2008 Woodie Awards
Although many students face the difficulty of paying back loans, acquiring loans in the first place is now becoming a pressing issue. As a result, the US Department of Education is getting involved to make loans easier to secure by purchasing Federal Family Education Loan Program Loans (FFELP).
Frederick W. Clark Jr. will resign as chairman of the state's Board of Higher Education effective Dec. 6 - only 15 months after being appointed by Gov. Deval L. Patrick. Senior vice president of Mirrione Realty Corp., real estate development firm located in Easton, Mass.
There will be a memorial in the Campus Center tonight for the Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg and his wife, Rivka, who were killed in the recent attacks on Mumbai. Holtzberg, 29 and, Rivka, 28, were killed when terrorists attacked the Chabad movment's headquarters in Mumbai last week, according The Guardian.
After their recent third-place finish in the National College Paintball Association (NCPA) tournament in Maryland, the University of Massachusetts Paintball Club is continuing to project itself - along with the game of paintball - as legitimate. With 15 members on the current roster, the group is as strong as ever, placing in the top four at two NCPA events this year.
The Giving Tree Take an ornament off the tree in the chapel at the Newman Center and fill a child's clothing request this holiday season. Mon Nov. 24 to Sun Dec. 14, 2008 Newman Center Chapel University Health Services Craft Fair Shop for beautiful handmade items at University Health Services' annual craft fair.