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Conor Tucker ’10 wants to give classmates the chance to be political pundits and not have to rely on “talking heads” to shape their opinions about the presidential candidates. So he has helped organize events that bring students together to watch the presidential and vice presidential debates and share discussion afterward.

������ϲʹ��� has been selected as a site for hearings involving New York Regional Interconnect’s proposed $2.1 billion high-voltage power line project. The Oct. 20 hearings will be in the university’s Hall of Presidents. Information forums will be held at 1 and 6 p.m., followed by public statement hearings at 2 and 7 p.m.

Alumni Council members spent time recently with current students, talking about a range of career paths and sharing their workplace experiences. The informal mixer held Sept. 18 at the ������ϲʹ��� Bookstore was sponsored by the Center for Career Services.

Programming on ������ϲʹ���’s student-run radio station is now being beamed from a new studio that has dramatically increased the station’s visibility and created new opportunities for student deejays. The dreamy digital digs for WRCU (90.1) is in the new Blackmore Media Center, in the lower level of the O’Connor Campus Center (Coop). “We have gone […]

You might expect ������ϲʹ��� alumnus and NBA player Adonal Foyle’s conversations with college students would revolve around the latest sports scores or his upcoming basketball season. But, politics? ������ϲʹ��� students learned Tuesday that the 6-foot-10 Orlando Magic center is just as comfortable talking about political affairs. In fact, Foyle is an outspoken advocate of campaign […]

Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, education activist, and entrepreneur, spoke to students Monday about how to become an effective leader in today’s America. Castillo Kickbusch told students that leadership is about authenticity, transparency, and passion. To become an effective leader, she said, students must align themselves with what they love.

Traveling around the world as a Thomas J. Watson fellow, Adam Hermans ’07 has been able to combine his passionate interest in animals with his love for film. And now, Hermans is back home talking about the yearlong adventure.

Members of the Muslim Student Association shared activities and chatted with area children about the holy month of Ramadan at an event at the ������ϲʹ��� Bookstore. “We wanted to reach out to the Hamilton community and show the kids what Ramadan is about,” said Rifat Zaman ’10, co-president of the association.

Raiders football coach Dick Biddle, and ������ϲʹ��� fans everywhere, won’t forget Sunday’s game for quite awhile. The game against Coastal Carolina, and Biddle’s place in school history, was not settled until the game clock showed triple zeros and the Raiders had turned a muffed snap into a game-winning touchdown toss.

Ask Ajay Chahar ’12 where he is from, and he’ll say, “������ϲʹ���.” That’s partly because he is so excited about being a first-year student, and partly because he’s lived in so many cities in his native India that he doesn’t know which to call home. His father is an army colonel, and Chahar moved with […]