News
28 October 2005
Volume 118, Number 5
The
dawn of a new era
The inauguration of President Ditzler
At 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, administration, faculty, students and family and friends of Mauri Ditzler attended his Inaugural Ceremony as he formally assumed the responsibilities of becoming Monmouth College’s 13th President.
During the ceremony, David Bowers, ’60, chairman of the Board of Trustees, presented Ditzler with the presidential medallion engraved with the names of MC past presidents.
Bowers reminded Ditzler, and the audience, how this medallion is to remember the founders of the college, the dedication of the faculty and the students, which are the reason MC was founded.
The inauguration was themed “Civil Discourse – a Liberal Arts Tradition,” which is “a subject near and dear to Mauri’s heart,” said Bowers in his welcoming address. Read More...
Mentoring Week
Helping students see the “big picture”
This week marked the seventh anniversary of Monmouth College’s “Mentoring Week,” when students were able to meet with their advisors to discuss future plans beyond college.
The chair of “Mentoring Week,” Dr. Marjorie Bond, associate professor of mathematics and computer sciences, stated, “Mentoring Week is an opportunity for advisors and advisees to get together to talk about things other than registration; such as goals, life after MC, and internships.” Read More...
MC
junior wins prestigious award
Junior Latin and history major, Lisa Adams, received a very prestigious award on the weekend of Oct. 21.
The Carole Ann Award for college foreign language and teaching majors was represented to Adams at the Marriott Hickory Ridge Conference Center in Lisle, IL with the banquet beginning at 6 p.m. and the actual ceremony starting at 7 p.m.
Adams found out about this award from her advisor Tom Sienkewicz, Minnie Billings Capron Professor of Classics. Read More...
An
Irish Halloween
Folklores and Fairies
Irish Halloween Folklore
Halloween is filled with family and local superstitions of ghost stories, recounts of fairy activities and visits to the graveyard and haunted houses. These are all still popular activities that occur today.
Some of the families who live on farms around Ireland had a tradition of sprinkling Holy Water on their animals on Halloween night; in their homes, candles were lit for each deceased relative in the room where the death had occurred. Read More...
MC’s Greek Corner
Dancing and dating for the community
Greek organizations were founded on their service to others and this year the Greeks at Monmouth have been in full force.
The past few weeks the Greek Organizations have been showing just how much they care about the community by hosting numerous events benefiting local philanthropies.
On saturday, Oct. 8, the Alpha Xi Delta sorority held a Big Band Dance philanthropy event at the local chapter of the American Legion. Read More...
New name for Student Senate
Now called the Associated Students of MC
The Student Senate (S.S.) has always been an important organization at Monmouth College. For this reason, S.S. members felt it would be a good idea to give the organization a new and improved makeover.
This makeover included changing its name to The Associated Students of Monmouth College (A.S.M.C.)and updating their constitution. Read More...
Another
Knox defeat?
As the winners shed more blood
On Thursday, October 27, # MC students and faculty as well as Monmouth residents donated # units of blood during the 13th annual Blood Drop Challenge against Knox College. The blood drive was sponsored by MC’s Wellness Program. Read More...
El Día de los Muertos (Difuntos)
The Hispanic celebration the “Day of the Dead”
Los mexicanos tienen una manía de la muerte (death). Es una parte Constante de la vida. La muerte está en la literatura y el arte. Para los Mexicanos la muerte es completamente natural. El primero y el 2 de noviembre los mexicanos celebran la muerte. Read More...
Halloween Hoopla
If you are looking for some entertainment this Halloween weekend the best place to be is here on campus because the house of Sigma Phi Epsilon is hosting a haunted house and Grier Residence Hall will be hosting a costume party.
Senior C.O. Varnes, president of Sig Ep, explained their
fraternity will be hosting a haunted house on Friday, Oct. 28 beginning
at 7:30 p.m. and will run until people stop coming.
Read More...
MC Theater celebrates 80 years
Theater is an area where the Monmouth College student body is very active and this year it is celebrating its 80th year.
Bill Wallace, CATA professor, has been working in the theater department since 1979.
With this being his 26th year, he said, “Theater has been a part of Monmouth College for a long time and it’s been fun watching it grow.” Read More...
