$15,000 Katrina charity challenge
Tuesday's meeting of the Student Government Association saw continued discussion of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort and Western Illinois University's upcoming homecoming activities.…
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Trojan War animated
Whether or not the Trojan War actually happened as Homer wrote down in his poems, it has inspired many books, movies and now cartoons with themes drawn from Homer's works. Tom Sienkewicz, Monmouth College professor, was invited by Lee Brice and the history department to come to Western Illinois University and share his collection of cartoons - both humorous and political - with the students and community.…
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'Fast Food Nation' feeds hungry minds
All incoming freshmen are being required to read it, there is a series of round table discussions involving three different departments about it, and with a campus visit by the author himself scheduled for Nov. 9, "Fast Food Nation" by Eric Schlosser seems to be taking over Western Illinois University.…
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College students more likely to encounter depressionStudents exhibiting signs of clinical depression should be encouraged to seek professional help
Adjusting to college life gives students reasons to feel down. If these negative feelings do not go away, an afflicted student may have clinical depression.…
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Students take more than four years to finish degreesData suggests that graduating from college within four years is atypical
Lucas Howerter, senior, was not always a bilingual/bicultural education major. Like many students on campus, he changed his major. He said it was a good decision to decide what he actually wanted to do despite the additional time it is taking him to complete his degree.…
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It's Constitution time
On Dec. 8, 2004, President George W. Bush signed a bill that required Constitution Day to be celebrated by public education institutions. According to public law 108-447, all educational institutions that receive federal funds must hold an educational program honoring the United States Constitution. The holiday is to be held on Sept. 16 and 17 of every year. These days mark the writing of the preamble and signing of the constitution 218 years ago. …
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Video games improve students' social lives
In an age when studies are being done to attain all kinds of new information, it can be hard to decide which studies to believe. But students worldwide will be rejoicing with the results of a recent report that state video games and Internet role-playing games may actually be good for the social life of college students. …
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Experienced resident adviser knows how to take a joke
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Daniel Beason is only 21 years old, but he has lived the past four years in a freshman dorm at University of North Carolina at Charlotte and that is enough to scar a guy for life.…
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Legal, financial hurdles block college for many aliens
HACKENSACK, N.J. - Jaime Juarez said he believes he should be at Rutgers University, studying to become an engineer. Instead, the 18-year-old Mexican is waiting tables at an Italian restaurant in Piscataway, N.J.…
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