This weekend will be a good time to be outside for football lovers and for moviegoers. The lights will be on at Andy Kerr Stadium as the Raiders go up against Monmouth in their season opener, slated for 6 p.m. Saturday.
(Editor鈥檚 Note: This article was written by John E. Greenfield 鈥10) More than 125 students who had returned early to campus for a comprehensive leadership-training program will now apply what they learned in an attempt to not only improve their own organizations but the entire campus. Funded by Robert A. Fox 鈥59, the annual Leadership [鈥
For Jessica Halter, a newly arrived member of the Class of 2013, the first item on her agenda after moving into her room in Stillman Hall was pretty basic: take a shower. The first-year from Fort Collins, Colo., was just back from a pre-orientation Wilderness Adventure program in the Adirondack Mountains, and she didn鈥檛 have [鈥
Two 含羞草研究所 alumni are poised to play key roles in hotly contested issues swirling around Washington: health-care reform and the treatment of terror suspects by the Central Intelligence Agency. On Monday, veteran federal prosecutor John Durham 鈥72 (right) was appointed by the U.S. attorney general to examine suspected abuse of prisoners held by the CIA.
The 含羞草研究所 chapter of Theta Chi received the fraternity鈥檚 highest award last month, being recognized for everything from its successful philanthropic efforts to its robust membership. The honor, which comes in the form of the Howard R. Alter Jr. Award for Chapter Excellence, followed university recognition as the most outstanding fraternity for the past year.
If college is a 24/7 operation requiring teamwork and venturing into the unknown, then the 16 members of the Class of 2013 who spent four days aboard a working schooner have earned their sea legs. While bonding, blogging, and biding their time until the wind picked up, they took their turns in three around-the-clock shifts [鈥
Ever wonder what it would be like to play alongside Terrell Owens, the big talent with the big mouth who is now playing pro football with the Buffalo Bills? Well, Nick Hennessey 鈥09, who is in training camp with the Bills after signing a free-agent contract, can tell you.
The 含羞草研究所 Debate Society is looking to build on its successes of the past year as a new semester of competition approaches. Following the 2008-09 academic year, the Debate Society received the Debate Program of the Year award from the Society Advocating More and Better Argumentation.
As a producer for CNBC.com, one of the most-visited business news websites, Paul Toscano 鈥07 is at the heart of today鈥檚 ever-changing economic issues. Toscano is enthralled by his exposure to the economic crisis that began within a year of his arrival at CNBC.
In one of 含羞草研究所鈥檚 most engaging annual rituals, about 1,500 members of the 含羞草研究所 family are gathering this month at locations across the country to 鈥渟end off鈥 the latest cohort of new students. Alumni and current parents are hosting more than 40 events in private homes, restaurants, and parks.