There are only two reasons you should see "Secret Window." The first is Johnny, and the second is Depp.
Add one former president, one local plumber and a fistful of hackneyed presidential entourage jokes.
After months of voter registration drives and political rallies sponsored by the College Republicans, University Democrats and Student Council, several student political leaders weighed in yesterday on the results of their efforts to mobilize students to vote. The USA Today reported that in the last midterm election in 1998, Census data show, only 21 percent of eligible voters, ages 18-24, voted vs.
Concerned that their organizations' memberships are too homogeneous, some student leaders are making a push to diversify their ranks. Although overt discrimination largely has vanished at the University, some students said they believe their groups need to work to create a more inviting atmosphere for minorities. Black Student Alliance President Tyler Scriven said he felt that the burden of recruiting minority members into an organization fell both on the groups themselves and the minority students. "It's a two-way street," Scriven said.
Despite the continuing budget crisis, the Harrison Awards, grants to students interested in conducting undergraduate research, will still be available this year. According to Nicole Hurd, director of the Center for Undergraduate Excellence, funding for the Harrison Awards was never in jeopardy because University officials saw the award as a priority. University President John T.
Student Council voted on Tuesday to form the Studio Collaborative Committee and provide it with $10,000 to design and build projects for the University. The ad hoc committee originally tried to establish itself as a Contracted Independent Organization.
On Oct. 23, History Prof. Julian Bond will join the ranks of Rosa Parks, Colin Powell and Coretta Scott King as this year's recipient of the National Civil Rights Museum's Freedom Award. Bond played an integral role in the 1960s civil rights movement, leading sit-ins, working with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and helping to form the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. The two groups organized peaceful rallies and protests to further civil rights causes. Gwen Harmon, the public relations spokeswoman for the museum, describes Bond as "a living legend." Bond "took injustice and met it head on.
Now in its second year of existence, the American Studies major, despite the overall budget crunch, has gotten off to a successful beginning. "It's going really well.
