News
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...
Visiting
chemist offered full-time position
The Monmouth College chemistry department is reconstructing. After two professors left on short notice last year, Peter Gebauer, chair of the chemistry department, was forced to look for replacements. After deciding to settle with a one-year contract for the candidates, he set out looking. Read More...
Prospective students audition for fine arts scholarships
Monmouth College students who walk near any of the arts buildings on
campus this Saturday, Feb. 3 are sure to hear the sounds of high school
students putting their best artistic foot forward and auditioning for
arts scholarships.
Forty-three high school seniors who have expressed an interest in
participating or majoring in... Read More...
Will
Marshall Hall be renovated?
The past decade has been a period of change for the Monmouth College campus. Bowers Hall, the Huff Center and North Hall are a few of the most recent additions to campus.
With plans of a new 140,000-square-foot academic building to house sciences, mathematics and business in the works... Read More...
‘Dr.
Nick’ welcomed to Monmouth College
The Monmouth College Classics department added a new member to their faculty team for the 2007 spring semester, as it recently hired Nick Dobson as a visiting lecturer.
Dobson said he learned about the open position when he met current Monmouth College Classics professor Tom Sienkewicz at a meeting. Read More...
The
Wackerle Corner:
Manage your stress when job searching
Feeling stressed? You’re not the only one, because this time of year tends to cause stress to many college students, especially those involved in a job or internship search. Read More...
Deserving prospectives visit campus
Almost any college student can tell you that coming to school to get that higher education degree can cost a pretty penny. Fortunately for each new batch of accepted students every semester, Monmouth College has offered a helping hand to a few exceptional individuals with its yearly merit days’ monetary allotment and campus visitation. Read More...
