2008 Woodie Awards
Editor's Note: All data is accurate as of 10:30 p.m. EST, Monday. More than 30 people are dead and at least 15 are injured after the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history occurred at Virgina Technical Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Va., yesterday morning.
At approximately 9:30 a.m. in a televised press conference Tuesday, Virginia Tech Police identified the gunman who killed 30 people before taking his own life in Norris Hall yesterday. During the conference, University Police Chief Wendell Flinchum identified the shooter as 23-year-old Cho Seung-hui, a senior English major at Tech.
While thousands of students gathered outside Virginia Tech's Drillfield for a candlelit vigil last night, more than 500 university community members attended a vigil in Newark, despite cold winds, on the North Green in honor of the tragic massacre that occurred Monday.
Victim held at gunpoint A 19-year-old male was held at gun point Thursday at approximately 10:25 p.m. while walking on the sidewalk of Marrows and Wyoming Road, LeMin said. Two suspects pulled up to the victim in a black Oldsmobile and the passenger demanded the victim hand over his property.
After over-indulging with two chicken parmesan sandwiches, cheese fries, two slices of pizza and finally washing it down with a glass or two of Cherry Coke at the nearest dining hall, most students try to avoid the freshman 15 with daily trips to the gym. Walking by the Harrington Gym windows, students become quickly discouraged as they see others waiting impatiently in line for the treadmills and elliptical machines.
It's the fairy tale wedding couples and young children dream of - following in Disney characters' footsteps and marrying the love of their lives. This dream, which was once only available to heterosexual couples, can now come true for everyone. Same-sex couples are allowed to use Disney's Fairy Tale Wedding program to plan commitment ceremonies at Disney Parks and Resorts, the company announced April 5.
Christine Appleyard-Smith has always been involved in her local Episcopalian ministry in one way or another. In fact, the senior cannot fathom life without her faith. Appleyard-Smith left her footprint on the church at an early age. She regularly attended religious services as a child, singing in the choir and exploring Episcopalian life through weekly Bible study.
Imagine being hunched over a racing bike, your legs burning from the constant cycling, sweat running down your forehead into your eyes, the sun blazing. Though you have just hit mile 15, you still have 60 more miles to go before you hit your destination. That is what senior John Visconi will be doing this summer, all for a good cause.
Something new is coming to Main Street. Something sweet. Something sassy. Something a little naughty. For weeks campus has been abuzz with rumors of a strip club arriving on Main Street due to the mysterious, large words written on the pink paper covering the storefront windows of an establishment soon to open between Margherita's Pizza and Cluck-U Chicken.
Caffé Gelato is scheduled to expand this coming fall after a renovation of the property that is currently Bert's Compact Discs. Bert Ottaviano, president of Bert's Music, said the move will take place in mid to late spring of this year. Two weeks ago, a sign outside Bert's proclaimed, "Yes, we're moving.
The university has toyed with the idea of adding a medical school or law school in the past and, with a new administration under way, it is possible the schools will be considered again. Sheldon Pollack, director of the Legal Studies Program, said there was an initiative to begin a law school and medical school during the presidency of Edward Arthur Trabant, the university's 24th president.
New York City has begun to explore the possibility of expanding its present HIV prevention strategy to include male circumcision, a spokeswoman for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said. The decision to begin the exploration came in the wake of a March 28 statement by the World Health Organization, which endorsed male circumcision as "an additional important intervention to reduce the risk of heterosexually-acquired HIV infection in men.
Online stalking is so easy nowadays. A simple Facebook search will yield a name, bio and phone number within seconds. It is one-stop shopping at its finest and the now generation has come to expect it. Senior finance major Dan Klueger has tapped into this instant gratification demand with the creation of UHappen.
UDSIS has been in place since the end of last summer, but students still cannot access their progress reports and experience difficulty accessing advising services, thus making some students wonder whether UDSIS is really an improvement from SIS+. Junior Nick DelCampo said he has encountered problems using UDSIS.
Tyler Goralski fills his 10-year-old dog, Suede's, food bowl with caution. "I'm becoming concerned as more and more foods gets recalled because it could all of a sudden be one of the foods that I feed my dog," he said. This fear is not uncommon today after Menu Foods, manufacturers of wet and dry pet food, pulled more than 100 brands off of store shelves.
Pizza is a comfort food. Main Street offers a plethora of restaurants that feed college students' hunger for a hot slice. After a long night of partying, many students crave pizza, but may try to avoid it because of its reputation for being a fatty food. New research, however, is trying to discover ways to make this staple college food healthier.
Living in a house with a dirt floor, no furniture and no indoor plumbing, cooking on an open flame outdoors and lacking the funds for education are some of the obstacles that the families of the Acholi tribe in southern Uganda must face on a daily basis. However, many fortunate members of the Acholi tribe have recently received help through the program Project Have Hope.
Fantasy Football. March Madness. Competition is everywhere. College students have an innate drive to win and partake in contests among peers. The popular student Web site CollegeHumor.com recognizes users' desire to contend through its "America's Hottest College Girl 2007" competition.
The university won the Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education in late March, due in part to the ever-expanding study abroad programs. The Institute of International Education presents the Heiskell Awards each year to high schools and universities, which display excellence in their international curriculum.
Kirk Kerkorian, a billionaire investor, recently placed a bid to purchase the national Chrysler Corporation. Meanwhile, the Newark DaimlerChrysler plant is offering new incentive packages for employees leaving within the next few months. Michelle Tinson, Chrysler spokeswoman for labor and manufacturing, said the company is satisfied with the current acceptance rates of the buyout packages.
High-pitched screaming and booty-shaking filled the stage as women from different sororities belted out renditions of songs ranging from Sisqo's "The Thong Song" to Gwen Stefani's "Holla Back Girl." Sigma Alpha Epsilon hosted "SAE What Karaoke?" at Mitchell Hall April 11 as part of Paddy Murphy, the annual week-long competition among sororities that raises money for charity.
