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News Week of April 30 - Year-end edition
Defining
'Hurst's
Catholic
identity
Blue light
emergency
system goes
'green'
'Hurst
readies for
Spring Fest
Week of April 23
Mercyhurst increases
sustainability on campus
College appoints new head of
admissions T-shirts stolen from Garvey Park Decorated T-shirts representing violence directly and indirectly experienced by members of Mercyhurst College were stolen from Garvey Park this past weekend.
Cigarette causes fire in Wayne 300 Students should watch where they toss their butts. Cigarette butts, that is. A small fire engulfed a plastic cable cover outside Wayne 300 Monday morning.
Week of April 16 Privacy breach on Mercyhurst Web site reveals student GPAs, award nominations The prize for seniors getting nominated for one of Mercyhurst College's four top awards was to get their academic information posted on the Internet.
Students learn to lead others, not follow The Leadership Certification Program (LCP) gives Mercyhurst College undergraduate students the opportunity to develop their personal and professional leadership potential while learning specific skills.
Mercyhurst College prides its reputation as an international college. Every year, more and more international students travel hundreds, sometimes thousands of miles to study at the small, private institution.
'Hurst students help stop
hate
Student government fills
positions
Week of April 9 Mercyhurst gets 'direct' with lending Mercyhurst College will launch a program next year that will make sure students aren’t left a-loan. Mercyhurst is currently making the transition to the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (FDL), which will take full effect beginning in the 2008-09 academic year.
Mercyhurst tuition crosses $30,000 mark Students will need to delve deeper into their pockets to pay for next year’s tuition. A hike of 6 percent will bump the current main campus resident price tag of $29,691 to $31,482.
Students bring UNICEF to 'Hurst The United Nation’s Children’s Fund, or UNICEF, has made its way onto the Mercyhurst College campus with the help of several ambitious students.
Week of April 2 Sen. Hillary Clinton talks on economy, education during rally at Mercyhurst Students had the chance to write themselves into Mercyhurst College’s history books this week.
Bishop will not attend graduation in protest over Clinton's campus visit Erie Catholic Bishop Donald Trautman will not attend Mercyhurst College’s graduation ceremony this year in protest over Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s visit to campus on April 1.
School looks at political policies Roughly a week after Mercyhurst College President Dr. Thomas Gamble stated that he will look into a policy regarding the presence of political candidates on campus, the college announced it would be the venue for Sen. Hillary Clinton for her “Solutions for the Pennsylvania Economy” address Tuesday evening.
'Hurst students help crack methamphetamine case Two Mercyhurst College intelligence studies student interns received praise from the Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett after helping the Bureau of Narcotics Investigation and Drug Control dismantle a massive methamphetamine case.
Week of March 26 Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) will make a stop at Mercyhurst Tuesday evening in the college's athletic center.
Police look for suspects in series of assaults Mercyhurst College Police and Safety is currently investigating a series of assaults that first started March 16.
Students encouraged to fill 'Empty Bowls' Mercyhurst College’s Social Work and Art Education departments invite those willing to pick up the spoon to join in the fight against hunger on Sunday, April 6, at the third annual Empty Bowls Meal and Auction event at the Masonic Temple, 32 West 8 Street.
Former 'Apprentice' star to speak at 'Hurst If you’re a fan of the television show "The Apprentice," then Bill Rancic is no stranger to you. Rancic will make his appearance at Mercyhurst College on Thursday, March 27, at 8:30 p.m. in Walker Recital Hall.
Excellence award nominations begin The Teaching Excellence Award is given each year to a professor for being inspirational, compelling or simply excellent. The Office of Academic Affairs is asking students to give their "opinion and nominate the faculty member who [they] feel has had a transformative effect on his or her students," says the award Web site.
Week of March 19 Experts say no foolproof way to pick a shooter No one could have predicted that on Feb. 14, 2008, 27-year-old Steven Kazmierczak would walk onto the Northern Illinois University campus and shoot dead five students. Media have said Kazmierczak forgot to take his medication. Other reports say Kazmierczak just snapped. For world-renowned criminal profiler Brent Turvey, it’s too early to tell the motive behind Kazmierczak’s killings.
