Brown: Shedding light on the surge in apps
The number of applications to Brown was 30,136—more than a 20% increase from the previous year. However, its yield rate has declined since the class of 2010 applied. Last year 53.1% of accepted candidates chose to attend Brown, though the figure was 58.9% three years ago.
Columbia: USenate writes proposal to allow Dec. 23 exams to be rescheduled
Effective next fall any Columbia student with one or more exams scheduled for December 23 can request to take them on an earlier date. Currently, undergraduate students are allowed to submit a request only when they have three final exams scheduled for the same day.
Cornell: Cornell Partners With Hong Kong to Create New Veterinary School
Cornell may be involved in starting the first veterinary school in Hong Kong in collaboration with the city’s government. Cornell’s own College of Veterinary Medicine would help develop curricula and mentor faculty members.
Dartmouth: Administration to undergo restructuring
Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim has announced several changes to be made to the senior administration structure. The reorganization includes a new chief-of-staff position and will be implemented June 1.
Harvard: Masters Urge Caution Over Unofficial Class
Someone unaffiliated with Harvard has been teaching unofficial classes on its campus. The Harvard University Police Department has gotten involved in trying to stop it.
Penn: U. starts Fling room checks
In anticipation of Penn’s Spring Fling this past weekend—its version of Lawnparties—the administration started doing its annual bag checks but did so one week later than usual. It also did room checks focused on violations such as possession of alcohol and tampered smoke detectors.
Yale: Public in uproar over murders
Three murders have occurred in the past week in New Haven, bringing the murder toll since January to 11. All three men who were killed were black, and the murders have not been resolved.
By Jason Jung, staff writer for News
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Ivy Watch: Cornell considers a collaboration abroad while Dartmouth proposes internal changes
Monday, December 14, 2009
Ivy Watch: Dartmouth may get bigger as Yale's staff may shrink
Brown:
The Brown Daily Herald has already stopped publication for 2009.
Columbia:
Housing may go gender-neutral
Columbia College Student Council has proposed changing the housing policy to allow for students to live together irrespective of their gender.
Cornell:
The Cornell Daily Sun has already stopped publication for 2009.
Dartmouth:
With early decision admits, Dartmouth explores increasing class size
Dartmouth accepted 461 early admission applicants for the Class of 2014, 60 more than accepted for the Class of 2013. Dartmouth also received 23 more applicants for early admission than last year. Their acceptance rate was 29 percent.
Harvard:
Science Complex Construction To Halt in 2010
Harvard will stop the construction of the Allston Science Complex early next year after the foundation has been completed. This decision was based on "altered financial landscape of the University" according to a letter by University President Drew G. Faust.
Penn:
November crime declines 28%
Crime on Penn's campus has declined by 28 percent in November 2009 compared with November 2008 according to a report by Penn's Division of Public Safety. Violent crime has increased, however, with 19 incidents reported in November 2009 over the seven incidents that occurred in November 2008.
Yale:
University may cut more staff
Looking to close a $100 million budget gap, Yale may cut further staff. Since Yale's endowment fell 24.6 percent between June 2008 and June 2009 Yale has delayed new faculty hiring and laid off around 100 people.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Ivy Watch: Real Long Distance
Brown:
Early applicant pool grows for Class of 2014
The number of early applications to Brown rise 21%. November 1 saw 2,850 applicant up from 2,343 last year. There was also a 27 percent increase in the proportion of applicants who plan on receive a Bachelor of Science degree.
Columbia:
Court says no to eminent domain in Manhattanville
The New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division ruled that the states seizure of land under eminent domain to be used to expand Columbia's Manhattanville campus was illegal and in violation of the Takings Clause in the U.S. Constitution.
Cornell:
After 1,628 Probable Swine Flu Cases, Gannett Looks Ahead
Cornell, which had a H1N1 outbreak during September with 103 probable H1N1 cases diagnosed in one day, has had over 1,500 probable Swine Flue cases this school year. It continues to diagnose 20 to 25 probable H1N1 cases a day.
Dartmouth:
College to consider distance learning
Dartmouth considers offering distance learning opportunities through the Tuck School of Business, including executive education or MBA programs, to raise raise additional revenue.
Harvard:
Family Sues Harvard Over Son’s Suicide
Parents of John Edwards, Harvard student who committed suicide in 2007, sue Harvard College and two professionals at University Health Services. Edwards seen by a nurse pracitioner and prescribed Prozac and Wellbutrin, although he was already taking Accutane, an anti-acne drug that can increase risk of depression and suicide. The lawyer for the Edwards family argues that he was not given sufficient attention and should not have been placed on so many medications by a nurse practitioner without the input of psychopharmacologist.
