Loquitur, Cabrini College, PA
1 day ago by Mallory Terrence
How can the largest country in Africa have a region with no medical facilities, large buildings, roads, schools or economy? These are everyday expectations that are taken for granted in most of the world but in southern and western Sudan they are eagerly sought after.
The Hilltop, Howard University, DC
19 hours ago
Students met in the lower level of Cramton Auditorium for the "So You Wanna Be Down" event hosted by Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., Alpha Chapter. This year was the second time the fraternity held this panel discussion.
"I think a lot of students, especially freshmen, come and they don't get the fraternity and sorority culture," said the event MC James Garris, senior public relations major and basileus of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.
Spokesman, Morgan State University, MD
1 day ago by Zania Adamu
Morgan State University was one of seven Historically Black Colleges and Universities to receive a research grant totaling $35 million. NASA's Office of Education provided Morgan's Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. School of Engineering the grant to establish the Center of Excellence in Systems Engineering for Space Exploration Technologies (CESET).
Loquitur, Cabrini College, PA
1 day ago by Britany Wright
Five of Cabrini College's sophomores are hoping to change the stereotype associated with the word "sorority." Delta Xi Phi, a multicultural sorority, is under a one-year trial period and is now accepting pledges for Cabrini's chapter of the organization.
Dana Sciamarelli, math and secondary education major, said, "We want to better the community we live in, not have huge parties.
News-Letter, Johns Hopkins University, MD
2 days ago by Stephanie Delman
The Panhellenic Council has decided to bring a fifth sorority to campus next fall, after the sizes of pledge classes reached record highs last spring.
The Hilltop, Howard University, DC
2 days ago by Angela P. Smith
Howard was the first stop on the nationwide HBCU Empower Me Tour, a vehicle to motivate and inspire minority students to achieve their goals through education.
The United Negro College Fund, in partnership with the Wachovia Foundation and the Manifest Your Destiny Foundation, launched the tour Friday in the School of Business auditorium.
The Diamondback, University of Maryland College Park, MD
2 days ago by Tirza Austin
Off-campus students angry they can no longer use bus to get on the campus
The Diamondback, University of Maryland College Park, MD
2 days ago by Kyle Goon
Robbers threaten students with gun, steal electronics
News-Letter, Johns Hopkins University, MD
3 days ago by Jocelyn Wagman
The next time you're about to bite into a juicy steak, consider the impact your dinner has on global warming.
News-Letter, Johns Hopkins University, MD
3 days ago by Sarah Capponi
While Baha'i is one of the fastest-growing religions in the world, its representation at Hopkins is very small.
Loquitur, Cabrini College, PA
3 days ago by Christopher Blake
University-aged Palestinians live a life where freedom seems a world away. Life at times seems without hope.
The Gaza Strip, home to more than a million Palestinians, is a conflict-torn area walled off from Israel and Egypt.
The Eagle, American University, DC
3 days ago by Jen Calantone and Tamar Hallerman
AU Public Safety has requested the community's help in identifying suspects in the aftermath of sexual and violent crimes against AU students walking in areas off campus.
The Metropolitan Police Department notified AU Public Safety of these crimes, which occurred between Sept. 23 and Sept. 28, according to an e-mail Public Safety sent to the campus community on Sept. 28.
Mountain Echo, Mount Saint Mary's College, MD
4 days ago by Emily Millirons
Dr. Anthony "A.J." Russo, Mount professor of Biology for over 21 years, is "no longer associated with the university," according to an e-mail sent to faculty.
Russo had been a Mount faculty member since the 1986-1987 school year and tenured since the 1991-1992 academic year, according to David Rehm, Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Mountain Echo, Mount Saint Mary's College, MD
4 days ago by Brad Gerick
A twenty-something seminarian slightly resembling the man from the YouTube clips that come up under a "Chase Hilgenbrinck" search walked toward the front of Phillips Library.
"Excuse me, are you Chase?"
"No, I'm Jacob. Chase is the 'soccer player,'" he says with a good-natured laugh, using his fingers as quotation marks.
The Diamondback, University of Maryland College Park, MD
4 days ago by Brady Holt
High rents continue to shutter downtown shops, restaurants with no solution in sight
GW Hatchet, George Washington University, DC
4 days ago by Matthew Rist
Hatchet Reporter
Rainn Wilson stepped out of his popular "The Office" character Dwight Schrute at Lisner Auditorium to promote a legal advocacy group for women and girls who have experienced gender-based violence or discrimination.
The Georgetown Independent, Georgetown University, DC
5 days ago by Preeti Krishnan
Many students harbor a secret excitement that accompanies seeing the annual "Best National Universities" edition of the U.S. News and World Report. As almost a matter of Hoya pride, many of us have searched among the top 25 to find where we fall each year.
The Georgetown Independent, Georgetown University, DC
5 days ago by Jenna Weiner
Roberta Taggart and Matt Renart contributed reporting. The Princeton Review, in its annual rankings of colleges and universities, named Georgetown the 10th best college town in the country, based on student reviews. With its quaint, tree-lined cobblestone streets and abundance of restaurants, bars and stores, it's easy to see why.
GW Hatchet, George Washington University, DC
5 days ago by Lauren French
Hatchet Reporter
Fox News Channel conservative commentator Bill O'Reilly discussed the rise of opinion journalism and its effects on society and democracy during The Kalb Report Saturday at the National Press Club.
The Greyhound, Loyola College, MD
5 days ago by Laila Hanson
Tucked away in Dorothy Day Hall, diagonal from the well-worn sand volleyball pit, is a state-of-the-art TV station, brimming with new technology and program ideas. WLOY-TV (a separate entity from the radio station) has a studio, control room and Mac technology as well as a surplus of studio equipment, such as HD cameras, green screens and tripods.
The Greyhound, Loyola College, MD
5 days ago by Laila Hanson
On a dreary Saturday morning, not many people would want to leave the house for anything less than a miracle. Fortunately for the Loyola community, the same award-winning students were those willing to face the awful weather to collect their respective tangible honors of recognition.
The Review, University of Delaware, DE
5 days ago by Brittany Talarico
The parents of Laura Shanks, a student who died at the beginning of the 2006 Fall Semester from a fatal mixture of cocaine and the painkiller Fentanyl, filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against the university.
According to the suit, the university's "completely inadequate and substandard security system" allowed an expelled student, Kevin Hamilton, to return to campus in the early morning hours of Aug.
The Greyhound, Loyola College, MD
5 days ago by Laila Hanson
Walking up the stairs of the Student Center, most members of the Loyola community can glance out the windowed side of the building to get a bird's-eye view of Diane Geppi-Aikens field. Every day, field athletics teams practice from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m, upholding the name of Greyhound Athletics.
The Review, University of Delaware, DE
6 days ago by Katherine Guiney
After Newark was hit by two shootings in less than 50 hours, some students and residents are expressing concerns over safety.
The first incident occurred Sept. 19, at approximately 12:30 a.m., when an unidentified 22-year-old male university student was shot in the chest, Newark police said.
The Quad, West Chester University, PA
6 days ago by Karen Blyton
The first of three 2008 Presidential debates ended Friday night with the majority of undecided voters declaring Sen. Barrack Obama the winner against Sen. John McCain in a CBS News/Knowledge Networks poll taken immediately following the debate.
Twenty-four percent of undecided voters felt McCain had come out on top, while 37 percent declared it a tie.