Week of March 12 President announces $32M expansion More buildings, more faculty and more students is the drive behind Mercyhurst College’s new $32 million expansion plan. It will also mean more debt. Dr. Thomas Gamble, the college’s president, announced Monday the school’s strategic initiative for the next five years.
3-part safety series: Arming police & safety School has no plans to arm officers Former Northern Illinois University graduate student Steven Kazmierczak shot dead five students in less than two minutes on Feb. 14 in the university’s Cole Hall. It took campus police under 30 seconds to respond. If an incident such as a shooter were to occur on the Mercyhurst College campus, the school’s police and safety officers would have nothing to protect themselves with since they do not carry firearms, said Rodger Gregorich, Mercyhurst’s police and safety director.
Coach Carter dunks inspiration on students As the inspiration behind the 2005 film, "Coach Carter," famed high school basketball coach Ken Carter brought his message of accountability, integrity, teamwork and leadership to Mercyhurst College on Monday night.
Summer session courses sizzle for students It is hard to imagine now, but summer is not far away. Sunshine and warm weather are on their way and for some students, summer classes are right around the corner. Students can begin registering for summer session courses on April 1.This summer the school will offer new course options and will bring back past benefits of previous summer sessions.
Week of March 5 ResLife chiefs: College prepared for emergencies Three-part series explores safety concerns at Mercyhurst College Mercyhurst College students have no need to worry about campus safety say Gerry Tobin and Laura Zirkle, the college’s vice president and assistant vice president for student life. The two residence life chiefs said Mercyhurst has an emergency plan ready for any disaster that could occur on campus, such as that which struck Northern Illinois University on Feb. 14 when former graduate student Steven P. Kazmierczak shot 22 people, killing five, and then fatally shot himself.
MSG votes to decrease executive scholarships Mercyhurst College Student Government voted Monday to decrease executive board member stipends, while increasing the overall total line item amount. The vote comes after MSG opted to add the MSG event coordinator and the public relations coordinator positions to the executive board.
Fashion for 'Hurst, books for Erie students The runway is lighting Saturday, March 15 at 1 p.m. in the Mercy Heritage Hall for a premiere fashion show, hosted by Kappa Delta Pi to help support local students in their quest for success.
Week of Feb. 11 ROTC cadets prepare for Airborne slots The Mercyhurst Cadets of the Gannon ROTC Battalion conducted training for their first “Airborne Week” of the 2007-08 school year. In preparation for Airborne school, the Mercyhurst Cadets are competing against each other to obtain Airborne slots for the 3-week school held in Fort Benning, Ga.
Week of Feb. 4 REC unsettled by maintenance concern Students in the Mercyhurst College REC smelled more than just body odor Tuesday afternoon. Director of the Mercyhurst Athletic Center Tom Herman said he smelled natural gas in the REC and called maintenance around 3:45 p.m.
Police investigate assault on senior Erie police are currently investigating the assault of a Mercyhurst College senior that occurred Saturday night in the 700 block of East 38th Street.
Student will see a change in the Mercyhurst College Student Government, as the body voted to slash the number of representatives on the government and increase the number of executive board positions.
'Hurst's first literacy fair inspires children Children of Erie’s inner city had the opportunity to escape into a world of books last week in the Mercyhurst College Carolyn Hermann Student Union.
New lounges planned for apartment buildings Mercyhurst Student Government voted to approve a proposal to create new lounges in select apartment buildings on Briggs and Lewis Avenue.
Maintenance works to fix leaky ceilings in Wayne Senior Jess Kocent is afraid her living room ceiling is about to fall. Pots line her floor and catch falling water that leaks from corroded wood. And an outline the size of three-by-six plywood shows watermarks along a ceiling that could soon give in.
Week of Jan. 28 MSG votes in new SAC programmer despite opposition In a 24-8 vote with three abstentions, the Mercyhurst College Student Government voted senior Marty Wallenhorst into the position of Student Activities Council programmer. The vote, however, comes amid some controversy from the MSG body.
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