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...Monique Rinere was brought to campus in February, she was charged with the task of overhauling freshman advising in time to train new student advisors on May 15. This Monday, the Peer Advising Fellows (PAF) Program met its deadline. With a surprising 480 applications to sort through on a tight schedule, this was a considerable accomplishment, but the process used for selecting PAFs belied the success. Its methods—particularly the solicitation of recommendations from undergraduates on the Student Advisory Board (SAB)—sparked controversy and left more than a few students confused and frustrated.The administration...
...illegal immigrants or to create a program of millions of guest workers who would in turn be put on a path to citizenship. No one accuses House leaders of acting out of racism, but some say they are responding to constituents who are. The House leadership is in a tight spot - they need to show some progress on the issue to placate angry anti-immigrant forces in the country. But the President and Senate want guest workers and a path to citizenship as part of any deal...
...Media and the American Mind.” “The internet has become a primary marketplace for romantic relationships, and Facebook is as good as any personal site for finding a romantic interest,” Kaufman said. But increasingly, it seems, students are choosing to be tight-lipped about their love lives. “There was an early Facebook euphoria,” Kaufman said. “There is now a withdrawal as students realize that employers and deans look at this.” And Facebook users have an added incentive to remain discrete...
Homebuilders are eager to start reconstruction--some 200,000 homes in New Orleans alone need to be rebuilt--but supplies may be tight as the city is an import hub for cement and other building materials. Plywood will probably cost more for a while; after Hurricane Andrew, the price shot from...
...Solerno, Eliot Kitchen Manager has closed off several routes of mouse entry into the kitchen,” Packer wrote in the Jan. 31 report. “He has also put perishable food including bread into mouse-tight containers...