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Members of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø community are looking most forward to...
With the holiday season approaching, members of the campus community are most looking forward to spending time with family and friends, according to this week's poll. More than half (56 percent of respondents) are anticipating family time, while others are excited for winter break overall (7 percen...
The history behind Halloween at Home
When it comes to Halloween at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, community members know their history. Every person who responded to this week's trivia question on Halloween at Home's former name and location got the correct answer. Before Halloween at Home was brought to campus in 2009, it was called Halloween at the Farm and...
The two markers on campus that are rumored to be burial sites (but are not) are...
...the Mary Chisholm Painter Arch on the north side of Euclid Avenue, between Mather House and the Church of the Covenant, and the low stone marker located on the southeast corner of Euclid Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The Mary Chisholm Painter Arch served as a main entrance from Eu...
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø community members' most-anticipated homecoming event is...
The Passion Pit concert. More than half (61.5 percent of respondents) said of all the weekend’s activities, this is the event they are most excited for, followed by last night's Blue Block Party 2.0 (23 percent) and the homecoming parade (7.7 percent). Be sure not to miss any of this weekend’s even...
Trivia result: Three Nobel Prize winners have residence halls named after them; find out who
Fifteen ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø alumni and former faculty members have earned the illustrious Nobel Prize over the years. Albert Michelson (1907) John J.R. Macleod (1923) Frederick C. Robbins (1954) Polycarp Kusch (1955) Donald A. Glaser (1960) Earl W. Sutherland Jr. (1971) Paul Berg...
Start of a new school year, reuniting with old friends
It's likely no surprise: When asked what people are looking forward to most with the start of the school year, it's being reunited with old—or making brand-new—friends. More than half (55 percent) of respondents said that's the No. 1 thing they're excited about this year, followed by starting new cl...
From fun to functional, here are the classes ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students are looking forward to most
Classes begin Aug. 26, and already students have their sights set on what they’ll be learning in the classroom. On Monday, we asked what classes people are looking forward to most. Answers varied from the fun ("Puzzled," a SAGES seminar) to serious ("Dynamics of Biological Systems"). Others include...
Photo Gallery: Play Me, I'm Yours at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
Play Me, I’m Yours—an interactive, musical public art installation inspired by British artist Luke Jerram—kicked off July 18 as 21 pianos were on display for all to play. During the event, students from The Music Settlement performed, and then all attendees were invited to take a seat and play their...
Trivia answer: The camp held during the summer for rising sophomores was…
Camp Case. According to The Little Blue Book, the camp was a rustic outpost where engineering students lived in tents and learned surveying, identification of trees and other skills. Camp Case provided a close-knit environment that provided opportunities for students to receive mentoring from facult...
Poll results: ºÚÁϳԹÏ꿉۪s favorite way to spend Independence Day was…
How did you spend your Fourth of July? If you’re like most of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø community, you simply took it easy. On Monday, we checked in to find out what your favorite way to celebrate Independence Day was, and 50 percent of respondents said relaxing with family and friends.Th...