News
9 February 2007
Volume 119, Issue 12
Cold
weather, propped door led to disaster in dorm
At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 5th, several residents and resident assistants received a nasty surprise. One of the steam heaters in The North Hall ruptured, causing a combination of high pressured water and steam to fill one of the foyers in the residence hall.
The water quickly moved throughout the building, flooding several residential rooms, the hallway and the kitchen in the basement. Read More...
Misunderstanding at ZBT leads to physical altercation
The large hole in the wall at the fraternity complex is one of the many reminders witnesses will have of a violent altercation which took place at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Saturday night, Feb. 3. This altercation, precipitated by what a source called a “misinterpretation as hostility,” directly involved two Monmouth College students and an out-of-town friend of another student, as well as indirectly involving several other Monmouth College students. Read More...
Search for new vice president for college advancement is underway
With Perry White’s announcement in October of 2006 that he was relinquishing the vice president of college advancement position in order to return to his former post in the music department, there has been a significant vacancy in the college’s administrative staff. As a result, Monmouth College began its search for a replacement late in November, with screenings and interviews of candidates beginning in the middle of January. Read More...
Application decried: time to embrace reality
There are certain things in life that are…well, certain: Technology is a wonderful thing; bureaucracy is not. For many of us, college graduation will be the biggest moment in our lives. For students that are unaware, let me raise an important issue: If you are a senior planning on graduating this May and you haven’t turned in your application for degree yet, you have until... Read More...
Scots
donate blood for good cause
Walking around campus yesterday, you may have noticed a sign announcing the blood drive that was taking place in the lower level of Stockdale. Read More...
Other
campus happenings this week:
Survey
measures student involvement to assist with program improvement
With a myriad of co-curricular activities at Monmouth College, it is hard to find someone who does not participate in something outside of the classroom. It is not surprising, then, that in 2006, Monmouth had one of the higher levels of... Read More...
The
Wackerle Corner:
Learning to get the best negotiation
We negotiate everyday. Karen Cates, lecturer in the political economy and commerce department, teaches BUSI 315, a negotiations class where students are encouraged to do just that: practice the application of negotiation tactics in everyday life. Read More...
