More than a year has passed since the historic inauguration of the United Statesí 44th president, Barack Obama. On Wednesday, the President delivered his first eagerly anticipated State of the Union Address to Congress. Expectations were high for this annual speech and most people were …
February 5, 2010
Visiting professor shares history of Northeast India
Rakhal Purkayastha, Visiting Fulbright Scholar Professor of History, presented a history of Northeast India to the campus community on Tuesday. Considered to be one of the most politically divided areas of South Asia, Purkayastha kept students, faculty, and staff eager to learn more about a …
Visiting archaeologist enlightens campus
This past Monday, the Collegeís archaeology department hosted a visit and presentation by archeologist Michael L. Galaty of Millsaps College, Jackson, Miss., who described to students his research with the Shala tribe in Albania, entitled the Shala Valley Project.
LOCAL
Ken Bogucki to lead wine tasting at Inn Master Sommelier Ken Bogucki will lead a series of wine tastings starting tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. at the Wooster Inn and running each Saturday until Feb. 27.† The tasting will feature different wines from around the world, …
NATIONAL
E-coli contaminates beef in Chicago area West Missouri Beef LLC, of Rockville, Mo., has issued a recall of 14,000 pounds of fresh boneless beef on the belief that the product has been contaminated with E.coli bacteria.† The product was produced from Oct. 26 to Jan. …
INTERNATIONAL
Obama to meet Dalai Lama despite tensions President Barack Obama has confirmed plans to meet with the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama.† Chinese officials denounced the plans, warning such a meeting would increase deep tensions between itself and the United States.† President Hu …