Penn:
Westboro Baptist protests at Hillel
Protestors from the Westboro Baptist Church, an congregation based in Kansas and known for its anti-Semitic views, converged at the Penn Hillel Monday. They were met by a student organized counter protest and "Acceptance Barbecue."
Yale:
Despite policy change, plagiarism cases up
The number of cases of academic dishonesty tried by the Executive Committee rise despite an increased focus on education about plagiarism.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Ivy Watch: Harvard not in the Nation's Service anymore
Brown:
Poll: 17 percent of students say they have cheated
A survey of 687 undergraduate students at Brown by the Brown Daily Herald finds that one in five admits to some form of academic dishonesty in the last semester. The most common form was copying an answer off of another student's homework.
Columbia:
School of General Studies struggles with financial aid
General Studies students at Columbia, a program for non-traditional and returning student, experience increasing levels of debt despite attempts to expand financial aid available.
Cornell:
Univ. Opts to Notify Parents on Second Substance Offense
Cornell students who have multiple alcohol or drug offenses will now have to deal with their parents as well as the University. Upon their second offense, a letter will be sent home to inform parents of the problem. If a third offense occurs, the parents will receive a phone call from the University.
Dartmouth
College acts on McKinsey report
Dartmouth has acted on a McKinsey report's recommendation, issued in 2006, which criticized the college's institutional structure, the college reports.
Harvard:
Harvard Law School To Reduce Public Service Funding
Harvard Law School suspends their Public Service Initiative, which waived third year tuition for law students who committed to working for five years in the public sector after graduations. This will not effect current students. Harvard also cuts per-student funding for summer work in the public service students but commits to expand loan repayment for graduates.
Penn:
3 wrestlers charged with assault
Three Penn students, who are also members of the wrestling team, are charged with assault and suspended from the team. This comes in response to an alleged assault on October 3. The students were arrested on November 16th and posted bail a day later.
Yale:
Unlike peers, Yale cuts back on consultants
Yale cuts their consultants, 100 of whom arrived to New Haven in November 2008 from Accenture. As of next year only 10 to 15 will remain at Yale.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Ivy Watch: Electoral Errors and Quaker Victory
Brown:
Editor’s note
It’s not an article, but the Brown Daily Herald recently discovered that a significant number of the “direct quotations” in one of their articles hadn’t actually been spoken by their interviewees. Upon reviewing the previous work of the author in question, the Herald discovered that this was something of a trend.
Columbia:
GS won’t get swipe access to residence halls
Administrators at Columbia recently decided against granting residential hall access to General Studies students, students who are considered non-traditional because they have interrupted their education for a significant amount of time or because they attend the university part-time. This could be a great security measure, except for the fact that many of the services and classes their tuition pays for are located in those very residential halls.
Cornell:
Engr. Plans to Reduce Budget, Calling for More Students and Fewer Faculty
Cornell’s College of Engineering recently announced its intent to cut its budget by 15 percent. Among its plans: increasing the student body and cutting back on faculty. Sounds like the recipe for a great classroom experience.
Dartmouth
Energy drinks may pose health risk
A dietician and manager of a Dartmouth eatery said she was reluctant to stock energy drinks after recent debate about their potential health risks. Surprisingly, the article doesn’t touch on the idea that the fact it’s even necessary to pull four consecutive caffeine-powered all-nighters might be a problem in its own right.
Harvard:
Fallout of UC Election Colored By Allegations of Misconduct, Internal Dissension, and Incriminating E-mails
Harvard’s Undergraduate Council recently tried to hold a presidential election, only to have it explode in uproar. And resignations. And accusations. And incriminating e-mails. Where have we seen this before?
Penn:
Quakers seal outright Ivy title
Penn’s football team won the Ivy League championship after an undefeated season (we lost to them out of politeness at their homecoming game). No, really, it’s great that they’re so happy about the championship. And it has the added benefit of distracting people from the fact that for the first time since 2002 they produced no domestic Rhodes scholars.
Yale:
Freshman Class Council scraps offensive shirts
Yale’s class of 2013 decided to abandon a t-shirt design after LGBT students were offended by it. The design featured a quote by Princetonian F. Scott Fitzgerald ’17, “I think of all Harvard men as sissies.”
