The Cabinet is hosting Pop-up Coffee Shop on Dead Day for those students needing a break while studying for the final academic showdown of the semester – finals. The event will occur 2-4 p.m. Dec. 11 in the Shore Art Gallery and is free for students. Monks Coffee Shop will be catering for Pop-up Coffee Shop and plan on bringing their more ... [Read More…]
Siggies, Siblings and AES Club win first place for Homecoming floats
The "cats returned" for this year’s Homecoming, but the women of Sigma Theta Chi were also back for a consecutive win in the women's social club float category. Women’s social club Sigma Theta Chi and the Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Club took home first-place victories in their respective categories. In addition, men's social club ... [Read More…]
Campus clinic promotes shots in advance of “flu season”
The clinic is running a social media contest to raise awareness about flu shots before flu season. If a student or faculty member receives a shot from the Medical and Counseling Care Center (MACCC) or one of the flu clinics around campus, follows the MACCC on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook and then takes a selfie with their bandage on with the ... [Read More…]
Tatum starts freshman a cappella group
Sing Song veteran and assistant director of student productions Nick Tatum is starting a freshmen a cappella performance group. Tatum said the idea stemmed from his experience in a student-led a cappella group called Pulse when he was a sophomore. Tatum said when he returned to the university two years after graduating, Pulse was no longer ... [Read More…]
Engineering earns ABET accreditation
After a five-year process, the Department of Engineering and Physics is now formally accredited by the top national engineering accrediting association in the country. According to the website of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, ABET is "a non-governmental organization that accredits post-secondary education programs in ... [Read More…]
Freshman participation in SA elections down from last year
Less freshmen are running for positions in Students' Association Congress than last year. The only contested race is for freshman class president, with three candidates. Races for freshman vice president and treasurer are uncontested, with just one candidate for each position. This is down from last year when three freshman ran for president, four ... [Read More…]
Challenge Accepted: Six new co-chairs take on Freshman Follies
With one week down in the semester, plans for Freshman Follies have already taken off with the selection of six freshmen co-chairs. “Challenge Accepted” is the theme of the 45th annual production of the variety show. Nick Tatum, Assistant Director of Student Productions, said freshmen “are accepting the challenge of coming to college and they’re ... [Read More…]
Randy Harris is taking an eight month break from preaching
Randy Harris plans to take an eight-month hiatus from preaching beginning Sep. 1. Harris, spiritual director and professor for the College of Biblical Studies, said he has been traveling and preaching at churches almost every weekend for the past 15 years. “My speaking and my listening are out of whack,” Harris said, "so for a little while I’m ... [Read More…]
SALT cancels Turkeys for Taylor
(This post has been updated) The Service Action Leadership Team did not give Thanksgiving meals to local families through Turkeys for Taylor because of low budget and lack of a faculty sponsor. Jason Lo, junior youth and family ministry major from Hong Kong, is part of the leadership team of SALT and said along with not having a faculty ... [Read More…]
Nutrition students host chili cook-off fundraiser
Nutrition students hosted a chili cook-off fundraiser Saturday to help send Student Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics students to Haiti this summer to work with LiveBeyond to develop a supplement for malnourished children. Carolyn Miller, senior nutrition major from Virginia and president of SAND, said the members raised almost $200 and fed ... [Read More…]