The Anchor, Rhode Island College, RI
2 days ago by Hillary Feeney, Anchor Contributor
The Olympic torch was extinguished in Beijing, China, on August 24 at the end of the Games, along with an important chance to expose the repression of the Tibetan Buddhists to the world.
When the International Olympic Committee chose communist China as the host country in 2001, citizens and government officials expressed concerns ranging from the poor air quality for athletes to human rights.
Brown Daily Herald, Brown University , RI
41 minutes ago
Diamond to the guy at the OMAC who checked the IDs of all 2,000 students going to the activities fair. We know those 52 extra freshmen were hard to handle.
The Good 5 Cent Cigar, University of Rhode Island, ri
1 hour ago by Brenna McCabe
The professor-student relationship is probably one of the most important connections you will ever make as a college student. Though the University of Rhode Island is no doubt a large institution, it is still possible to forge crucial relationships between students and faculty within each department.
The Good 5 Cent Cigar, University of Rhode Island, ri
8 hours ago
09/04/08 - To the Cigar, Maybe you noticed the big blue recycling truck when you were moving into your residence hall. That was URI Recycling, working hard to recycle thousands of cardboard boxes.
Keene Equinox, Keene State College, NH
18 hours ago
Instead of media pundits blowing a bunch of hot air about Barack Obama's former pastor, or simply calling him "the change candidate", there should be a real discussion and examination of who he has picked as his foreign policy advisers. These choices will have far more of an impact on our country than which church Obama attended or where he stands on the various partisan wedge issues.
Brown Daily Herald, Brown University , RI
23 hours ago
Across campus, students are feeling the effects of a housing crunch that has left first-years detatched from their units, stowed in lounges, and dropped into kitchens. Because the University rightly does not place freshmen in triples or quads, there is a trickle-down effect that also wipes out housing for upperclassmen.
The Heights, Boston College, MA
1 day ago
Thumbs Up The Olympics - From the opening ceremony to Phelpsmania to the show-stopping Usain Bolt, this Olympics featured high drama throughout. Questions about China's human rights record, the ages of its gymnasts, and the "cuteness" of the girl at the opening ceremony notwithstanding, this was one of the best Olympics ever.
The Heights, Boston College, MA
1 day ago by Heights Editorial Board
The Issue: Alcohol violations now carry steep fines
What we think: "Clarity" does not beget fairness
Students setting foot on campus last weekend had a few things to look forward to: new roommates, new classes, and new alcohol and drug sanctions set in place by the Office of the Dean for Student Development (ODSD). While many of the policies are supposedly not "new" themselves, but "clearer" versions of what existed, the fact remains that there are now minimum, mandatory punishments - many of which include hefty fines for violators.
The Good 5 Cent Cigar, University of Rhode Island, ri
1 day ago
09/04/08 - College means a variety of different things to different students. For some of you, the University of Rhode Island is now your home. Some students can't imagine living without Butterfield Dining Hall in the morning with its heavenly Belgian waffles, impromptu Frisbee on the Quadrangle, or that professor that, within the duration of just one class, inspired you to take on the world in a new light.
The Daily Campus, University of Connecticut, CT
1 day ago
I saw my first Good Ole Tom commercial of the year tonight. Now my return to school is official.
How's this for witty and thoughtful? Students run their showers and faucets 'til we get trays back, then the wasted water will actually stop.
It's not the lack of trays in the dining halls that has me concerned; it's the lack of sleds for when it starts to snow.
Keene Equinox, Keene State College, NH
1 day ago by Matthew Gainty
The closing of the 2008 Democratic National Convention leaves an awful taste in my mouth, a lingering sense of yet another opportunity squandered. With Barack Obama's selection of Joseph R. Biden Jr., the senior senator from Delaware, as his Vice-Presidential candidate, the Democratic Party has once again shown its willingness to sell out actual change for perceived change.
The Daily Campus, University of Connecticut, CT
1 day ago
The Daily Collegian, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
1 day ago by Lauren Rockoff. She can be reached at lrockoff@student.umass.edu.
Days of waking up to a dark room that feels like a refrigerator, and long nights of studying like mad are approaching. What can you do to make this year different, better? First: to learn, your basic needs must be met. You can't study without being reasonably comfortable, and most of us need some sort of desk to do it.
The Justice, Brandeis University, MA
1 day ago
The Daily Free Press, Boston University, MA
1 day ago by Galen Mook
Move-in day: the hectic reorganization and repopulation of a city's transient renters occurs on September 1st every year without fail.
The Daily Free Press, Boston University, MA
2 days ago
As cops finished collecting the streams of cassette-tape debris littering Kenmore Square after Tuesday's bomb scare, few students had reacted to the emergency alert issued by the university.
The Anchor, Rhode Island College, RI
2 days ago by Laura Horton, Anchor Staff
Lately the plans to expand the runway at T.F. Green Airport have been an endless battle with many unanswered questions. What will happen to the wildlife in the areas of wetlands affected by the expansion? Where will the children go to school when nearby schools become airport property? How many citizens of Warwick, R.
Brown Daily Herald, Brown University , RI
2 days ago
If every year is a new beginning, we at The Herald recognize that things never quite remain the same. We welcome the incoming class of first-years who will walk through the Van Wickle gates today but also acknowledge that for students in New Orleans, Gustav has forced them to delay their new beginnings and evacuate to safety before classes have even begun.
The Justice, Brandeis University, MA
2 days ago by David Sheppard-Brick
Darkness, permeated by a sickly orange glow. The putrid stench of despair mixed with feet overwhelms your olfactory cavities. Stains run down the walls. "Is that blood?" you ask yourself. You rest your hand on a railing only to feel a moist substance that you hope is just water.
The Justice, Brandeis University, MA
2 days ago by Amy Mandel
The Daily Free Press, Boston University, MA
2 days ago
From cable television in the dorms to a more accessible guest policy, the student government has served as an effective way for students to act upon their grievances at the university. Students at BU can thank their Student Union for many improvements to student life.
The Daily Collegian, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
3 days ago by Matthew R. Robare is a Collegian columnist. He can be reached at mrobare@student.umass.edu.
Like one-fourth of our undergraduate population, last year I was a freshman. Unlike most undergrads, however, I was part of that puzzling subspecies: the out-of-state student. Right from the start I was set apart as a cultural outsider, unfamiliar with the ways of Massachusetts and the Bay Staters.
The Daily Collegian, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
3 days ago by S.P. Sullivan is a Collegian columnist. He can be reached at spsulliv@dailycollegian.com
Would a state university by any other name still smell as cheap?
That's what University of Massachusetts-Amherst officials are asking themselves and the alumni who have a staked interest in increasing the value of their diplomas.
Recently arrived Chancellor Robert Holub and other top UMass administrators are examining what impact the hyphenated "UMass-Amherst" name is having on its national image.
The Daily Campus, University of Connecticut, CT
6 days ago
UConn took away paper coffee cups from the dining halls so I started taking the mugs.
When will this year's freshmen realize that lanyards will never be cool?
I look around and see the new freshmen and pray to God that I wasn't as obvious as these kids are.
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