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Ivy Watch: Yale Applications Fall
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Brown:
Research explores nerve cell regeneration
Brown researchers are exploring a path that could lead to regeneration of damaged nerve cells, resulting in resumed sensation in patients with nerve damage. If their research, which is based on biomedical engineering, is successful it would change our understanding of nerve cells.
Columbia:
Columbia professor charged with assault, harassment
A Columbia associate professor has been charged after punching a member of the Columbia School of Arts staff last week. The court date is not until 2010.
Cornell:
Student Group Pressures G.E. To Pull Business From Hotel
Workers United Union and Cornell Organization for Labor Action were planning to protest a keynote address given by the CEO G.E. at Cornell, but has decided against the action after convincing GE to move their employees from a local Holiday Inn. The hotel is under pressure after allegedly preventing workers from forming a union.
Dartmouth:
Border Patrol creates checkpoints
Dartmouth international students are being urged to carry proper IDs at all times after the US Border Patrol has established checkpoints near the school.
Harvard:
Faculty Diversity Report Released
Harvard releases report on faculty demographics which shows an overall increase in the number of female and minority faculty members between 2003 and 2009, however, the percentage of female junior faculty members fell slightly between 2008 and 2009.
Penn:
Students to decide on UA reform
Penn faces a referendum as whether to popularly elect leaders of the Undergraduate Assembly. Currently executive positions are filled through internal elections.
Yale
Early applications fall 5 percent
The number of Yale early applications all from 5,556 for the Class of 2013 to 5,265 for the Class of 2014. The Dean of Undergraduate Admissions expects no change in admissions rate, however.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Ivy Watch: Building an edible car
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Brown:
Engineers Build Edible Car
At last week’s Edible Car Competition, Brown University’s Society of Women Engineers and the Division of Engineering divided into 20 teams in an effort to assemble a functional and entirely edible car in one hour. The car parts included pumpkins, Life Savers, zucchini, and rice cakes. Food Network star Bob Blumer joined the Brown students and faculty in the competition.
Columbia:
Columbia with Lion’s Share of Flu Vaccine
In New York City, Barnard University is currently out of flu vaccine, while just across Broadway, Columbia University has an excess of it. The university has so much extra vaccine that Columbia University Health Services is holding flu shot fairs where students and faculty can receive vaccines for free. This imbalance holds true for the H1N1 vaccine as well: Although not yet available to students, the vaccine has arrived at Columbia, while Barnard’s schedule of shipments has yet to be determined.
Cornell:
Cornell Professor Appointed to Indian Government Position
Cornell University economics professor Kaushik Basu has been named chief economic advisor to India’s Ministry of Finance. In order to further improve India’s economy and alleviate the country’s widespread poverty, Basu suggests investing in free health care, education, and financial support for the poor. While working for the Indian government, Basu will take a two-year leave of absence from the university.
Dartmouth:
Dartmouth Lacks Scholars
In recent decades, fewer Dartmouth University students have applied for and been awarded Marshall, Mitchell, and Rhodes Scholarships. Compared to the 50 or so students who apply for the awards annually from peer institutions like Harvard, Dartmouth typically has 10 to 12 applicants and even fewer winners. The university ranks sixth in the Ivy League in terms of the number of Rhodes scholarships won in the last decade.
Harvard:
HUTV Gets $12K
The Harvard University Undergraduate Council granted Harvard Undergraduate Television (HUTV) $12,000 to support the 12 campus TV shows it manages. Of the unprecedented $12,000, $9,000 will go towards new video equipment, and the rest will cover the operating costs for all 12 shows.
UPenn:
Library Utilizes Texting
On October 1, the University of Pennsylvania’s libraries launched their new texting services to improve communication between students and librarians. The texting capability was an addition to Penn Libraries’ existing chat and instant-message services. Although only 34 text messages have been received since the service’s inception, Penn’s librarians believe it will be the most effective form of communication.
Yale:
Memorial Service Held for Narcisse
This past Saturday, a memorial service was held on Long Island for Yale University sophomore Andre Narcisse who was found dead in his dorm room November 1. Narcisse was a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, and Reverend Robert Thompson, the school minister, spoke at the reception. The cause of death is still unknown.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Ivy Watch: Cleaning Harvard's bathrooms
Ivy Watch—Informative and entertaining news from around the Ivy League
Harvard:
Dorm Crew Imparts Partial Benefits
Students at Harvard clean the dorm bathrooms. One student earned $3500 in two weeks of intense after-finals cleaning. Also, it's thought to give a career advantage, as it shows that students are willing to get down to real work. Alumni praise the program.
