DIFFERENT first-year students adjust to life at the University with varying degrees of success. To make this adjustment easier for everyone, the Office of the Dean of Students/Residence Life funds a very capable Resident Staff Program.
LAST WEEK, the University signed its best football recruiting class in recent memory, and quite possibly in its history.
VALENTINE'S Day may be the only holiday in America in which federal employees do not receive paid vacation.
THE ONLY thing worse than eating sub-par food is being told when to eat. Unfortunately, the University's dining halls combine these two unpleasant aspects of dining all in one.
I USED to be puzzled as to why my boyfriend likes to buy me presents online. But now, Frank, I've figured out your secret.
EMBEDDED in President Bush's new budget plan is a proposal to indirectly funnel tax dollars into private schools.
CATHOLICS hate Protestants in Northern Ireland, Muslims hate Hindus in Kashmir, Israelis hate Palestinians in the Middle East.
IT'S FUNNY how some people with the greatest ease can take a dignified occasion and mangle its worth.
OF ALL the honors the University bestows upon its students, being selected to live on the Lawn quite possibly is the greatest.
THE UNIVERSITY is a school steeped in tradition - some well-known, some not-so-well-known. Streaking the lawn.
IN GENERAL, there are two groups of people: There are those who usually read the newspaper and there are those who usually do not.
TWO WEEKS ago, sororities and fraternities across Grounds welcomed new members into their spring 2002 pledge classes.
THE HONOR Committee needs to get back in touch with students. Less than a year after students soundly rejected the Honor Committee's proposed changes to the way trials work, Honor representatives now have voted not to place a referendum on the ballot for this spring's elections.
BASIC logic suggests that, having identified a specific goal, the method proven most effective should be the one used to reach that goal.
AT THE END of every semester, students must fill out professor evaluations. A great deal of ceremony is involved, such as the professor leaving the room and a student delivering the completed evaluations to the department office.
HOLD ON to your lunches kids, it's that time again. That's right, Valentine's Day. As Feb. 14 once more approaches, some of us buy pink and red doily-covered cards and overpriced chocolate, while others run screaming from Hallmark's money-making creation.
WE DON'T live in a community of trust, and our honor system doesn't foster the development of honest individuals.
THE SUPER Bowl champion Patriots and their incredible season are a dream come true for long-suffering Boston fans such as myself, but also a needed shot in the arm for spectator sports.
THE SUPERBOWL! To many this quintessential corporate pageant represents the glitz and extravagance of capitalist America.
PRESIDENT Bush briefly mentioned a major talking point for young conservatives in his State of the Union address.
