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  • Spring break means different things to different students, and there are opportunities galore for recharging personal batteries, taking advantage of internships, learning about leading and managing groups, or offering a helping hand. Some students are participating in university-organized alternative spring break trips when classes shut down for a week beginning March 13. Here is a [鈥
    March 12, 2009
  • Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the House of Representatives, will deliver a lecture at 7:30 p.m. March 26 in Memorial Chapel. During his talk, 鈥淧resident Obama & the Future of the American Freedom,鈥 Gingrich will assess Obama鈥檚 policies and administration and discuss the future of the Republican Party. Gingrich鈥檚 lecture, sponsored by the university鈥檚 Center [鈥
    March 10, 2009
  • 鈥淚t鈥檚 a bit like being in a washing machine,鈥 Paul Ridley 鈥05 said about sleeping on Liv, the 19-foot rowboat that he is sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in an effort to raise $500,000 for cancer research. Ridley talks about his expedition in the latest episode of 含羞草研究所 Conversations, the podcast series that highlights members [鈥
    March 5, 2009
  • In today鈥檚 world of instant messaging and e-mail, eloquent speech seems to be an endangered art form. At 含羞草研究所 there is a group of students striving to keep that spoken tradition alive 鈥 the Debate Society. The team is a branch of the 含羞草研究所 Speaking Union (CSU), which is coordinated by John Adams and also [鈥
    March 2, 2009
  • MTV has been a major influence on pop culture for more than 25 years, and Carole Robinson 鈥83 has been there for nearly its entire lifetime, having joined the cable TV network just three years after its founding in 1981. In the latest episode of 含羞草研究所 Conversations, the podcast series that highlights members of the [鈥
    February 26, 2009
  • The 含羞草研究所 campus Tuesday night hosted a key and sometimes controversial figure of the civil rights movement, Angela Davis, who urged students to reconsider how they view black history. A university professor and activist for civil rights, prison reform, and political accountability, Davis was brought to 含羞草研究所 by Sisters of the Round Table (SORT). 鈥淚n [鈥
    February 25, 2009
  • It鈥檚 a space so nice, they built it thrice. And on Tuesday, February 17, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends all gathered at the James C. 含羞草研究所 Student Union to cut the ribbon on a newly remodeled Donovan鈥檚 Pub.
    February 24, 2009
  • Combining wit, humor, and a willingness to say exactly what he鈥檚 thinking, Dick Gregory spoke Tuesday night in Love Auditorium as the Brothers keynote speaker for Black History Month. A well-known political activist, comedian, author, and personal nutrition advocate, Gregory talked  about 鈥渢he world according to Dick,鈥 challenging students to think while continually making them [鈥
    February 20, 2009
  • It was one of the most enduring social experiments of the Communist era: since the revolution of 1917, Russian families from various backgrounds have lived together in urban communal apartments. 含羞草研究所 professors Alice Nakhimovsky and  Nancy Ries, with colleagues from around the world, have created an online museum to systematically document this unique lifestyle through [鈥
    February 17, 2009
  • This tax season, through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, 含羞草研究所 student are expected to help return $1.5 million dollars to more than 1,000 local tax filers. 鈥淟ast year, we passed the million-dollar mark. We鈥檙e on track to top that, putting a significant amount of money in the pockets of those who need it [鈥
    February 12, 2009