The Canadian Education Program, which operates on Medaille’s Amherst campus, has experienced a decline in enrollment this fall that was 15% greater than the college anticipated. According to Dr. Richard Jurasek, President of Medaille, this is not a reflection of the program itself, but of economic conditions in the United States and in Canada.
This year the members of the Student Government Association went to Washington D.C. for the national American Student Government Association conference. The trip was intended to teach them about the process of governing a college, as well as allow them to converse with the governments of other schools.
Voter turnout is on the rise, but still low
Students Government Association elections were held in October 2009. Two hundred and thirty students cast their vote, leaving roughly 10,500 students who did not. The newly elected upper-class senators for the fall of 2009 are two sophomore communications majors and Perspective staff members, Katie Vanderwerken and Shelby Little.
Multicultural Association recognizes National Coming Out Day
Medaille’s recognition of National Coming Out Day was fueled by student support, and of course, sweet T-shirts. Iaen Nylund, Graduate Assistant of the Center of Multicultural Education and Diversity, planned the event as a way to give voice and show support to those in the LGBT community who may not feel represented on campus.
New laws present even more consequences for students who text message while driving
Some say its multitasking. They want to save time, so why not send a few texts while driving? It turns out the seconds that you may be saving aren’t always worth it. It wasn’t worth it for an unlucky Medaille sophomore, who found that texting while driving only turned into one big expense.
Ed Brown, a senior communications major, believes he has Nomophobia, the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. The condition also involves experiencing anxiety when a mobile phone is lost, out of battery, or out of reach. An employee at Best Buy Mobile, Brown says that without his phone, he feels like he’s “going to have a mild heart attack.
Daniel Blum, a Humanities professor at Medaille College, believes technology has a trend of being misused by our society and has made decisions to not let his life become run by technology and its effects. Blum has five kids that range in age from 2-8 years of age.
It all started at Palmyra Macedon Middle School, when two young boys joined the lacrosse team in sixth grade and became best friends. Fast-forward through four years of high school and another four at Medaille College and Dave Bennett and Ben Dlugosh are both living in England playing and coaching lacrosse.
At several points throughout each year, a new brigade of budding Canadian teaching students cross the Niagara River into Buffalo looking for a graduate school. For many years now, Medaille’s Canadian Education Program has been the program of choice for a large portion of these students.
The College and the environment benefit from new initiatives
The race is on to become the greenest of the green, but what does that mean for Medaille? Medaille’s Green Committee is now doing its best to ensure the highest quality of living for students while reducing its energy usage. The Green Committee has a five year plan set in place for the school, which states that it will reduce energy usage by 18% each year.
Medaille reacts to implementation of Tufts University policy regarding sex
You’re a college student; you’re going to have sex, right? You’ll just toss a hat or sock on the door knob as a sign to roommates saying, “Do Not Disturb”? Although sexually active college students may be a given, resident students at Tufts University near Boston might have to find a new hot spot to spend the night.
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