2008 Woodie Awards
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Nature at the CORE
Program gives students opportunity to experience outdoors.
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Tired of sitting around the apartment playing Guitar Hero and watching reruns of America's Next Top Model? Then let the Clemson University Outdoor Recreation and Education Program (CORE) hike, kayak and climb its way into your schedule. CORE offers educational outdoor trips to places all over the Southeast and, with four to 10 trips planned each semester, there are opportunities for everyone.
Senate says no to proposal
Tuition cap deemed unnecessary.
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On Feb. 18, Clemson's Undergraduate Student Senate passed a resolution concluding that the students of Clemson do not support a Higher Education Price Index (HEPI) cap on higher education as part of the proposed budget by Governor Mark Sanford. Commensurate to the resolution, which was authored by Senator Abby Daniel, tuition caps at Clemson have the potential to "greatly hinder the quality of education… as well as the value of a Clemson degree.
Spring Break 2008: Service
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes Destination: New Orleans, La. With a team of nearly 390 students, Clemson's Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) plans to make an impact on the city of New Orleans. The group, which will be volunteering in the city itself as well as in the surrounding areas of Chalmette, Arabi and Gretna, will help continue the rebuilding process after Hurricane Katrina hit in August of 2005.
CU-ICAR meets with faculty
Suspicions rise, researchers give answers.
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Last Saturday officials of Clemson University's International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) hosted an open forum for the members of Clemson's faculty. The meeting, held in the Strom Thurmond Institute, had hopes of easing the growing tensions between the automotive research facility and Clemson's faculty.
ONE returns to aid needy
Events will showcase advocacy.
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One billion people live on less than a dollar a day, and the United States government sets the poverty line for an independent adult at more than $25 dollars a day. This means some Americans who are officially in poverty are still about thirty times better off than one-fifth of the people on earth.
Weekly World Update
National Report ? The city of Las Vegas shut down the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada on March 29 after state health officials determined that six patients had contracted Hepatitis C due to unsafe practices including the reuse of syringes and vials by clinic staff.
High-tech feed
Scientists use nanotechnology to improve quality of life.
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Clemson researchers are developing "intelligent chicken feed" that could revolutionize the large South Carolina poultry industry. Jeremy Tzeng, professor of microbiology, and colleagues Fred Stutzenberger, Robert Latour Jr. and Ya-Ping Sun have built nanoparticles that serve as non-antibiotic treatments for microbial infections.
:30 Seconds With
Terrence Oglesby: Three-Point Shooting Phenom
Melissa Whitson: What is your favorite part of being on the Clemson varsity basketball team? Terrence Oglesby: Playing on the road is fun; getting to play at Duke, North Carolina and Maryland - that is a lot of fun. My favorite thing about the team, though, is that it's like a family.
ROTC upholds tradition
Cadets to participate in ceremony and parade on Bowman Field.
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With the combined hard work and dedicated efforts of Clemson University's Army (AROTC) and Air Force ROTC (AFROTC) units, the University's rich military history will be honored at next week's annual Joint Awards Ceremony and Pass in Review. The event, to be held on Wednesday, March 12, will feature the nearly 88 AFROTC cadets and 150 AROTC cadets who have been preparing for the event since the beginning of the year.
Combating the flu
Students work together to stay healthy.
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Redfern Health Center's packed waiting room during this year's flu season is a testament to a college's role as a breeding ground for germs. In light of this, Clemson University undergraduate students are participating in a creative inquiry course this semester to research what effect the influenza epidemic has on Clemson campus and students.
Tiger Briefs
On March 5 Elections Director Shelvis Ponds named Callie Boyd the new President of the Undergraduate Student Body. "Im excited about the opportunity to serve students and work dilligently to ensure that they have a loud voice in regard to what goes on at the University," said Boyd.
