By
Lory Mishra
On Thursday, October 29 and Friday, October 30, Union Board and the Campus and Conference Centers executed one of the most successful and well-attended events in the Bog. Fall Fest was a two-day event, with a dance party and costume contest on day one and Bottomless Bog on day two. This event marked the debut of IIT’s new Student Planning and Bog Coordinator, Chris Dayss. Mr. Dayss worked alongside Union Board’s VP of Bog Events, Hamza Obaid, to deliver a fantastic experience for all 250 students who attended Fall Fest ’09.
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By
Lory Mishra
In the 9 issues I have served as the Editor-in-Chief, I never felt so compelled to write you all a Letter from the Editor, as I do now. Something very strange is happening in the bookstore and it would mar my journalistic integrity if I didn’t tell you about it. A few days ago, I walked into our very own bookstore in the MTCC to purchase a few school supplies for some of my classes. Towards the end of my trip to the bookstore, I noticed some new additions: large, bright stuffed toys. The bookstore has had some quirky merchandise in the past but these stuffed toys definitely caught me off guard. Some of them were odd but cute, like the squarish “Bad Breath” or “Yeast” but there were three in particular which need public attention.
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By
Lory Mishra
We will no long have a Technology section in the paper. The current staff decided at our meeting last Sunday that most of the articles published under Technology can easily be classified as Arts and Entertainment articles
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By
Lory Mishra
At a meeting on Thursday, September 24 with IIT Greek leadership, Provost Cramb unveiled a new decision regarding alcohol consumption in Greek chapters. The decision bans the consumption of alcohol in all Greek fraternities and sororities, unless it is in a private room in the house. Fraternities and sororities that were previously dry altogether will remain so. In an interview with TechNews, Provost Cramb stated that this decision was made in response to an incident on campus that compromised student safety. He noted that he was unable to comment on the details of the aforementioned incident until those details were clear and substantiated.
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By
Lory Mishra
On Saturday August 29th, numerous students woke up early in the morning to restart an IIT tradition: Day of Service. Organized by the Service Learning staff at the Office of Student Life, these monthly events provide anywhere from 50 to 300 IIT affiliates (students, staff, faculty, alumni) and the Back to School Day of Service this past weekend began the programming for this upcoming academic year.
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