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A bit of good news during times of economic crisis: the Francis Payne Bolton School of Nursing has received $3.7 million in federal stimulus grants, money to be divided among various research projects and scholarship programs that will benefit both the school and its students.
As we reported last week ("CWRU nominated for PETA's most vegetarian-friendly college contest"), Case Western Reserve University was one of PETA's 32 initial nominees for a competition which is supposed to select United States colleges and universities with the most extensive and well-prepared vegetarian options.
This past weekend, the regionally-ranked Spartans secured a winning season with a UAA conference win against Carnegie Mellon. With the 1-0 win, the Spartans improved to 9-5-2 overall and 3-2 in the conference. Carnegie Mellon opened up the first half with an aggressive attack, taking four shots in the first thirteen minutes of play.
For the past 22 months, Ohio politicians have been attempting to balance the state's 2010-2011 fiscal year budget. In that time, everything from the severe nationwide recession to traditional partisan fighting have upset any precarious balances achieved. Though the issue has faded from the public spotlight since the June 30 budget deadline, state officials have been working to resolve what seems to be a never-ending task - balancing a state budget in the current economy.
"Please note that this is not at all an attack on anyone here," said RHA representative Grace Bell at the beginning of last Monday's Student Executive Council (SEC) meeting.
There is a difference between simply dancing for pleasure and being a dancer. Becoming a dancer not only involves love of the art, but discipline, much physical exertion, and passion. In time, however, all the hard work and sweat collect to emerge as visual stories and expressions of emotion.