KY Kernel, University of Kentucky, KY
-25 minutes ago by Emily Coovert
The UK College of Design hosted a discussion and presentation on alternative design strategies for Lexington's proposed CentrePointe development Monday, featuring ideas brainstormed by UK students.
Three teams of four UK architectural design students gathered to create alternative concepts for CentrePointe Monday after a weekend-long design "charrette," a workshop focused on a design solution.
The Lantern, Ohio State, OH
-25 minutes ago by Eden Gaskill
Moving each year from apartment to apartment is something that happens often at Ohio State. In the excitement of moving to another place, students often forget the obligations of moving out and the possible ramifications of not abiding by their lease. Many students do not realize they also have rights when it comes to their lease.
Ball State Daily News, Ball State University, IN
7 hours ago by Anna Kaiser
During the next four years, several Ball State University buildings will undergo two phases of construction, a university official said.
The Teachers College, North Quad and Applied Science and Technology buildings will be renovated, with completion planned by 2012, said Randy Howard, associate vice president of finance and assistant treasurer.
KY Kernel, University of Kentucky, KY
9 hours ago by Blair Thomas
Gov. Steve Beshear appointed two UK alumni to positions on the UK Board of Trustees, replacing two members whose terms have expired.
For Britt Brockman, a Louisville eye surgeon and alumnus of the UK College of Pharmacy, being a member of the board is "an honor he gets to experience a second time around.
Ball State Daily News, Ball State University, IN
15 hours ago by Ashley Pierce
A Village staple since 1970, the Discount Den could close by the end of the month, store manager Heather Seybold said. Its 50 cent sodas, selection of tobacco products and greek life apparel make it a beloved business to Ball State University students.
The exact closing date is unknown at this time, however, because prospective buyers had become interested, Seybold said.
KY Kernel, University of Kentucky, KY
16 hours ago by Blair Thomas
Demolition of the remaining buildings on the downtown block where CentrePointe is planned to be built began, last night.
Bulldozers worked to tear down the Rite Aid Pharmacy building while crowds of people gathered to watch and cars drove by honking, fists waving out the window.
BG News, Bowling Green State University, OH
23 hours ago by Angie Burdge
The new system, which uses the WordPress Multi-User platform, was developed by Terence Armentano from the Center for Online and Blended Learning.
However, for some faculty members, blogging is nothing new.
The Center of Teaching and Learning has been discussing the "significance to teaching, learning and the integration of technology in the classroom" in their blog since November 2006, said graduate assistant Matthew Caire.
BG News, Bowling Green State University, OH
23 hours ago by Tony Hunter
The Board of Trustees will have plenty of work to do this school year.
Executive Vice President Linda Dobb serves as Secretary to the Board and said the team is ready to handle the important issues at stake.
"There are a lot of decisions that our board will be asked to give approval to in this coming year along with the usual ones," Dobb said.
The Daily Eastern News, Eastern Illinois University, IL
1 day ago by Ashlei Maltman/City Reporter
An agreement with Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. was approved at Tuesday night's city council meeting.
At the city council meeting, Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. gave a presentation about the upcoming investment grade audit.
Siemens will be doing a full-scale report of the city's properties to propose what can be done, the cost of it, and the expected pay back, Inyart said.
The Daily Eastern News, Eastern Illinois University, IL
1 day ago by Rick Kambic/Editor in Chief
It's been one year since Eastern President Bill Perry was accepting congratulations for his new job. Now he is often the interviewer as he roams campus, greeting those whom he passes and whom he meets while observing the daily educational functions of the university.
The Lantern, Ohio State, OH
2 days ago by Lauren Schmoll
Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee spent the week in Philadelphia after his daughter and son-in-law were involved in a serious motor vehicle accident July 12 and is now back on the job in Columbus. Drs. Rebekah Gee and Allan Moore were riding a Vespa motor scooter when they collided with a sport utility vehicle.
The Daily Illini, University of Illinois, IL
2 days ago by Susan Kantor
When every other student in Grainger Library was studying for final exams last December, Ryan McNeily and Dustin Canter were drawing up a business plan for a loan to start up their own bagel shop on Green Street.
Nine months later, that business plan is coming to fruition with Howbowda Bagel, 611 E.
Ball State Daily News, Ball State University, IN
2 days ago by Jay Sowers
For Ball State University student William McQuail, there has never been any doubt he would enlist in the armed forces to fight for his country. When he was young, William would follow his father from one military installation to another. This, he says, without a doubt affected his decision to enlist in the military.
Michigan Daily, University of Michigan, Mi
2 days ago by Clif Reeder, Daily
Members of Groove practice in Regents' Plaza Sunday. The group was rehearsing for an upcoming festival.
Michigan Daily, University of Michigan, Mi
2 days ago by Sara Lynne Thelen and Elaine LaFay, Daily Staff Reporters
Britney Littles, vice president of the University's chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said that the group will amp up its tutoring of minority high school students from the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti areas to help them prepare for college.
Chicago Flame, University of Illinois, IL
3 days ago by Basileo Odukoya and Joel Ebert
Beginning in January 2009, the University of Illinois at Chicago campus will officially have Dr. Paula Allen-Meares as its new chancellor. Allen-Meares, who was selected from a field of more than 100 candidates, is set to be formally confirmed as the new chancellor at the next Board of Trustees meeting.
Michigan Daily, University of Michigan, Mi
3 days ago by Trevor Calero, Daily Staff Reporter
Almost every day last school year, Subway's lunch rush would form a line weaving through the basement of the Michigan Union. But less than a handful of people chose to take their meals at Magic Wok or Villa Pizza.
The Union was set to replace the oft-ignored businesses with Panda Express and Domino's Pizza.
The Daily Illini, University of Illinois, IL
4 days ago by Jeremy Werner
University Police have released a sketch composite of a suspect in a July 13 sexual assault.
The sketch was drawn according to descriptions from the 19-year-old woman who was battered and sexually assaulted near the 1800 block of South Lincoln Avenue between 3 a.
The Daily Illini, University of Illinois, IL
5 days ago by Daily Illini Staff Report
When Jessica Ayala, now a 21-year-old senior in LAS, arrived at the University as a freshman, she always felt safe walking around campus. Then several assaults near her residence occurred. "Little things like that can chip away at your sense of security," Ayala said.
The South End, Wayne State University, MI
6 days ago by Shawn Wright
The cost of education at Wayne State for the fall semester was the hot topic during the Student Council's regular monthly meeting.
Tuition rates and how much they will increase was the main focus during an informal presentation given by Robert Kohrman, associate vice president of university budget.