Students
give WTC crews a Helping Hand
By
Hayley Sanders
Freshman Jill Bader and senior Melissa Poe, moved by the Sept. 11 attacks
on New York and Washington, D.C., have started “Helping Hands,”
a creative humanitarian project in which they send decorated pairs of
work gloves to the World Trade Center clean-up crews.
Physics
class pilot tests wireless handhelds
By
Will Wingfield
Pilot testing of wireless Internet-enabled handheld devices began Nov.
2 among over 40 students in an introductory physics class. The handhelds,
which enable students to wirelessly view Web pages and check e-mail,
are intended to allow students to increase their participation in the
classroom.
Hoops
ticket pickup to begin next semester
By
David Irvine
With the 2001-02 men’s basketball season getting underway, students
can expect several changes to be made in the current ticket distribution
system.
Religion
professor in demand here and abroad
By
Elizabeth Turnbull
Growing up in Oklahoma, Charles Kimball, the chairman of the religion
department, could never have expected that his Jewish grandfather, Presbyterian
mother and Baptist interest would lead him to become one of the nation’s
top experts in Middle East Christian-Muslim-Jewish relations. But those
searching for answers to the Sept. 11 attacks on New York City and Washington,
D.C. have once again beaten a path to his doorstep.
MBA
school ranked with world’s best
By
Natalie Bonomo
The university’s MBA program has been placed among the top in the
nation and in the world by Forbes Magazine, Business Week, and the Financial
Times of London by recent rankings.
Government
restricts visas
By
Jane Stevener and Elizabeth Blan
President George W. Bush said Oct. 29 that his administration plans
to “tighten up the visa policy” and track foreign students
more carefully when they are in the United States. This policy, adopted
following the Sept. 11 attacks on New York City and Washington D.C.,
will have an effect on universities across the country and here as well.
“Something big in terms of renovating the recent system and how
it applies to students is on the horizon,” said Kent Greer, the
university’s international student adviser.
Michael Becraft, the acting deputy commissioner of the Immigration and
Naturalization Service, spoke before the House Education Committee Oct.
31 about the possible policy changes.
Max
Floyd speaks to SG
By
Tom Clark
Student Government met for its biweekly General Assembly on Nov. 6 to
pass proposed bills, and hear committee and executive reports.
Student
mom working to prevent spina bifida
By
Laura Weems
Sophomore Angela Mims is studying computer science, but the main focus
in her life is her daughter, Delia.
