by Shawn Doolen / CUSA Student Life Committee in News
It was 9:00 a.m. on Friday, October 13, when two members of the CUSA Student Life Committee met with David DeLisle, Director of Campus Safety and Security. The plan was to test the blue lights on campus, which allow someone in distress to contact the authorities, to ensure that they worked and were efficient.
by Siobhan O'Leary in News
Many students complain that the commuter lot always seems to be full when they are looking for a parking space. However, some of the cars belong not to commuting students, but to faculty members instead. According to Campus Safety and Security, each day there are about ten spaces taken by faculty members.
by Lindsay Hoffman in News
At the October 16 meeting of the Clarkson University Senate Association, the president of the CSEA Local 752 labor union spoke to the Senate and the Student Activities Fee was discussed in addition to other topics.
Ed Collins, the president of the CSEA Local 752 labor union that represents approximately 100 Clarkson maintenance workers, asked for CUSA's support in their struggle to obtain higher wages for its members.
by Press Release in News
As part of the thirteenth-annual World in Potsdam Diversity Festival, Potsdam Village Mayor Ron Tischler and the Board of Trustees recently unanimously declared Monday, October 30, 2006, CommUNITY Day as a way for Clarkson University, SUNY Potsdam, and the Village of Potsdam to promote diversity and multiculturalism for the educational and economic development of the community.
by Peter Kadushin and Paul H.B. Shin / New York Daily News (MCT) in News
About a dozen more pieces of human remains-including a bone more than a foot long-were unearthed near Ground Zero Saturday after a new search for September 11 victims kicked into high gear.
A crew working with forensic experts also found wallets, shoes, and cash at previously unsearched manholes, a member of the team told the New York Daily News.
by in News
10/11/06 9:30 a.m. Petit Larceny Complainant reports that person(s) unknown, without authorization and sometime overnight, took the American flag from the flagpole outside the Air Force ROTC office on Main Street. The Potsdam Police were advised. Case Open.
by Lisa M. Krieger / San Jose Mercury News (MCT) in News
Like a roll of the dice or a sip of bourbon, the glow of the computer screen has an irresistible and dangerous allure to many people, according to a new nationwide study by Stanford University.
A random survey of 2,500 adults-the first-ever attempt to quantify "internet addiction" in the general population-found that between six and fourteen percent of computer users said they spent too many bleary-eyed hours checking e-mail, making blog entries or visiting websites or chat rooms, sometimes neglecting work, school, families, food and sleep.
by Helen Kennedy / New York Daily News (MCT) in News
Senator Hillary Clinton and Republican opponent John Spencer debated for the first time Friday night-but nearly half the questions were about her possible presidential future instead of their Senate race.
"Obviously, people are talking about whether I will or should be running for President, and I'm flattered by that," Clinton said when asked why she would not pledge to fill out her term if reelected.
by Press Release in News
Clarkson University faculty members were recently inducted into the school's "Million Dollar Club" and "Multi-Million Dollar Club" for the significant amounts of external funding that their research has garnered.
At an October 13 reception, the University president, provost, faculty and staff honored Bayard & Virginia Clarkson Biology Chair Edward Moczydlowski and Egon Matijevic Chair Sergiy Minko for their induction into the Million Dollar Club, and Robert A.
