2008 Woodie Awards
Standing firmWith few appeals, most of SAC's recommendations pass without debate during student-fees voting, but senate supports LGBTC, Health Services, SAO position
Passing nearly all of the Student Allocation Committee's recommendations swimmingly Wednesday, many organizations got what they wanted - or close to it - after student senate voted on budget requests.
Though the Reporter was unable to find the exact increase of student fees, they likely won't change much after senate's voting - $367 per semester, a $4 decrease, but with an added outdoor recreational facilities upgrade attached beginning this fall, that figure would be $397 per semester for full-time undergraduates.…
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Ramp realitiesAlthough two different proposals for a campus parking ramp have been drafted, cost remains largest obstacle to both
Parking on campus has been a hotly debated issue for many years, and with the opening of the new Julia A. Sears Residence Hall now only months away, students have become more concerned than ever about available parking.
"They need to get a parking ramp or something," said social studies and sociology senior Josh Hardt.…
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International students debate health insurance, transportation
The cost of healthcare is so high that some international students find it more economically feasible to buy a plane ticket to their home country and be treated there rather than pay for care here.
That's according to Olga Didenco, a business administration and management freshman from Moldova, who hopes to be next year's vice president of the International Student Association.…
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April showers bring a rainbowLGBT Center hosting numerous events throughout the month to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and allied community
This month has been dubbed GaYpril by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Center. There will be a number of events dedicated to celebrating the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and allied community. This is the first time the LGBT Center has hosted this month-long series of events.…
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Walk to benefit ALS researchPhi Delta Theta, ALS Association of Minnesota plan three-mile walk on Yellow Jacket Trail Saturday for fifth annual Walk to D'Feet ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease
For most people, putting one foot in front of the other is taken for granted hundreds of times a day. For others, however, it is a fading memory.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - commonly known as ALS or "Lou Gehrig's disease,"- robs about 30,000 people of not only the ability to walk, but to move at all.…
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