By
Goldey Khanna
The first ever Undergraduate Research Day took place on February 4, allowing students the opportunity to give a poster presentation detailing the research they’ve conducted. Twelve students, representing the Armour College of Engineering, College of Science and Letters, and the Institute of Psychology, were at hand to present their research. Their audience included not only the graduate students who volunteered to serve as judges for the event, but also interested students who were passing by the MTCC Bridge.
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By
Ben Niu
One of the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays, Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Sunday, February 14. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first month in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th. This year, 2010, is called the Year of Tiger, one of the 12-year-cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
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By
Joe Kirsch
As the winter months begin to fade, there will be excitement in the air and it’s not just because of the warmer weather. Towards the end of March, IIT’s Mies van der Rohe Society will be holding their annual Ludwig Mies van der Rohe birthday party. However, this year is going to be a little different. Instead of just settling for a spiffy cocktail party, the festivities are extending throughout the week and more to commemorate the man who had a tremendous impact on our campus, Chicago, and Modern Architecture. The plan is to create more fun-filled activities around campus to bring students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends together and of course learn about Mies. The festivities will peak with the annual birthday party entitled ‘Riddle Mies This’, on Thursday, March 25th. So mark your calendars and keep your eyes open for these activities around campus:
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By
Abhishek Gundugurti
I am not going to start off by saying what President Barack Obama said during his State of the Union address. I am just going to “think out loud” about some of the things the speech involved.
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By
Jenny Beverage
“The wearing of the full veil is a challenge to our republic. This is unacceptable. We must condemn this excess,” a report in the French government recently stated. Even French President Sarkozy says that full body veils are “not welcome” in France. The proposed ban calls (as a start) for not allowing women with their faces covered to ride in public transportation, wear it in public buildings, or allow them to seek treatment in hospitals. Hospitals, of course, are a necessity to people’s lives. To not allow Muslims to use a hospital is pure discrimination. The French government wants to ban the veil for numerous supposed reasons, even beyond their imposed secularism that should never stretch this far.
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