Front Page
2 February 2007
Volume 119, Issue 11
Warning:
campus food can kill you... and rats
Many students complain about the quality of food served in the cafeteria at Monmouth College, but the food may be worse than you think. Associate professor James Bovinet from the department of political economy and commerce recently had his Principles of Marketing class of fall 2006 perform a study on the food in the cafeteria. The goal of the class was to create a presentation given to key Monmouth College faculty, including President Mauri Ditzler, regarding the quality of the food served at the college. What the students found in researching this project might be considered shocking to many students: many of the food items in the cafeteria contain hazardous chemical additives. Read More...
Professor
turns dissertation on Brazil into book
Monmouth College assistant professor of history Amy Caldwell de Farias has recently published her first book, “Mergulho no Letes.” The full title of this book translates into English as “Immersion in the River Lethes: A Politico-Historical Reinterpretation of the Confederation of Equator.” This book is a revision of her doctoral thesis, and it will make you regret having neglected your Portuguese language tapes for all of these years. Read More...
What I learned this week
Are we at our best when we are busy or when we are stable? It’s a simple question, but I just can’t seem to find an answer. Maybe it’s different for everyone, but it seems to me like there are expectations on all of us. Expectations from our parents, our friends, our professors, our advisers and our bosses that we are trying to live up to. I remember a professor telling me that this was the four years when I could dive into literature and study and learn the most incredible things. Read More...
