On Tuesday, September 20 the Media Studies Association hosted a fundraiser for the victims of the tragedies in the Gulf Coast. "Giving From The Heart: The Hurricane Katrina Relief Telethon" took place from 10 am to 1 pm in the main Academic Building.
The Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts was packed for the first installment of a lecture series scheduled for the 2005-2006 school year. All 800 seats were filled and about 20 students stood against the walls. Mike Domitrz spoke for the first of six Student Affairs lectures to be held this school year.
A new school year could mean new trends for campus drinking statistics. The class of 2009 surprised members of Residential Life this year by not overdoing the party scene. This year, freshmen did not live up to the expectations of wild parties and out of control drinking.
"Big things are happening." The English Club, in its fourth year of existence, is beginning to tap into the creative spirit here at SHU. Also known as "The Literati," the English club was founded three years ago by senior Chris Crutchfield (Somers). "I started it with Sabine Auguste," said Crutchfield, "to provide an intellectual medium for English majors and like-minded individuals to co-exist.
Last semester, senior Diana Muniz wrote an article for The Spectrum which targeted a topic that many students are concerned with. She had noticed a new trend where students, mostly female, were wearing bracelets that supported a website that aided people lose weight.
Toga parties, frat houses, and all out debauchery are the stereotyped images of Greek Life. Forget all that with Sacred Heart, as the fall rush is a relatively small event. Some students don't even realize that during the fall semester of each academic year that there is in fact a Greek rush process.
Having a mall one exit away from campus isn't necessarily the greatest thing for the check card users here. Unless they keep track of their checkbook it could be costing them more money than the shopping trips themselves. "I used to keep track of my checking account by my ATM receipts, turns out that's not a reliable way," said Mark Maleri, sophomore, Seymour.
Colleges and universities across America have created academic integrity policies to curb cheating and plagiarism. Although these policies exist and the consequences of both are well known, students are still taking risks. If a student typed "paper on ethics" into an Internet search engine, the top yielded results are sites directing students to fast, easy, and downloadable papers about ethics.