2008 Woodie Awards
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Posted: 10/6/2008
The Student Government Association (SGA) and the Resident Student Association (RSA) recently passed legislation moving forward the university's first on-campus Greek life living learning community (LLC). The LLC would be located in Parcel 18.
The next step is for Philomena Mantella, senior vice president for enrollment and student life, and members of the senior leadership team to give feedback and issue the approval or denial of the proposal, said Ryan Fox, SGA vice president for student services.
Posted: 10/6/2008
Posted: 10/6/2008
Posted: 10/6/2008
Posted: 10/6/2008
Students may have spotted them around campus: a set of Adirondack chairs, painted in bright colors. They may find them occupied by their peers, who are taking a rest between classes or soaking in the early days of fall. The chairs were placed around campus at the start of the fall semester by the school's facilities department, said Charles Doughty, director of landscape operations and suburban facilities.…
Posted: 10/6/2008
A new website that tracks crime at universities has been deemed inaccurate by university officials. Ucrime.com uses Google map technology to map crimes in university areas, listing the alleged crimes' locations, dates, times and natures. The site was launched in August following the success of its sister site, Spotcrime.…
Posted: 10/6/2008
When students take energy drinks from the drivers of one of those Red Bull Mini Coopers or Monster pickup trucks, do they really know what they're getting? Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are calling for the drinks to carry warning labels displaying caffeine content and possible health risks.…
Have you ever wondered where your tuition goes? Especially in these hard economic times, I'm sure you and your family wonder where these and fees you pay go. The Student Government Association (SGA) is one of the major advocates in the university budget process, which starts this October for the 2009-10 school year.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and Claire Harwell, program coordinator for the Campus Center on Violence against Women, and her staff are hard at work preparing different events for the month. Harwell helps run programs designed to raise awareness about prevalent domestic violence issues.
Night owls on campus looking for more than a movie night on a residence hall floor can head to the Coolidge Corner Theatre, which recently restarted its midnight movie showings. The midnight shows at the theatre, located on Harvard Street in Brookline, were on hiatus until the film "Dead Alive" was shown Sept.
