A walk through Spain is pleasant and rewarding

A walk through Spain is pleasant and rewarding

Spain provides a different look on everyday college life.

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Wenderoth’s readings offended Christians

I attended writer Joe Wenderoth’s reading, sponsored by the Visiting Writers Series and ink, on Wednesday, Dec. 6, and I want to share my thoughts on the event. While I still am unsure that I did the right thing by staying through the entire reading, the fact that I did so allows me to write [...]

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Campus Town construction will affect about a dozen houses

Campus Town construction will affect about a dozen houses

Construction of the upcoming Campus Town will require the relocation of several College offices and houses, according to Stacy Schuster, executive director of College Relations, and several students.

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Stud bathrooms renovated, Education Building underway

Stud bathrooms renovated, Education Building underway

The numerous construction projects on the College’s campus are almost all on schedule, said Stacy Schuster, executive director of College Relations, in an email interview.

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Commemorating the sesquicentennial of the Civil War

Commemorating the sesquicentennial of the Civil War

The media may have portrayed the Civil War as a war with a purpose, but two professors think differently as the sesquicentennial of the beginning of the Civil War took place on April 12 of this year.
History professor Daniel Crofts and women’s and gender studies professor Holly Kent shared their research and expertise with [...]

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Some call for grad student inclusion in conduct code

Some call for grad student inclusion in conduct code

Inclusion of graduate students in the College’s Conduct Code and campus life in general was the main topic of discussion at the Committee on Student and Campus Community’s (CSCC) open forum on Thursday, March 17. The forum, which focused on the proposed Student Conduct Code and Computer Access Agreement, was the second of two on [...]

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Trustees support N.J. task force, professors disagree

Trustees support N.J. task force, professors disagree

The Board of Trustees voted to pass the resolution supporting the recommendations of Gov. Chris Christie’s New Jersey Task Force of Higher Education at a meeting on Thursday, Feb. 17. There were no opposing votes.
Two faculty members served as speakers at the meeting to share their views on the resolution. Ralph Edelbach, professor of technological [...]

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College required to provide ‘strategic plan’ in Monitoring Report

After approving last year’s Periodic Review Report for the College, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) asked that the College produce a Monitoring Report, said Morton Winston, professor and chair of the Philosophy and Religion Department.
“The College was asked to submit a Monitoring Report because peer reviewers and the board at the Middle [...]

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Cause of Decker fire still being investigated

A small fire in Decker Hall on Oct. 16 caused the sprinklers to go off in rooms on the second floor. The fire started “directly below one sprinkler in the lounge,” and the cause is “still being examined,” said Stacy Schuster, director of external relations, in an e-mail.
The fire was promptly extinguished after Campus [...]

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College makes space for freshmen class; 121-student increase calls for dorm, dining changes

College makes space for freshmen class; 121-student increase calls for dorm, dining changes

The addition of 1,421 freshmen to the College community, as opposed to the expected 1,300, required some significant accommodations in student services this semester.
“We have enrolled a larger freshman class this year. While this does generate needed revenue, it will also increase freshman class sizes moderately as well as the demand for [...]

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College to charge per page printed

College to charge per page printed

Students will now have to pay for each page printed from on-campus computer labs, following changes to the College’s PrintSense program beginning in the Fall 2010 semester.
While PrintSense previously allowed each student to print 600 pages per semester, printing will now cost 5 cents per one-sided page and 10 cents per double-sided page.
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‘Road to Fondwa’ highlights  history of racism toward Haiti

‘Road to Fondwa’ highlights history of racism toward Haiti

The challenges facing Haiti existed before the January 12 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, according to Winnifred Brown-Glaude, professor of African-American studies at the April 6 screening of “Road to Fondwa.”
The event, sponsored by Here for Haiti, drew students and faculty members and included a panel discussion following the film. The panel consisted of Robert McGreevey of [...]

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New survey seeks accuracy in tracking student ethnicity

New survey seeks accuracy in tracking student ethnicity

The College is conducting a re-survey of student ethnicities according to the requirements set forth in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008. Nationally, colleges must use the new categories in their Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) surveys starting next fall.
The College’s survey, which students can complete through PAWS, will act as a [...]

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False conviction leads to friendship

False conviction leads to friendship

A case of mistaken identity over two decades ago changed two lives forever and resulted in an unlikely friendship. Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton, authors of “Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption,” spoke to a full Kendall Hall on Monday March 15 about the wrongful conviction that brought them together.
The event included a [...]

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