News topic: Events

SG starts new homecoming tradition SG starts new homecoming tradition
Homecoming 2008 marked the beginning of a tradition that will most likely stick around. Student Government hosted its first ever Bash at the Millennium Center. The event was open to the entire student… Read »

Event raises money for exhibition Event raises money for exhibition
On Nov. 7, The Cuba Project, the project for Professor Linda Howe’s entrepreneurship class, sponsored a night of Latin American cuisine, dancing and culture at the Millennium Art Gallery in efforts… Read »

Campus police warn students about recent robberies
On Oct. 27, a man, unassociated with the university was robbed after he got out of his car and began walking home on Brookwood Drive just off Polo Road. A university student was robbed the very next day,… Read »

Feminist discusses porn culture and sexism
On Oct. 30, the university sponsored “Sexism, Identity, and Intimacy in a Pornographic Culture” in Brendle Recital Hall. Gail Dines, a renowned feminist and professor of sociology and woman’s… Read »

Activists argue against sexualized culture Activists argue against sexualized culture
“We live in a rape culture,” Matthew Ezzell, a leader of the Stop Porn Culture Movement, said. “Within a rape culture, 100 percent of women live with the threat of rape everyday, and… Read »

‘Voices’ speaker highlights nature ‘Voices’ speaker highlights nature
Bruce Beehler, vice president of Conservation International and noted ornithologist, knows the feeling of discovering a new species firsthand. Conservation International, is a non-profit organization that,… Read »

Vandy professor discusses rhetoric Vandy professor discusses rhetoric
Vanessa Beasley, a professor of public address and presidential rhetoric at Vanderbilt University, discussed presidential rhetoric and its impact in elections in the first event of the university’s… Read »

Lecture focuses on mortgage crisis and its reverberations
Bank failure, stock market collapse, lost savings, uncertainty, government buy-outs, talk of an economic recession; at the heart of all these things is the collapse of the housing market. How and why?… Read »

Music historian evaluates ‘60s rock Music historian evaluates ‘60s rock
Barry Drake gave a multimedia presentation on ‘60s music on Oct. 21 in Pugh Auditorium. Student Union lectures chair sophomore Gabriella Almeida introduced Drake as a music lover, music lecturer… Read »

Nyanya Project holds fundraiser Nyanya Project holds fundraiser
The Nyanya Project, headed by journalism professor Mary Martin Niepold, held a fundraiser and awareness event Oct. 10 at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts campus. The project works to… Read »