By
Linda Goldstein
The IIT Campus Sustainability Forum on Water Solutions was this past Friday from 12-1:20. The room wasn’t packed, but part of that was that some IIT students have class until 12:40. The featured speakers were Scott Beslow, an IIT graduate student in Environmental Engineering, and Dr. Tim Loftus, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. According to the slides presented, upcoming Campus Sustainability Forums include Dec. 2: Commitment Status, January: Climate Action, February: Sustainable Food, March: Sustainable Energy, and April 22nd: Earth Day and Action Plans. The MC also congratulated IIT’s new student group, Gangreen, on existing and expressed hope that they would make the most of an event called Recyclemania.
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By
Christina Noonan
Ever heard the term sausagefest? If not, I’m sure a website like urbandictionary.com can give you an accurate description. The fraternity Phi Kappa Sigma (more commonly known as the Skulls), took the term literally on Saturday, creating an event full of… nothing short of a bunch of sausages!
From noon to 3pm this past Saturday, everyone was invited to stop by for hot dogs, hot links, polish sausages, italian sausages and bratwurst. They requested a dollar donation per dog to support the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. Along with some great food, there was live bands the entire time, including those from other fraternities. While I was there, I saw Clay Houser and Erik Harpstead from Delta Tau Delta fraternity playing for everyone at the event.
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By
Zach Hench
Think of two meeting rooms at the McCormick Convention Center at the Hyatt
Regency merged together to make one big open space with round tables, good food, and over eighty entrepreneurs, scientists, businessmen, and professors. Think of dim lights, tart salsa, and plenty of ideas. If you’ve got that picture in your head, you have a snapshot of the Kern Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy (KIEA) reception that took place at this year’s Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization National Conference.
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By
Christina Noonan
So flu season has hit and the start of winter is not far off. How are we supposed to fight the onslaught of raging viruses and keep up with our schoolwork? Here are some easy tips to stay your best.
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By
Deepa Narayanaswamy
People always seem to want to predict exactly when the end of the world is near. There have been so many false dates set, you’d think people would learn from history. Back in 1988, an author wrote a book claiming that Jesus would Come Back in 1988. Unfortunately,when 1988 passed without Christ’s return, he changed his words to Jesus Will Come Back in 1989! Some people simply can’t resist the temptation of setting dates. So far, almost 200 dates have been set for the world end but all the date setters have proven hopelessly wrong.
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