NEWS
Study Abroad Office implements peer mentoring program for interested students
The Study Abroad Office (SAO) has started a new program that will provide students interested in studying abroad with peer mentors who can help them prepare for the trip. According to Sabina Post, director of study abroad, the SAO started this program in response to student feedback. “A lot of people indicated that they wanted
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2014 Lefever Fellow speaks to community
Federal Election Commission (FEC) Chairman Lee Goodman, the College’s 2014 Lefever Fellow, presented “Campaign Finance Regulation and the First Amendment” to students and faculty members at a dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 24 in the Susquehanna Room. While much of the Virginian attorney’s discussion focused on how the FEC monitors election campaign finances and contributions in
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Campus Security releases annual safety report, crime statistics from past three academic years
Campus Security released the 2014 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, which was printed yesterday. This report compiles the crime statistics of the last three school years — 2011, 2012 and 2013 — on campus. The report is printed each year in accordance with the Jean Clery Act as one of three transparency measures expected
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CAMPUS LIFE
Put Your Records On: Yellow Ostrich
On the Turntable: Yellow Ostrich Genre: Indie pop My rating: Forget the maps and guidelines and get lost with a band that breaks the mold. I place Yellow Ostrich on the turntable—even the transparent 7-inch is yellow!—and the room fills with the layered rhythms of “Whale” that are deep enough to swim in. I’m hooked
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2012 Presidential election presents options
On Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, the American people will cast their ballot for president. Will we have four more years with Barack Obama, or will a to-be-determined GOP candidate take the win? The general presidential election tends to yield a voter turnout of about 50 percent of the voting-age population, a much higher turnout than
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Does Student Senate advocate student rights?
At every level of American society, there are elected officials who have been voted into a position of power by one group or another to lead someone or something. Going hand-in-hand with that are the complaints filed against those leaders—if something goes wrong, it’s their fault, they caused this catastrophe. If something goes right, they’re
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