College Headlines

Poet and Professor Lectures at Lincoln

The Lincolnian, Lincoln University, PA

22 hours ago by Nicole Lockley

Former Lincoln University professor, Dr. Joanne Gabbin, will be the next speaker at the Amos Scholarly Lecture series on Thursday, March 11.

"She is a scholar of the highest caliber and symbolizes the best in liberal arts education," said Gladys J. Willis, Dean of the School of Humanities and Graduate Studies at Lincoln University.

Reorganization is Aimed at Improving Lincoln's Image

The Lincolnian, Lincoln University, PA

1 day ago by Alicia C. Beach

In response to a mandate by the Board of Trustees, Lincoln University has made some changes within its organizational structure.

Academic Affairs, Development /External Relations and Fiscal Affairs have undergone a dramatic change since last month. The Division of Student Affairs, which used to be an autonomous division within the university, is now under the day-to-day management of Dr.

Alice's suffers growing pains

Quindecim, Goucher College, MD

3 days ago by Aaron Dorman

It has been almost seven months since Alice's Restaurant first opened, and although changes have been ongoing, for many students, that has been enough time to define the character of the restaurant. And although many students at Goucher love the food and overall experience, still more have identified common issues where Alice's Restaurant is lacking and could stand to be improved.

New Vampire Weekend effort worth the wait

The Laf, Lafayette College, PA

4 days ago by Kevin Murphy

Vampire Weekend returned earlier this year with their sophomore album Contra, and fans of 2008's self-titled debut should be impressed. Vampire Weekend has proven with this new effort that they weren't a one album wonder.

Contra overflows with creativity - moreso than their debut.

To the editor:

The Laf, Lafayette College, PA

5 days ago

As you may know, there has been discussion on our campus recently regarding the relationship throughout the country between staff and management at Sodexo, a worldwide food service provider. Several of our students, calling themselves the Lafayette College Students for Workers, have taken a lively interest in the issue and have reported that they are working with organizers from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) to engage Sodexo workers here on the Lafayette campus.

Health care reform stalled by corporate freedom of speech

The Triangle, Drexel University, PA

4 days ago by Justin Gero

On Feb. 25, attention was focused on the meeting of Democrats and Republicans at the White House Health care Summit. This gathering was promoted as a way to break deadlock on health reform - deadlock that has stalled Congressional efforts despite the support of President Obama and the majority of the U.

Fix the Goucher pianos

Quindecim, Goucher College, MD

1 day ago by Aaron Dorman

Do you hear that awful, screeching sound, like someone just shot a bunch of deer in the Goucher woodlands? It's probably me, or someone else, trying to bang out a tune on one of the public pianos littered around Goucher. But you must excuse the noise. For it would not matter if Glenn Gould himself was playing those pianos: it is becoming more and more of an impossibility to produce beautiful music out of those formerly pristine instruments.

Editorial: Journalism at Goucher College

Quindecim, Goucher College, MD

2 days ago

Journalism is a profession in which technical skill and an immaculate eye are vital. The Quindecim, as the lone source of student journalism on campus, both laments the lack and suggests the implementation of a formal academic journalism concentration.

Given that, our president, Sanford J.

Landis encourages students to stop using the "R-word"

The Laf, Lafayette College, PA

4 days ago by Amanda Jones

Landis organization Best Buddies brought End the R-Word Day to the Lafayette campus on March 3. During the lunch hours in Farinon Atrium, students were encouraged to sign a banner, pledging to end the inappropriate use of the word "retarded." Over 200 signatures were obtained.

Greek community mourns Temple student's passing

The Triangle, Drexel University, PA

4 days ago by David Stephenson

A Temple student with close ties to the Drexel community was killed in a car crash in southern Va. Sophomore Kammini Ragoopath was studying public relations at Temple University.

The crash, which happened during the early hours of Feb. 27, occurred a little over a month after Ragoopath had joined Delta Phi Omega, a city-wide sorority with sisters at Temple, Drexel, and USP among other Philadelphia area schools.