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Undergraduate Student Government Meeting Oct. 25

Courage To Stand

On Oct. 25, °µÍø½ûÇø's Undergraduate Student Government welcomed members of Hillel and Students for Justice in Palestine for both student groups to present their concerns about the Israel-Hamas war in a respectful environment.

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Doctoral student Pratyusha Ghanta won third place in the fall 2023 Three Minute Thesis competition

Doctoral Student’s Mission? Stopping Lung Cancer in Its Tracks 

Pratyusha Ghanta’s presentation "Stopping Lung Cancer in its Tracks" earned her third place in °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s fall 2023 Three Minute Thesis competition. 

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Cannabis spelled out and plant leaves

What Changes on Campus if Issue 2 Passes?

Todd Kamenash, associate dean of students for conduct and community engagement, weighs in about what might change at °µÍø½ûÇø if Issue 2, the Marijuana Legalization Initiative, is approved.  

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Detail of a Day of the Dead display in the Kent Student Center

IN A FLASH: El Día de los Muertos at °µÍø½ûÇø

A °µÍø½ûÇø student organization celebrated the Day of the Dead by assembling colorful, cultural displays around campus.

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Candy challenge

°µÍø½ûÇø's Favorite Halloween Candy

This Halloween, the °µÍø½ûÇø social media team wanted to answer the most important Halloween question: Which candy is the best?

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°µÍø½ûÇø Libraries hosted its annual Halloween Party on Oct. 27.

Halloween Fun at the Library

°µÍø½ûÇø Libraries hosted its annual Halloween Party on Oct. 27, with plenty of food, costumes, music and fun.

 

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Students shop at Spirit Halloween for last-minute costumes

The Spirit of ‘Halloweekend’ Is Last-Minute

Halloween is just around the corner, which means °µÍø½ûÇø students are on the hunt for the perfect Halloween costume. In what was once a discount store, the spirit of Halloween is alive and well. The pop-up store Spirit Halloween is here to help students get their nick-of-time broomsticks, fangs and more. 

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Carved Halloween pumpkins outside of Beall Hall

IN A FLASH: Spooky Season on Campus

Signs of the Halloween season can be found lurking all around campus. 

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Hannah Fender, °µÍø½ûÇø senior psychology major.

Addicted to Love of Research

Soon after her decision to major in psychology at °µÍø½ûÇø, someone had suggested to Hannah Fender that she should get involved in research as an undergraduate. So, she signed up to work in the research lab of Clare Stacey, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology, looking into how empathy changes over time in medical students. And that's when Fender was first bitten by the research bug. 

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Associate Vice President and Dean of Students Talea R. Drummer-Ferrell, Ph.D., talks to students at Warmup to Mental Health

Warming Up to Mental Health

Mental health can be a tough topic for students to discuss, but it shouldn’t be. °µÍø½ûÇø is working to make having those conversations a little easier. Taléa R. Drummer-Ferrell, Ph.D., and the CARES Center hosted their Warmup to Mental Health event on the first floor of the Kent Student Center.

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