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CVS is close, but no cigar

February 12, 2014 by Madeline Orr

Last week, CVS Caremark announced it will stop selling cigarettes and tobacco products in its stores by October. The chain estimates it will lose more than $2 billion in revenue from tobacco users annually. That's a huge loss for the sake of keeping people healthy. But according to CVS CEO Larry Merlo, the monetary loss does not mean it ... [Read More…]

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Despite challenges created by COVID-19, freshman and sophomore retention numbers are holding with a minor decrease from fall to spring. Read more below:
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Cullen Auditorium is scheduled to undergo renovation with the university hoping to break ground on the project this summer. Read more below:
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Freshman and sophomore retention numbers are holding with a minor decrease from fall to spring according to an email from Dr. Schubert. Despite challenges presented by COVID-19, retention rates are holding slightly above 90%. “Freshman retention is holding at 90.5% from fall to spring (compared to...
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Cullen Auditorium is scheduled to undergo an $8 million renovation with the university hoping to break ground on the project this summer. The project is set to renovate the inside of Cullen while creating a new lobby space. The hope for the renovation is similar to construction of Wildcat Stadium: k...
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