In schools’ efforts to end gay bullying, some see agenda
HELENA, Mont. — Alarmed by evidence that gay and lesbian students are common victims of schoolyard bullies, many school districts are bolstering their anti-harassment rules with early lessons in tolerance, explaining that some children have “two moms” or will grow up to love members of the same sex.
2010-2011 IFC Executive Board election results announced
A new Interfraternity Council (IFC) executive board was elected last Wednesday, Nov. 3. Gordon W. Wintrob ’12, a member of Phi Sigma Kappa, will be the new president. The new board will assume their positions at the next Presidents’ Council on Wednesday, Nov. 17.
Corrections
Friday’s article about the Underclassmen Giving Campaign incorrectly stated that the Public Service Center spearheads the campaign. Though the campaign supports the Public Service Center, it is actually spearheaded by the Alumni Association. Also, in one instance, the article incorrectly referred to the Underclassmen Giving Campaign as the Undergraduate Giving Campaign.
Xerox CEO Ursula M. Burns to speak at Commencement
Ursula M. Burns, chairman and chief executive officer of Xerox Corporation, has been named the keynote speaker for the 145th Commencement on Friday, Jun. 3. This year’s speaker announcement comes at its earliest in more than 30 years. Commencement weekend will mark the conclusion of MIT’s 150-day celebration marking its 150th anniversary.
Police arrest suspected robber
Police have arrested one of the two male suspects believed to be responsible for the recent string of street robberies in Cambridge. He was spotted by detectives from Brookline and Cambridge police departments in Medford on Wednesday morning.
HDAG releases new dining plan fact sheets
The House Dining Advisory Group (HDAG) has released new fact sheets this past week explaining the pricing, hours, and choices of the new dining plan, which is planned to begin next academic year 2010-2011. HDAG also released a fact sheet on “student engagement and transparency” and the logistics of the Request for Proposal process.
After 10 years, Clay bows out
Chancellor Philip L. Clay Ph.D. ’75 will be stepping down from his role as Chancellor, President Susan Hockfield announced on Wednesday in an e-mail to the MIT community. Clay, a professor in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, has been the Chancellor since 2001. He plans to go on a one-year sabbatical, and then resume his professorship.
Corrections
Tuesday’s article about Leah Flynn, the new assistant dean and director for Student Leadership and Engagement Programs, incorrectly stated that Flynn is looking to hire someone to serve as assistant director of the FSILG office. Flynn is actually hiring to fill the position of the assistant director of Student Activities, which was previously held by Paul Spangle.
Undergrads raise thousands for PSC
Last week you might have noticed an exceptionally high level of noise and number of people milling about Lobby 10. You might have also noticed the red pins popping up on friends’ bags and shirts. These were the telltale signs of the Underclassmen Giving Campaign (UGC), a fundraising campaign spearheaded by the Public Service Center. The campaign was held as a competition between the freshman, sophomore, and junior classes to raise the most funds to support the PSC.
GOP gains House control as voters reject Dems’ agenda
Republicans captured control of the House of Representatives on Tuesday and expanded their voice in the Senate, riding a powerful wave of voter discontent as they dealt a setback to President Barack Obama two years after his triumphal victory.
For hopefuls, being Victoria’s Secret model is a dream
This is how an angel earns her wings. First, she is born, in someplace like Belarus or Florianopolis, the spot in southern Brazil where an awful lot of folks with German names fetched up over the centuries, or, well, Saskatchewan.
Restoring sanity, with a chuckle
They were the nicest 200,000 people I had ever met. If you weren’t in Washington at the Rally to Restore Sanity and or Fear on Saturday, you probably saw pictures of the funny signs and the interviews with the random people.
The Politics Survey
College students, especially those in Cambridge, have a reputation for being left of center. Our results bore that out. Overall, 48 percent of MIT students thought the Democratic Party best reflected their views, whereas only 9 percent said the same of the Republicans. The Libertarian party put up a good fight, matching Republicans at 9 percent. A meager 2 percent identified with the Tea Party movement.
Flynn welcomes student opinions New UA and ASA adviser sees year of ‘listening and learning’ ahead
Leah Flynn, the new Assistant Dean and Director for Student Leadership and Engagement Programs, began work last week, planning for a year of “listening and learning.”
Where are all the political student groups on campus?
Where are MIT’s Campus Republicans and Campus Democrats? Two well-known groups are missing from MIT’s tremendous array of campus organizations, political or otherwise — College Democrats and College Republicans. Both organizations founded chapters in the late 1990s, but in only a little over a decade later, both are defunct. The website for MIT College Democrats carries a copyright of 2004, and the listed co-presidents of the club graduated in 2007. MIT College Republicans’ website has suffered a similar fate, last updated in February 2003.