News topic: Campus life

Eviction controversy continues Eviction controversy continues
The controversial eviction of faculty and staff from the apartments on Allen Easley Drive will be delayed until June 2009 for most residents, the university told them March 3. Three of the 10 buildings,… Read »

Wake ‘N Shake raises money, awareness Wake ‘N Shake raises money, awareness
The third annual Wake ‘N Shake dance marathon benefiting the Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund took place March 1 in Reynolds Gym. Students stayed on their feet for 12 hours straight, from noon to midnight,… Read »

MMR, chicken pox, flu, hepatitis…HPV? MMR, chicken pox, flu, hepatitis…HPV?
Every few years we reach a milestone age. These are not Sweet 16 or the oh-so-important 21, but the ages when we require yet another immunization. When we’re babies it’s for the mumps, rubella,… Read »

New 3 to 4 Ounces in the works New 3 to 4 Ounces in the works
Three to Four Ounces, one of the university’s only student literary publications, has recently been revamped after 14 years of steady production. The publication is released one time per semester;… Read »

College Dems host convention
The university hosted the first annual North Carolina Federation of College Democrats’ Convention Feb. 23. Almost 100 students and more than 20 candidates for local and national office were in attendance.… Read »

University goes green University goes green
The university’s pursuit of a greater degree of environmental sustainability is taking another step forward this semester: the greening of a wide range of cleaning products ranging from paper towels… Read »

Enrollment, faculty salaries to increase Enrollment, faculty salaries to increase
The proposed budget for the 2008-2009 school year, which will be examined by the Board of Trustees this April, assumes an 80-student increase in the incoming class size and a desire to bring faculty salaries… Read »

Is Campus Grounds Finished? Is Campus Grounds Finished?
Much of the university community may have thought that the controversy about bringing Starbucks to campus ended last year after students petitioned the university’s plans, expressing concerns about… Read »

Changes to Benson start soon
The Class of 2012 will never know Benson University Center’s food court quite like it exists today. Fall 2008 marks the beginning of phase one of the two phase Benson renovation plan. Construction… Read »

Deacon Boulevard expands
The university is currently in the planning stages for a long-term development of Deacon Boulevard, located off of University Parkway. It will be a multi-phase project that includes a series of retail… Read »