2008 Woodie Awards
After the 10th day of classes, enrollment figures are the highest SCSU has seen. "Recruitment without well thought and well planned retention strategies and interventions is meaning less," said Mahmoud Saffari, associate vice president for enrollment management.
Centennial Hall • The construction was completed in December, except for some minor issues inside and final restoration of the grounds near the building. • This project changed Centennial Hall from a library, its former use, to a classroom, office and student service facility.
Vote Trivia '08 began at 5 p.m. Friday and kept triviaholics glued to their radios for 50 hours of non-stop trivia, which concluded at 7 p.m. Sunday. This year, 78 teams participated, 38 from the St. Cloud area. The participant farthest from St. Cloud was a soldier in Iraq who played on a team via the Internet.
The English language can be difficult to comprehend. The small and seemingly simple word "set" has 194 different meanings in the dictionary. A single worldly definition for swastika is also hard to decipher. While it is one of the most recognized symbols around the globe, there are both a number of denotative and connotative meanings to the word.
Violence and hate crimes have been a widespread trend among college campuses lately. So when Nonviolent Alternatives (NOVA) sponsored its week on nonviolence last week, students and faculty alike were interested in what different speakers had to say about the issues.
The House of Representatives and the Senate compromised and passed a $167 billion stimulus bill that will send out tax rebate checks of $300 to $1,200. The bill calls for a one-time tax rebate to go to individuals making less than $75,000 and married couples making less than $150,000.
Feeling glum at the prospect of spending Valentine's Day alone? Well there's a new way to spend Valentine's Day finding love and friendship. Speed friending, an event put on by Shoemaker Hall Community Council, is taking place from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Thursday in the Atwood Memorial Center Ballroom and is open to everyone, free of cost.