For anyone who has ever sat through a college graduation ceremony, one of the questions they find themselves pondering is, “What are those funny looking flag things in the procession?” That flag thing is, in fact, a gonfalon. While most see the gonfalon at ceremonies like commencements or in Plymouth’s […]
Month: May 2007
The summer job vs. the internship
Summer is fast approaching and many students will be returning home or traveling elsewhere to find a job. For a college student, there is often the question of internship or summer bill-paying job? An internship may advance a student’s future career, but offer little or no pay, making the financing […]
Jared Barrow’s memorial: a farewell to a friend
Amidst the warmth and sunshine was a crowd of sunglasses and somber faces during the memorial of Jared Barrows on Tuesday, May 8. The service was held on the Alumni Green for a group of approximately 300 students, faculty and family members. Barrows was a devoted student, pursuing a B.A. […]
What’s your weekly forecast?
Taurus (April 20-May 20) You will sparkle on your birthday like a stylish celebrity on the red carpet. Don’t rush it, because this will be your best celebration yet. Enjoy every second but remember your manners. Gemini (May 21-June 21) To go to the bar or to not go to […]
First Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest was a doggone great success
At noon on the beautiful Saturday of Spring Fling weekend, over 200 onlookers, including the PSU President Sara Jayne Steen, gathered to witness the first annual Spring Fling hot dog eating competition, organized by Bad Dawgs. The 19 contestants faced off to see who could eat the most hot dogs, […]
There’s a doctorate in the house!
The Plymouth State University faculty accepted a proposal to add its first ever Doctoral program to its educational curriculum. The proposal for the Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) degree, which went before the PSU Faculty meeting Wednesday, May 2, is being established to help build upon the University’s commitment to the […]
Hustle to your TV to see the latest guilty pleasure
The Springer Hustle, a reality television show based on the behind-the-scenes goings on at The Jerry Springer Show, has recently joined VH-1’s line up of “celeb-reality” shows on Sunday night. The show premiered on April 15 and now airs at 11 P.M. following Celebrity Fit Club and Flavor of Love […]
It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it – watch your semantics
What you mean and what you say can sometimes be entirely different. We got to see a perfect example of semantics undermining a well-intentioned, well-executed event this week. “Enough is Enough… Real Students Don’t Fight” was a tremendous effort by the PSU administration and the student body to get things […]
Student praises are well deserved
To The Editor: Two weeks ago, I wrote a letter to the editor complimenting two positive decisions that affected two different universities across the country. Today I am writing to compliment two students here at Plymouth State who have allowed themselves to have less personal glory in order to allow […]
Free speech concerns addressed
To The Editor: Free speech is something that colleges and universities everywhere claim to encourage for their students. We have a Critical Thinking class here that is designed to encourage and expand the ability of students to think and speak for themselves, and I am sure that other campuses have […]