The university announced that tuition will increase by 3 percent for the 2010-2011 academic year. In an e-mail sent out on Thursday, March 11, President Walter Harrison stated that any tuition increase was unwelcome but that this is the second year that tuition has been raised by only 3 percent.
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One of the university’s most philanthropic organizations received a grant for $15,000 on Sunday, March 7, from the Newman’s Own Foundation Campus Community Service Challenge. The university’s Best Buddies chapter competed against student community service organizations from eight other America East Conference schools. Best Buddies came in second place; the
Some people just shouldn’t have children. Prime example: a couple in South Korea let their real child starve while they played with a virtual child online. When I first heard the story, I couldn’t fathom how a couple could let this happen. When you have a child, that being becomes
Prom is an important time in almost every girl’s life, but sometimes buying a dress is too expensive for some. To help out, the university has partnered with the West Hartford Girl Scouts to collect gently used prom dresses, shoes and accessories. Jen Schaefer, the office coordinator for the CETA
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I am not a Republican. Watching the Republican U.S. Senate Debate was kind of like nails on a chalkboard for me. But, in the end, there had to be a winner. After listening to 60 minutes of debate, I’ll award that honor tonight to Peter Schiff.
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I did it in the 2008 presidential election, I did it in Super Bowl XLIV, and the Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Debate makes me want to do it again: I’m rooting for the underdog.
Suzie Hunter
The Konover Market Deli and Taco Bell will close 30 minutes earlier starting on Monday, March 1.
The first 20 minutes of “Up” made me cry. The rest of the movie made me laugh and had me emotional and rooting for the characters. But I don’t think that it’s enough to have it win “Best Picture.” Carl Frederickson meets Ellie as a child, and they share the
Children are supposed to be innocent; they are not supposed to be objects of sexual exploitation. This reason, this ideal that we place around children, is one of the reasons that child sex trafficking is so appalling. In countries throughout the world, children are being sold as sex slaves. In
Tiger Woods held a press conference last Friday morning to apologize to the world for the “irresponsible and selfish behavior [he] engaged in.” For 13.5 minutes, he told the world about how he was unfaithful, had affairs and cheated on his wife, Elin. And, after much public speculation, he revealed
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