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  Senate Notebook is a new addition to the news section. The goal is to keep students informed about decisions Student Senate is making and the student concerns brought up during meetings. Senate meets Wednesdays at 9 p.m. in Founders Hall 65 (Hoover Room). Guests are welcome to join. Upcoming Events promoted by Student Senate [...]

  Women lined the walls, filled the chairs and the floor of Myer’s Lounge to hear a faith-based perspective on sexuality from Christian sex therapist Sarah Young on Jan. 26. Young was invited by Ali Walls, resident director of Fox and Whittier, after the resident directors wanted to host a talk for students on sexuality [...]

  The name “Bod Pod” sounds almost extraterrestrial. And the looks of it don’t suggest much else, either. What looks like a “miniature space ship,” as one student described, is actually the newest technology for measuring body composition. This new tool was purchased through a joint effort on the part of the Natural Science Department [...]

  As a university that prides itself in academics, our exercise science program should try to educate its students in the most up-to-date technology for the field. When Assistant Professor of Exercise Science Steve Wirick first mentioned the Bod Pod last spring in Human Fitness Assessment, I honestly had no idea that it existed or [...]

  Contraband is most definitely a Mark Wahlberg movie. Like many modern action-hero movies, Wahlberg’s main character, Chris Farraday, is unrealistically amazing at everything. He is an ex-smuggler — one of the best — who is trying to become a family man for his two sons and wife, played by Kate Beckinsale. However, his young [...]

Senior art major Amanda Gaumer is preparing for an art show. All proceeds from the show are going to this year’s service learning trip to Costa Rica. Gaumer specializes in functional pottery but also does more decorative pieces. “I have a ceramic cowboy boot,” Gaumer said. “That’s one of the pieces in the show.” The [...]

  With five games left in the regular season, the Pioneers already have more wins than they did all of last year during a tumultuous 8-22 season. First year head coach Jason Mishler talks about how the Pioneers have improved, their expectations and about getting better each and every day.   Tina Oprean is a staff writer for [...]

  PEDIGREE: This week’s Pioneer Focus belongs to freshman Breaststroke/IM swimmer Chase Hooley for his record-breaking results this season in the pool. One of the top men’s Pioneer swimmers, Hooley has set or been a part of setting three of the eight men’s records in the last few meets at Wooster and Ashland. At Ashland, [...]

  Student Senate approved senior early childhood education major Katie Bush as the new senate vice president for the spring 2012 semester on Jan. 18. The appointment comes after former Vice President Samson Toe resigned during a senate retreat over winter break. Toe said that the time constraints were too much for him to handle [...]

  Aside from this weekend’s snowstorm, there hasn’t been much cold weather this winter. And while that may make it more comfortable for students as they walk to and from classes, it also means they haven’t been able to take advantage of the newly constructed ice skating rink located on the campus tennis courts. According [...]