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Senior embraces unknown future

May 5, 2010 by Colter Hettich

It's a feeling unlike any other. It knots your stomach just before a winner's name is announced. It keeps you awake at night before a crucial job interview. It can last a moment, or it can last for days. It can take many forms: jealousy, spontaneity, even depression. It is the unknown. How you respond to it will make or break you. The scent of ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns

Business project fosters discussion over tea

April 28, 2010 by Colter Hettich

Bret Pinson and three of his classmates completed a business management assignment Monday night that received a bit more media attention than most class projects. Pinson's group chose to organize a tea party event at the center of campus. "We thought we could educate students about a lot of issues that are really important," Pinson said. "We ... [Read More…]

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Travel, near or far, revitalizes soul

April 23, 2010 by Colter Hettich

I struggle with my faith. I worry when God seems distant or things seem stagnant. But I found three words that harness the power to awaken and refresh my soul: God speaks Ladin. Not to be confused with Latin, Ladin is an endangered language spoken by about 30,000 people in the mountains of northern Italy. If you traveled to a remote scene and ... [Read More…]

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SA looks to fill secretary seat, revises job description

April 21, 2010 by Colter Hettich

The Students' Association is accepting applications for the position of SA secretary for the 2010-11 school year. After Melanie Wheeler resigned as secretary on April 19, SA officers decided to revise the description and duties of the office and open the opportunity to the student body. Students can read the revised job description below: [issuu ... [Read More…]

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Tea party protesters brave rain

April 16, 2010 by Colter Hettich

Perpetual precipitation did not stop hundreds of tea party protesters from gathering at the intersection of North 4th and Pine Street on Thursday. Sterling Hilliard, senior business management major from Midland, and Eric Emerson, class of '09, stayed out of the rain but focused on the speaker's words. Hilliard said he follows politics more now ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News, Showcase Tagged With: Politics, Tea Party

Students picnic with Soulforce Equality Riders

April 14, 2010 by Colter Hettich

Phil Dosa was eager to meet the visiting Equality Riders as he walked to the Hunter Welcome Center on Friday afternoon. But a university administrator intercepted him at the door and asked if he was on the list. "They told me since I wasn't a student in one of two classes, I couldn't stay," Dosa said. "I actually showed up and was turned ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News, Showcase Tagged With: Soulforce

Palomares wins Students Association presidency after Godfrey exits race

April 9, 2010 by Colter Hettich

Ten minutes before voting closed Thursday, the withdrawal of Tony Godfrey decided the race for next year's Students' Association president. Samuel Palomares, junior communications major from Elsa, will take office as SA president for the 2010-11 school year. SA officers would not release Godfrey's vote count because he was no longer a candidate. ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News, Showcase Tagged With: SA

Crowd flocks to Campus Store for iPad release

April 8, 2010 by Colter Hettich

Faculty members left the Campus Store iPad-less on Saturday. At least 20 iPads, designated for members of the iPad Exploration Team, did not arrive in time for the store’s special one-hour opening. Those who purchased one of 22 retail devices that did arrive could not find the anticipated Optimist application in the App Store. It was not ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News, Showcase Tagged With: Archive, iPad, Mobile Learning

$5 million project to replace heating and cooling loop

March 30, 2010 by Colter Hettich

Yet another major construction project commenced Friday and could have students going to their iPhones for help navigating around the obstruction. The 8 to 11-foot-wide trench between the McGlothlin Campus Center and the Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building is one of five phases of a $5 million project to install new pipes essential to heating ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News

Electric bills soar, students scramble to cover costs

March 12, 2010 by Colter Hettich

Winter has its perks; students particularly enjoy snowball fights and snow days. But this year's chilling temperatures delivered an unexpected blow to students living in University Park. Between 70 and 80 percent of UP residents exceeded their $30 electricity allowance during the last two months. Tammy Samford, UP bookkeeper, said those residents ... [Read More…]

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