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Welcome back students!Last week Northwestern students participated in the annual ritual that is moving day. After settling in, applying for WildCARDs, establishing bank accounts and choosing meal plans, new students got acquainted with campus and the Chicago area by taking in New Student Week activities. |
Welcoming a top-flight freshman classApproximately 1,945 freshman students, along with 134 transfer students, began their academic careers at Northwestern on the first day of classes yesterday, according to a preliminary count of students. All-freshmen residence halls debutFor the first time in decades, Northwestern freshmen are living in all-freshmen residence halls. Initiative doubles smart classroomsThe Central Administration has approved recommendations by the Classroom Committee to enhance Registrar-assigned classrooms in Evanston with a guaranteed base level of technology services, including high-speed network connections and laptop-based projection services. Annual parking permits on saleAnnual parking permits for the 2003-04 academic year are on sale now. House Speaker will talk at Law SchoolHouse Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) will speak at 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29, in Lincoln Hall at the School of Law. Ryan Field shuttle now in serviceThe transportation office at University Services has announced that the Ryan Field Shuttle is now in service. Obituary: Richard A. SchwarzloseA memorial service for Richard A. Schwarzlose, professor of journalism, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 28) in Alice Millar Chapel. IT news‘Flatt Out’ celebrates Emmy-winning choreographerThe life and work of renowned choreographer Ernie Flatt, a four-time Emmy Award-winning choreographer who had a 40-year career in film, television and on stage, will be celebrated during “Flatt Out!” |
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Faculty honorsKaren J. Alter, Edward Gibson and L. Catherine Brinson Methane may have caused extinctionWhat caused the worst mass extinction in Earth’s history 251 million years ago? An asteroid or comet colliding with Earth? A greenhouse effect? Volcanic eruptions in Siberia? Or an entirely different culprit? NewsfeedJames Speta, associate professor of law, discusses the legalities of downloading music from the Internet QuotableThomas F. Geraghty, Micaela di Leonardo and Ara Parseghian |
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Students enjoy variety in housingAccording to the undergraduate housing office, approximately 4,250 undergraduate students live in the University’s residence halls; another 900 students have chosen to live in fraternity or sorority houses. The remaining approximately 2,700 undergraduates commute or live off campus. |
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On the job
BenefitsHelping staff and faculty to strive for a healthy balance between work and personal commitments is the main focus of the Fall 2003 Work/Life Educational Series that began Wednesday (Sept. 24) and continue through Jan. 22.
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