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All media, including student reporters, who wish to obtain information from UConn administrators must now first go through university spokeswoman Karen Grava. The policy, implemented this semester, was developed by Vice President of Student Affairs John Saddlemire, Grava said. (1) comment
ResLife is considering reinstalling a $300 housing deposit fee for students who opt for student housing next academic year as a way of anticipating how many people will remain on campus, according to Director of Housing Services Pamela Schipani. The idea has not been approved yet but has been put in the parent newsletter in order to alert students and their parents to the possible change in policy. (0) comments
The university's Honors Program has changed its housing application process for Wilson Hall, formerly South A, to mirror the process used for the sophomore honors community currently housed in Brock Hall, according to program director Missy Korduner. ResLife asked the Honors Program to expand the two-year-old process used for students applying to Brock Hall to encompass Wilson Hall as well because the system was effective, Korduner said. (0) comments
Around midnight, looking up at the industrial off-white ceiling of the UConn field house where he works as a janitor, 56-year-old Anthony Marcel contemplated cowboys. "If I had to pick my favorite western stars," he said, "John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Audie Murphy - not the black comedian, a different person - oh, and that other guy, I forget his name. (0) comments
After 16 years of discussion, plans to build a compost facility at UConn are underway. Ten proposals for the facility have been submitted since 1992. The project wasn't considered seriously until 2005, when more than 400 students signed a petition to former President Philip E. (0) comments