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Student judiciary school year in review

  Student judiciary is now closed for this school year, but students who violate University regulations still will defend themselves this summer. Here’s some of the cases the judiciary panel has heard: Theta Chi fraternity was put on graduated social restriction, which restricts alcohol usage at social functions from November until the end of fall [...]

College Station to be site of alumni center

  A multi-million-dollar, high-tech center designed to bring students and alumni together will be built next to the intramural fields on College Station Road, University President Michael Adams announced Thursday. Tom Jackson, director of University Communications, said his office and the Department of Government Relations might be housed in the new facility, but final plans [...]

University dorms to be equipped with Ethernet

  Internet access could be as easy as turning on the computer next year when some residence halls are equipped with new technology. Ethernet, a system that connects students to the Internet free without a phone line, will be part of Reed Hall’s $10.4 million renovation. "In Reed everyone will have that live fast connection [...]

Students have lofty goals for moving out of the dorms

  As the year closes, students living in the residence halls are taking down lofts and packing their cars for home. The idea of taking all the things that have been amassed over the past eight months may seem daunting, but there are ways to make moving out a little easier. "We require that all [...]

Conversation program exposes cultures

  When Beth Lituchy, a resident assistant in Creswell Hall, met her residents this year, she didn’t realize the importance of conversation. Lituchy found herself struggling to communicate with a Korean resident who had difficulty speaking English. "She was taking intensive classes to learn English," said Lituchy, a junior from Marietta. "We just sat down, [...]

Event to ‘bring poetry to the masses’

  Poems of Desire will be heard in front of the Main Library this afternoon as Sigma Tau Delta, an English honor society for graduate students, hosts "Poetry on the Lawn." The event will feature students and professors reciting their favorite poetry following the theme of "Poems of Desire" from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. [...]

Weekend festival sends out message

  The carnival-like atmosphere including llamas, face painting and upbeat music at the 20th annual Human Rights Festival in College Square this weekend was a striking contrast to the serious tone of the speakers on stage. Children could be seen with faces painted and crafts in hand enjoying the music while hundreds of bystanders listened [...]

Weekend to feature speakers

  Ralph Reed picketed it, human-rights activists from across the South attend it, and it’s probably here to stay – organizers say the Human Rights Festival this weekend makes a powerful statement through its history and actions. The festival, started in 1979 when University students gathered to remember the deaths of four Kent State University [...]

New society causes conflict among historians

and RUSS HENDERSON Staff Writers   The creation of a new historical society exposed a rift between historians at the University and across the nation. The newly formed Historical Society, intended as a forum for more diverse ideas, came under fire recently by members of the American Historical Association and Organization of American Historians. At [...]

Program provides help for out-of-state students

  Some students with uncommon majors can find alternatives to out-of-state tuition prices in the South. Since 1974, the Academic Common Market has allowed students from southern states such as South Carolina, Alabama and Kentucky to waive out-of-state fees if their majors are not available at public colleges or universities in their home state. "The [...]

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