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STUDENT Council's appropriations process has been the equivalent of a four-letter word in recent years, and is in dire need of reform - especially in the way funds are allocated to club sports.
Although the Honor Committee was quiet for much of the past year, there are several issues simmering just beneath the surface of public debate that students must consider when they go to the polls next week.
For those familiar with U.S. government, the administrative structure of Student Council may seem somewhat strange.
When the polls open next week for student elections, voters will be confronted with a multitude of candidates.
SOMETHING is brewing near Beta Bridge, and for once it is not alcohol. There has been a recent explosion in the number of students heading toward Beta Bridge on Friday and Saturday nights - not to find the hottest party, but to feed it.
FORMER First Lady Rosalyn Carter has been quoted as saying, "There are only four kinds of people in this world - those who have been caregivers, those who currently are caregivers, those who will be caregivers and those who need caregivers." Mrs. Carter understood that at the heart of the U.S.
ONE cannot help but feel slightly embarrassed upon examination of how we as American consumers choose to spend our money.
When President Obama released his 2012 budget proposal yesterday, many constituencies were displeased.
IF YOU were born anywhere between the mid-1980s and the early 2000s, then you are officially a member of Generation Y or, as they are commonly called, the "millennials." Individuals from Generation Y spent most of their formative years in the 1990s, which means that if you are reading this article then you are most likely a member of this group. As a member, you are probably now silently waxing philosophic about which Nicktoon was superior and which grunge band was the best.
THE BEGINNING of the spring semester is marked by a few memorable events. Rushing and pledging are two that are very common.
Valentine's Day often is viewed through the lens of the loving couple. Yet in a broader sense, the day's focus on care and affection should extend to the interpersonal connections that bind communities as a whole.
SOMETIMES, particularly when they are dealing with a big story on deadline, some editors and reporters lose their best judgment.