Brown:
Bridge to Honor 'Last Lecture' Prof Pausch '82
Yes, the famed Randy Pausch went to Brown. If you don't know his "Last Lecture" became a book and a Youtube sensation. A bridge in his honor will incorporate "visual metaphors" from his speech including a railing with "cut-out abstract penguin figures". There will be a dedication ceremony to dedicate the bridge.
Columbia:
Smoking Ban Ignites Debate
Students at Columbia seek opinions on an all-campus ban on smoking. They plan to poll 1400 students, and possibly put in place a ban. They also addressed continuing campus space issues.
Cornell:
Admins Say New Structure Will Lead to Efficiency
A rearrangement of upper-level positions is pending at Cornell. It will reduce the amount of bureaucracy and decrease the budget deficit by $2 million annually. It will include the introduction of a new vice president to streamline operations.
Dartmouth:
AoA committee finds election reform is currently "unachievable"
A report finds that campaign finance reform for Board of Trustees and Alumni Association Elections is currently impossible. Top candidates spent over $100,000 on their campaigns for Board recently. The report did recommend shortening elections and creating longer personal statements for candidates.
UPenn:
"Spookeasy" puts Irish twist on Halloween
At Penn, the Writer's House and Curio Theatre Company collaborated to create a Halloween event with an Irish twist. It consisted of Irish stories and folktales. The turnout was good, the most crowded it has ever been at this yearly event, which got this new twist this year.
Yale:
Recession Limits Faculty Searches
The University is limiting faculty hiring because of budget cuts. Faculty hiring will still be possible but a more compelling case needs to be made for the professors' necessity. There will also be a 7.5% cut in personal spending. Opinions vary, some departments believe serious consequences will result.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Ivy Watch: Expansions and Reunions
Ivy Watch—Informative and entertaining news from around the Ivy League
Brown:
Corporation Endorses Plans for New Medical Education Building
Brown University’s Corporation approved the design plans for a new Medical Education Building, which will be situated in Providence’s Jewelry District. The facility will cost $45 million, and construction is expected to begin early next year.
Columbia:
Columbia to Expand Global Centers in Paris and Mumbai
After opening global centers in China and Jordan, Columbia University is now focusing on Europe and South Asia. These centers create study abroad and internship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students.
Cornell:
Cornell Seventh in Solar Decathlon
Out of the 20 teams competing in the 2009 Solar Decathlon, Cornell University placed seventh with their Silo House design. Team Germany came in first place, followed by Team Illinois in second. The Solar Decathlon is a U.S. Energy Department sponsored competition in Washington D.C. that challenges university students to construct solar powered houses.
Dartmouth:
Cancer Info on YouTube Unreliable
A study done by Dartmouth University researchers concluded that cancer diagnosis and treatment advice provided on YouTube may be spurious. The report urged patients to seek more reliable sources of information.
Harvard:
Health Services to Distribute Swine Flu Vaccine
Harvard University Health Services expects to receive its first shipment of the H1N1 vaccine in two to three weeks. High priority groups like pregnant women, medical services personnel, and caretakers of young children will receive the first doses. About 300 people, mainly undergraduates, have been diagnosed with flu-like symptoms since August.
UPenn:
ASAP Raises Awareness about Sexual Assault
In response to the recent incidents of sexual assault in University-owned housing, the University of Pennsylvania’s Women’s Center created a new group called Abuse and Sexual Assault Prevention. With 18 undergraduate members, ASAP will serve as a female counterpart to One-in-Four, Penn’s all-male sexual assault awareness group.
Yale:
Sotomayor Speaks at Law School Reunion
As a graduate of Yale Law, Sonia Sotomayor spoke at her 30th reunion at Yale University this past Saturday. To an audience of 1,800, she spoke primarily about the lengthy process of her Supreme Court nomination. Sotomayor is the first Hispanic justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Ivy Watch
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Brown:
Zakaria to Speak at Graduation
Brown University recently announced that journalist and political commentator Fareed Zakaria will deliver the baccalaureate address next month at Commencement. Zakaria is a New York Times best-selling author and an editor of Newsweek International.
Cornell:
Chi Alpha Funds Frozen
The Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship’s funds have been frozen by the Cornell Student Assembly after an openly gay member of the group was asked to step down from his leadership position. The Student Assembly has started an investigation into the matter.
