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University services aid ADHD sufferers

Many students on campus receive class-scheduling assistance, referral to tutorial services, free note-takers, extended testing time in low-distraction testing environments and priority registration. And these students are not athletes. These benefits are given to students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Because professors may be unable to provide required accommodations for students with this disorder, academic assistants are [...]

Ceremony lauds humorist, writer, University alumnus

Ten years after his death, a commemorative ceremony celebrated the life of best-selling author, syndicated columnist and University graduate Lewis Grizzard. “He was the smartest and funniest person I have ever known,” said Steve Enoch, Grizzard’s manager and long-time friend during the ceremony Friday. Students present at the 20-minute event also expressed fondness for the [...]

Holiday has religious past

Originally a religious festival celebrated by Irish Catholics, St. Patrick’s Day has become a popular excuse to drink green beer and pinch attractive members of the opposite gender who forget to wear green apparel. Meant to uplift spirits of Irish soldiers serving in New York, the first St. Patrick’s Day parade took place in the [...]

Surviving campus after Spring Break

At some point during the past few weeks of beautiful weather, we all contracted Spring Break fever. Daydreaming through midterms, excruciatingly waiting for the final moments of classes to end, the clock seemed to tick in slow motion. Although all the anticipating and planning for the trip to top all trips may have proven to [...]