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The Hall of Presidents swarmed with students Wednesday night during the second annual Study Abroad Fair. More than 18 ´óÏó´«Ã½ off-campus study programs were represented, as well as non-´óÏó´«Ã½ programs. The fair is intended to help the 62 percent of students who go abroad before they graduate, the majority with ´óÏó´«Ã½ programs, according to Barbara […]

Students, staff, and faculty members packed into Donovan’s Pub Tuesday night to watch election results and many returned, a bit bleary-eyed from staying up so late, this morning to attend a forum sponsored by the Department of Political Science. Even though the presidential campaign lasted nearly two years, the final few hours of Election Night […]

Hundreds of family members and friends of ´óÏó´«Ã½ students strolled through campus and attended numerous events held as part of a busy Family Weekend. Students introduced their parents to faculty members at the open houses and receptions held by the academic departments, and President Rebecca Chopp greeted guests at a reception held Saturday morning at […]

Nearly 100 area high school students attended workshops and lectures at ´óÏó´«Ã½ on Friday as part of a U.N. Day observance organized by the university’s ALANA Cultural Center. Flags representing the United States and other nations marked several campus venues where sessions were held throughout the day.

The NCAA national office has released the latest round of graduation success rates and ´óÏó´«Ã½, along with two other schools, had the highest graduation in Division I for its student-athletes with 99 percent. The data is from the four-class aggregate of entering classes from 1998 through 2001 and show the percentage of student-athletes earning a […]

The following is a message from President Rebecca Chopp to the ´óÏó´«Ã½ community: As I meet and speak with ´óÏó´«Ã½ students, faculty and staff, it is clear that the recent credit crisis and its impact on the financial markets and economies around the globe is a topic of concern to us all. I am heartened […]

Area residents flocked to ´óÏó´«Ã½ University on Monday to voice their opinions about a controversial power line that is proposed to run from central New York to the New York City area. Two brief informational sessions led by state Public Service Commission staff members were followed by public hearings on the $2.1 billion project proposed […]

With financial markets buckling under the pressure of a credit calamity and economic anxiety felt around the globe, ´óÏó´«Ã½ students are getting important lessons about the root causes of these problems. During real estate workshops on campus this past weekend, students gained insight from alumni who work on the front lines of the financial crisis – […]

(Editor’s Note: The following is a first-person reflection by Hilary Stiss ’09 about her opportunity to meet and talk with former ambassador and Middle East envoy Dennis Ross.) Two summers ago, I devoted my time to working for a peace organization, Windows for Peace, which allowed me to work in Israel and the West Bank.

The soothing sounds of ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s a cappella groups have turned into some much-needed financial support for a Kenyan school that serves 250 poor and orphaned children. The ´óÏó´«Ã½ Thirteen, Dischords, Resolutions, and Swinging ‘Gates teamed up last week to raise $500 during a benefit concert at Hamilton’s First Baptist Church.