will no longer be recognized as a part of Lawrences Greek system. Rumors that the Lawrence administration had a say in the fraternitys undoing circulated around campus, but in a letter to the editor in last weeks ****Lawrentian****, former Phi Delta Theta president, Marc Casati, highlighted the administrations innocence in the charter loss.

People With Autism Show Disability Cab Be Ability

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

The Utica College Autism Awareness Club held its monthly meeting on Tuesday night and featured guest speakers discussing their experiences with the unusual interests and talents of autism.A.J. OHagan, club president, opened the event by talking about the unusual fixations he had during his childhood as a person with autism.

Surveying and mapping appeals to students

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Students looking to pursue a career in Surveying and Mapping may find themselves on this very campus in order to do so. TJC, in partnership with University of Texas at Tyler, is one of only two schools in Texas to offer the program and has been preparing young minds with the tools they need to be successful in this field since 1955.

Main St. Café will leave you wanting more

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

I felt like a kid in a candy store. I might be skinny, but contrary to belief I am fat at heart and Main St. Café satisfied every aspect of my fat mans mentality.

A new bean in town?

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Lately, the coffee machine in Spiva Library has had several breakdowns and Missouri Southern officials are concerned. "Sometimes weve gone as much as a day without the espresso machine," said Michael Wonderly, food service director for Sodexo.University officials say the constant breakdowns have been both frustrating and costly.

GCSU holds first official tailgate

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Around 40 students braved the cold, windy winter elements to participate in the first ever GCSU tailgate before this past Fridays home basketball games against Francis Marion University. The games provided the first test for the newly passed Student Policy on Alcohol and Illegal Use of Controlled Substances, which was unanimously approved Jan.