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Unprecedented move: Upperclassmen get off-campus permission mid-year
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Unprecedented move: Upperclassmen get off-campus permission mid-year

For the first time since Associate Dean of Women Rebekah Dell can remember, upperclassmen have been allowed to move off campus for the spring semester.  Due to the addition of 19 students this semester, as well as the perpetual need for more quarantine space, the college granted permission to all 12 junior and senior women...

Swinehart discovers new fossilized species
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Swinehart discovers new fossilized species

After multiple decades of work and research, Professor of Biology Anthony Swinehart has discovered a new species of hickory tree, the carya pipecreekensis. Along with this discovery comes proof for a significant spatio-temporal range extension of Ginkgophyta (a division of gymnosperms that includes the maidenhair tree and its extinct relatives) in North America.  The discovery...

In Brief: Second annual Curate conference on Saturday
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In Brief: Second annual Curate conference on Saturday

After its debut last year, the Curate women’s conference is back — with many improvements and personalizations to make it the best one yet. The second annual Curate women’s conference will take place Saturday, Jan. 30 in the Searle Center.  This year’s conference features five breakout sessions that each focus on different aspects of female...