Dartmouth:
Louise Edrich ’76 to Deliver Address at Commencement
Louise Edrich, the author of “The Plague of Doves” and finalist for this year’s Pulitzer Prize will speak at Commencement. She is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa tribe in North Dakota. Some students have found the choice to be a little disappointing and would like to have a say in the decision-making process. Others, however, like the 2009 Class Council President, were excited about the choice.
Harvard:
Panel Discusses Harvard ROTC Policies
Six ROTC members at Harvard University led a discussion, sponsored by the Harvard Republican Club, Harvard College Democrats, and Harvard Political Union, in front of about 60 fellow students regarding the challenges many of them face. Due to the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, Harvard has refused to support or fund ROTC programs. The cadets train at MIT. Harvard’s ROTC program was expelled from campus in 1969.
University of Pennsylvania:
NYT Columnist Speaks at the Annual Oration
Stanley Fish, a NYT columnist, spoke at Columbia’s Annual Oration, an event sponsored by the Philomathean Society. Fish argued that professors should not try to influence their students' opinions. They should, as Fish states, “introduce bodies of materials and inquiries” and give students the opportunities to analytically examine those materials and inquiries without interference.
Yale:
No More ‘Porn in the Morn’
Yale has decided that a class taught by Professor William Summers titled “Biology of Gender and Human Sexuality” and popularly known as “Porn in the Morn” will no longer carry a science credit. Consequently, it will not be offered this upcoming fall.
**There really wasn’t too much of interest going on at Columbia (top story was about kitchen smoke setting off a fire alarm).
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Ivy Watch
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Brown:
Ethics Violation in UFB Election
Neil Parikh, a junior at Brown University, has withdrawn his candidacy for the Undergraduate Finance Board vice-chair. He was reportedly caught tearing down his opponents flyers. Parikh has declined to reveal the reasons for his withdrawal so as “to keep it fair to all sides involved.” His opponent, Juan Vasconez, is now uncontested in the race.
Columbia:
Fire Breaks Out in Hartley Hall
A fire broke out Friday night around 11:30pm at Hartley Hall. The fire started in the laundry room and did not affect any other areas of the dormitory. The fire department dispatched three trucks and had the fire fully contained shortly after midnight.
Cornell:
40th Anniversary of Straight Takeover
In 1969, over 100 African-American students took over Willard Straight Hall and remained there for 33 hours to protest what they saw as “institutional racism.” Cornell is currently last in the Ivy League in terms of the percentage of undergraduates who are minorities. The percentage of undergraduate minorities has, however, steadily been increasing over the past few years.
Dartmouth:
Budget Criticized in Professor’s Letter
A professor in the anthropology department, Hoyt Alverson, has openly criticized the university’s budget in a letter made public to the entire university community. Alverson wrote that despite the recession spending in certain “non-academic” areas such as facilities, administration services, and institutional services has increased. He stated that the purpose of the letter was not to criticize the financial workings of the university as much as it was to create dialogue surrounding budgetary issues.
Harvard:
Students Protest Layoffs
Over 100 people assembled in front of the Holyoke Center on April 16th at Harvard to protest staff layoffs. One student, Alyssa T. Yamamoto, held a sign that read, “Harvard is rich, no layoffs.” A university spokesman stated that since “compensation costs account for nearly half” of Harvard’s budget, “[it] is increasingly likely that Harvard…will have to make changes to the size of its workforce.”
University of Pennsylvania:
Tucker Carlson Talks Obama and the Economy
The political analyst and senior fellow at the Cato Institute spoke with the St. Anthony Hall fraternity. Carlson told his audience that he was still unable to tell what type of leader Obama will be. And he also stated that unlike Bush, Obama has the ability to convey and sell his message.
Yale:
Mormons Take Two Years Off For Missionary Work
Four undergraduate Mormon students at Yale University will be spending the next two years abroad doing missionary work. For capable Mormon men, it is expected that between the ages of 19 and 25 that they will take two years to spread their church’s message. Most missionaries go through a training period of about three months where they study scripture and some also study a foreign language.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
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Brown:
Many Students Opt Out of Job Market
More than 15 percent of the graduating class at Brown University has decided to not immediately enter the workforce, according to a Herald poll. Many students, about 45 percent, said they “worried” about entering the job market successfully. Only 10.5 percent were “very confident” about their job market prospects post-graduation.
