College Headlines

The GOP gets torched

Torch, Roosevelt University, IL

2 days ago by Alex Hernandez

Sr. University Reporter Annika Kolasa is at the Republican National Convention.

Football Recruiting: Wood, Stockton highlight impressive 2009 early commitments

The Observer, University of Notre Dame, IN

8 hours ago by Lorenzo Reyes

How Notre Dame was able to have a 3-9 record last season and still retain arguably the top recruiting class in the nation has boggled the minds of many across the nation. If anything, it is a testament to the effort and skill that head coach Charlie Weis and the rest of the Irish coaching staff has to bring in top talent.

A class by class guide to a Notre Dame football weekend

The Observer, University of Notre Dame, IN

4 hours ago by Bob Kessler

After impatiently waiting for the past nine months, and avoiding excuses for that abomination of a season, it's morning again at Notre Dame. Our football team is back in action this weekend, and campus is morphing to account for it. Trash cans are being put everywhere, food stand equipment is being laid across campus, temporary fences are being erected and alums have started arriving on campus.

Dillon Hall cancels annual pep rally

The Observer, University of Notre Dame, IN

3 days ago by Madeline Buckley

Dillon Hall Rector Fr. Paul Doyle shocked residents Sunday when he announced the residence hall's pep rally, held every year before the first home football game of the season, was cancelled.

The pep rally, a series of skits mocking aspects of Notre Dame life, has been a Dillon Hall tradition since the late 1970s, lead pep rally scriptwriter Ryan O'Connor said.

ROW now a go

Torch, Roosevelt University, IL

6 days ago by Kristen Strobbe

Chicago- Students set to live in the Roosevelt on Washington (ROW) dormitories began move-ins yesterday after a week of temporary housing in the Herman Crown Center (HCC).

CCPA students, new international students and annual contract students scheduled to move in August 23, received emails on August 20 stating that due to a lack of Certificate of Occupancy from the City of Chicago, ROW would not be ready on the planned early move-in date.

Print it: President Obama

Chicago Flame, University of Illinois, IL

3 days ago by Larry Stevens

Barack Obama makes me proud to be an American. He is intelligent, articulate, hard-working and dedicated to his goals. He came from nowhere to reach the greatest somewheres in this country. His wife is brilliant and his children are adorable. (Did you see them on the first night of the convention?) He inspires millions and millions of Americans while McCain's supporters are, if not bored then unenthused by the prospect of a McCain Presidency.

The Christian vote

Chicago Flame, University of Illinois, IL

3 days ago by Whitney Paige Green

The Barna Research Group recently conducted a poll to find American Christians' preferences for the upcoming presidential election. In total, 19 Christian sects were examined, and only one group preferred McCain.

It is interesting to find that Catholics seem to be leaning toward the Obama camp, despite misgivings regarding his opinions about abortion.

The religious minority vote

Chicago Flame, University of Illinois, IL

3 days ago by Amanda Wowk

In previous elections, ethnic groups have been viewed as key elements of a candidate's campaign. In 2004, Latinos were seen as an important demographic to reach. The debate surrounding immigration reform made both John Kerry and President George Bush attempt to "win" the Latino vote.

Athletes Return to Competition After Year Filled with Controversy

The Cougar Chronicle, Chicago State University, IL

3 days ago by Tiffany Grant

Dozens of returning and newly recruited CSU student athletes will suit up in the coming weeks to compete in any one of the university's several Division I sports for men and women, a process that comes on the heels of a season last year that was filled with discontent on the part of some athletes, financial difficulties, scandal and highly publicized firings.