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Adele Ressler becomes graduate planner

“Every 9.5 minutes, another American contracts HIV, the virus that causes AIDS,” Tracy Matisak of WHYY’s Radio Times said in a broadcast on July 28. As the program continued, she shared the statistics of people infected with HIV/AIDS in Philadelphia. It is five times the national average and 1.5 times greater than New York City.

Drs. Betsy Morgan and Van Weigel have teamed together this upcoming Spring semester to create a student-led class. The class, INST480D or “Reading Seminar,” will be offered on Wednesday nights in the Gryphon Café, and the students pick the books covered. In 1991, Drs. Morgan and Weigel, along with coworker Peter Genco, began to develop

During his address to India’s parliament on Nov. 8, United States President Barack Obama formally endorsed India’s petition for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. The endorsement, which came at the end of President Obama’s three day visit to India, is the latest effort by the U.S. to strengthen its political ties

The National Mall in Washing DC was already packed with blankets and people as the sun was rising over the Capitol Building on Oct. 30. Some had slept out all night, but at 6 a.m., the ones who hadn’t were arriving in droves. The hazy sky illuminated cleverly designed signs bearing phrases such as “Things

A film about the heroes by a hero

To most American students, corporal punishment in schools is a thing of the past. Parents or grandparents may have experienced it, but it is not something that garners much media attention these days. However, corporal punishment is still prevalent in many countries, including India. Over the summer, a young Indian boy named Rouvanjit Rawla hanged

Where men (and women) wear skirts

What started out as a simple desire to incorporate the love of running with a mission to help ultimately developed into a dedicated group of runners who share a common purpose: to Run 4 Kenya. The story begins with Eastern  alum Michael Wilson who, during his sophomore year at the university, thought up the club

Face in the Crowd Lucas Mitsch charms campus with bagpipes