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Hofstra University's Student Government Association recently passed a resolution to terminate the use of their vans, a move that is seriously hindering the initiative of campus clubs and organizations.
In an effort to increase security on and around campus, Public Safety has announced its plan to build a new Public Safety Post on the corner of Lawrence St. and Fulton Ave., located across from a couple of the popular off-campus bars. The new post will provide University students with easy access to Public Safety Officers in the event of an emergency.
Josh Hillard and Dakota McCormick are first-years with a first-year opportunity. From now until Spring 2015, they will each be paying a rate of $17,800 for eight semesters of tuition fees. And that number will never rise or fall.
A non-student was banned from campus on Oct. 7 after he refused to stop at the main gate on Hempstead Turnpike.
In the past few weeks, SGA has lost six members from its Senate. One of the most prominent departures has been that of sophomore Gary Duff, former Ethics and Conduct Chair. His departure leaves a new hole in President David Zuniga's cabinet, just a week after another position, the Club Relations Chair, was filled.
It is sadly a usual sight to see graduate students outside their dorm building surrounded by the flashing lights of public safety vehicles. But do not be so quick to point the finger at a faulty fire alarm system.
Kicking off this year's, "Great Writers, Great Readings," series on Wednesday, John Edgar Wideman read and answered questions in the Axinn Library.
Wideman is a professor at Brown University and has won a multitude of awards for his works of fiction and non-fiction including the PEN/Faulkner Award and the O. Henry Award.
Hofstra Concerts planned on holding a fundraiser titled "Dance for Music Fest" on October 15th, 2011 from 8PM-11PM at Hofstra USA, but it has now been canceled. The fundraiser would have been the first of a series held throughout the year to raise money for the annual festival.
The plot thickened this week in the race for the Republican presidential candidate when New Jersey governor Chris Christie announced that he would not run for president.
Starting this fall, a new major and minor is being offered at the University in the field of criminology.
A colorful display of cultural diversity commenced last Wednesday as students, alumni, faculty and guests met for the opening reception of this year's LGBTQ History Month.
This Academic year, the tuition at Hofstra University has increased while the budget for SGA is expected to decrease. The SGA budget is not determined by tuition. Hence, when Hofstra students pay more to attend the University, it does not mean that they are paying more for student activities.
Two students reported to Public Safety that on Sept. 28 they observed two males attempting to steal a car on Colonial Square Drive. When the two males saw the two students they fled. Public Safety responded, and one male was apprehended on Oak Street and the second male was apprehended off of campus by NCPD. The two males were arrested.
With Thanksgiving break fast approaching, many University students who purchase plane tickets, bus reservations or even set aside gas money will find themselves reevaluating travel plans because of the University's academic schedule this year.
This semester will mark a first, as SGA's Internal Revenue Control Board will turn its eye on the student government's own finances.
The Chronicle has learned from a source close to the negotiations that WRHU FM and the New York Islanders have reached a verbal agreement to make the Hofstra radio station the exclusive radio home of the Islanders for 2011-12.
This fall marks the first time that a school in New York State will offer a Masters of Business Administration degree in Strategic Business through a primarily online setting. Hofstra's Online MBA Program is a two-year, 48-credit program that is designed to allow business professionals to continue to work without having to quit their day job.
Hofstra University's radio station, WRHU, is most definitely one to look out for! Along with WRHU's long list of awards, including a first place Mark of Excellence Award for "Best All Around Radio Newscast" from the Society of Professional Journalists and the 2011 MTV Woodie Award for a Top 25 College Radio Station, WRHU has most recently secured the Princeton Review's fifth spot in the national competition for Best College Radio Station.
Club Relations Committee reminded senators that Tuesday, Sept. 27 is the first of three Club Congresses this semester. Club Congress will be held in the Student Center Theater.
The School of Law celebrated its 40th anniversary last year, and after forty-one years The School has now been given a name. In honor of Hofstra graduate and Board of Trustees chair emeritus Maurice A. Deane, the school will now be known as The Maurice A. Deane School of Law.
