2008 Woodie Awards
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Imagine the beautiful city of Rome and all of its attractions: the Colosseum, the Romano Forum, the Pantheon and the Vatican. Now, imagine enrolling in a semester abroad program and living in Rome for a semester. To some, the experiences of participating in a semester abroad, are priceless and with careful planning, anyone can travel the world.
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM), and this 31-day month is a short period for national recognition of such an important cause. Breast cancer is a disease that affects far too many of our mothers, sisters, daughters and friends, and in the month of October we have our chance to show our support for those suffering, recovering and celebrating their victory over this disease.
There have always been bad combinations in life, such as electricity and water and drinking and driving. Now one can add alcohol and energy drinks to that list. Recently, the "Reno Gazette Journal" did some studies on not only the physical harms, but the marketing harms of these drinks to consumers, who are mostly young people.
are the higher stress levels. Much of what a person thinks of to be stressful is what takes place and is created in the mind. People perceive certain things to be more stressful than they actually are, hence the reason most students find themselves cramming for exams.
On Oct. 8 and Oct. 9 in 1871, the Great Chicago Fire burned roughly an area of four miles long and three-fourths of a mile wide. It destroyed roughly 34 blocks of Chicago, and out of the 300,000 residents of Chicago at the time, roughly 90,000 were left homeless.
Before leaving for college, first-year students all over the country make a checklist to ensure comfort and safety while away from home. They make sure they have their extra-long twin sheets, shower shoes and microwave, but did the meningitis vaccine make it on the list? Meningococcal disease is a potentially life-threatening bacterial infection that can lead to meningococcal meningitis, an inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, or meningococcal septicemia, an infection of the blood.
This month is not all about costumes and Halloween candy; it is also about brushing, flossing and dental hygiene. October is National Dental Hygiene Month, sponsored by the American Dental Hygienists' Association. This month-long observation is devoted to stressing the importance of oral hygiene.
In 1898 the United States of America paid the Spanish government $20 million for control of Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. In 1899, a violent three-year war ensued between American and Filipino forces that resulted in almost 8,000 American casualties and an estimated 1.
Can I kiss you? This is the question that Mike Dormitrz urged students to ask their partners at his powerful presentation on Oct. 3, which tackled the issues of dating, intimacy and sexual assault. Dormitrz, one of the leading experts on healthy dating, consent, date rape and sexual assault awareness, met with WCU students and began by asking all those in attendance if most people ask, 'May I kiss you?' before making their first move when on a date.
Culture without Borders. It sounds like a beautiful thing, and it is. The International Festival at West Chester University was held last week on campus. Culture without Borders is the slogan for the event that was held at the E.O. Bull Center and the Philips Autograph Library.
Phi Sigma Sigma sorority's annual overnight rock-a-thon in front of Chris's Pizza to support The National Kidney Foundation began Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 12 p.m. While students may have expected to see a band or two, they got something else. Phi Sigma Sigma rocks, not with microphones, but in rocking chairs.
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