Columbia:
Student Groups Take on Mental Health Issues
In the past few years there have been two suicides at Columbia University. And while Columbia Health Services does offer help to students in need, some students believe there needs to be more outreach to students. One group that is trying to make a difference is Nightline. It is a student group that provides counseling services over the phone for anybody in need. Nightline operates nightly from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.
Cornell:
‘Congrats’ Emails Sent to Rejected Students
About 25 applicants to Cornell University were sent false congratulatory e-mails from the University’s Financial Aid Office. These students had already received rejection letters. According to Samantha Lo, a recipient of the technological error, the e-mail gave her a “false hope that maybe somewhere along the line there was a mistake, but it just made the disappointment even harsher.”
Dartmouth:
Obama Taps Alum for Natl. Security Post
Obama plans to nominate Rand Beers '64 for the Department of Homeland Security’s under secretary for national protection and programs. Beers served as a Marine Officer in Vietnam. He has served on the National Security Council during the last four presidencies, although he resigned in March of 2003 because of his opposition to the invasion of Iraq.
Harvard:
A.D. Club in Tax Trouble
A.D. is one of Harvard’s eight final clubs which are male-only social organizations. They are no longer part of the University, however. The A.D. Club has reportedly failed to pay $41,000 in taxes. The club is worth $3.6 million, according to the Cambridge Property Database.
University of Pennsylvania:
Wharton Co-Signs Loans for Intl. Students
Wharton has announced that it will start cosigning loans for international students who have trouble finding creditable cosigners. Wharton plans to do so with the Digital Federal Credit Union.
Yale University:
Yale Receives Stem Cell Grants
The Connecticut Department of Health has announced $3.9 million in grants for a dozen Yale researchers. One of the researchers receiving funding is Yibing Qyang; he plans on studying the possibility of heart regeneration with human embryonic stem cells. Obama’s recent lifting of the ban on federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research will give researchers access to additional funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Ivy Watch: Economy Edition
News from around the Ivy League
Brown:
Missing Students Found
Kimberly Hays ’11 and Sophia Roy ’10 went to Trinidad for Spring Break were declared missing after they didn’t return home on their scheduled flight. The two are reported to be safe, although Steven Hays, the father of Kimberly, told the Daily Brown Herald that “one of them may have been drugged.” The FBI and State Department are looking into the matter.
UPDATE: Students Safe and Unharmed
Columbia:
Relay for Life Event Affected by Economic Downturn
Every year Columbia hosts the Relay for Life, an American Cancer Society event. But this year’s economic climate has affected the charities donations. Two years ago the event raised $92,000 and last year $72,000. As of April 2nd, the event had raised $46,254 which is roughly $2,000 less than the same time last year.
Cornell:
Shrinking Economy Forces Cuts
Although Cornell University has had plans to reorganize and increase the efficiency of the Alumni Affairs and Development (AAD) Office for about 18 months, the economic crisis has quickened the necessity of implementing them. Out of 76 positions eliminated from the AAD, 41 were layoffs. The AAD is in charge of fundraising for the University.
Dartmouth:
New Invention May Save American Lives in Iraq
Jacob Jurmain ’08 is working on a device that has the potential, he claims, to reduce roadside bomb casualties in Iraq by more than 50 percent. The device would extend from the front of a Humvee, for instance, and have the capability to set off roadside bombs. Three years ago, Jurmain worked on a project for the Department of Defense in which he helped create “a robot prototype that allows emergency responders to dispose of hazardous material easily and quickly.”
Harvard:
Matt Lauer to Address Senior Class
It was announced yesterday by the Harvard Senior Class Committee that Matt Lauer will address the class of 2009. The host for the Today Show received mixed reviews from Harvard students. Some felt the decision was wise considering Lauer’s experience and involvement in current events. Others hoped that a more satirical speaker would have been chosen. The speech is usually a light-hearted and comical castoff for the graduating class.
University of Pennsylvania:
The Demise of the Rejection Letter
For the first time this year UPENN will not send out rejection letters to students unless they have not logged in online to see their admission status. The new policy will be “green” and help the university save money. Yale and MIT have also initiated a paperless rejection letter policy.
Yale:
Koh Angers Conservatives
The New York Post reported last month that Yale Law School Dean, Harold Koh, made comments in support of incorporating Shariah law in the U.S. court system. While the accuracy of Koh’s comments is still unverified, some conservative pundits like Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck have attacked him. Others like Ed Whelan, however, cautioned that critics should refrain from attacking Koh until his true remarks can be verified.
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