Amanda Crouse News Editor The U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 3 resulted in a Democratic majority in the Senate and the House of Representatives. While a shift in partisan dominance is not uncommon in midterm elections, this year’s races saw several notable firsts. First Muslim …
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College hires new dean of students
Amanda Crouse News Editor On Tuesday, Nov. 10, Provost Ashley Kistler sent an email to all students announcing Nathan Graves as the College’s new dean of students. Graves is the current associate dean of students and dean of first-year experience at Washington and Lee University. …
Ohio midterms: voters elect Sherrod Brown and approve Issue 3
Amanda Crouse News Editor Ohio voters approved Issue 3 during the midterm elections, meaning voter ID requirements will be added as an amendment to the state’s Constitution. The issue received 65.33% approval votes and 34.6% disapproval votes. Ohio has required photo ID for in-person and …
CEBID celebrates Native American heritage & first-generation students
Kaedyn Yonker Sports Editor In 1990, President George H.W. Bush approved a joint resolution designating November as National American Indians Heritage Month. Since then, resolutions have used different names like Native American Heritage Month or National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. But the …
Scot Council addresses student protest and next steps at General Assembly meeting
Amanda Crouse News Editor Attendance was high at Scot Council’s weekly General Assembly (GA) meeting on Monday, Oct. 26, as students gathered in the Alley to discuss the previous week’s protest and board of trustees meeting. After representatives from Scot Council’s ad hoc committees shared …
Death toll in Congo’s Ebola epidemic reaches 5,000
Amanda Crouse News Editor DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO –– On Oct. 31, the number of confirmed deaths from the most recent Ebola virus epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) surpassed 5,000, making it the deadliest epidemic on the country’s record. Since …