Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan stressed religious unity Sunday (Feb. 25) in what was expected to be his last major speech, saying the world is at war because Christians, Muslims and people of other faiths are divided. The 73-year-old Farrakhan told the tens of thousands at Detroit’s Ford Field […]
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Volleyball tryouts held to fill vacancies
The 2006 Dustdevil volleyball season was a success with a final record of 24-5. However, the Dustdevils graduated five of their players and have only four players returning for the next season. With a short-stacked team, Head Coach Wendy McManus, is searching for new athletes. She hosted try outs on […]
Lecture discusses freedom of speech during wartime
Students, faculty, and the public attended Dr. Geoffrey Stone’s lecture entitled “Free Speech in the Time of War,” on Wednesday, Mar. 7, at the Center for the Fine and Performing Arts Recital Hall. Stone, a professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School and author, discussed how he […]
Student Government: Looking for new leaders
What is it that we look for in a leader? Is it sex appeal? The way they say the politically correct thing at just the right time? Only the shallow husk they display on the outside? I’d fervently like to believe there’s more to it than that. The measure of […]
As baby boomers ready for retirement, colleges look for replacement faculty
(U-WIRE) BOULDER, Colo. – Colleges and universities nationwide are creating incentives to lure tenured, retirement-age professors out of the ranks, according to a recent eport. The survey by the American Association of University Professors is basically good news for all, showing senior faculty receiving attractive retirement packages and junior faculty […]
Coca-Cola site offering free podcasts
(U-WIRE) RENO, Nev. – If you’re in the market for some fresh new tunes, Coca-Cola has a Web site for you. Coca-Cola has teamed up with Starbucks and Paste Magazine to host For the Love of Music – a program “aimed at exposing independent bands/artists from all over the world,” […]
Tax breaks for students
(U-WIRE) – In the time it takes students to walk to class, they could get back thousands of dollars of the money they spent on college-related expenses every year, meaning more money for clothes, going out and food. There are two types of tax deductions and two types of tax […]
Smithsonian exhibit opens for three-month run
Taking a walk through the Smithsonian Institute for a resident of South Texas used to require a lengthy plane ride to the nation’s capital. That was the case until March 1, the day Our Journeys/Our Stories: Portraits of Latino Achievement opened at the Student Center Rotunda. Students and any member […]
Chancellor’s Opinion:
A recent “MLK Day party” put on by a few students at Tarleton State University and a “blackface video” posted by a former Texas A&M University student have brought shame and disappointment to the entire Texas A&M System, our leadership and our individual universities. The defense of these incidents has […]
Tell me lies! Tell me sweet little lies!
(U-WIRE) BATON ROUGE, La. – What do Motorola, The Gap, Apple Inc. and AIDS have in common? $$$. At least, that’s what it seems like lately. The purpose of the (RED) campaign is to bolster consumers self-affirmation by making them think they can cure AIDS by buying an iPod. Well, […]