2008 Woodie Awards
Board of Trustees Set to Review Cooperative Program; Fate of Relations with Mount St. Vincent Uncertain
Manhattan College and the College of Mount St. Vincent are prepared to review their cooperative academic program this fall, citing concerns over purpose and efficiency. The news may be the death knell of a program in existence since 1964.
On September 21, the Boards of Trustees of Manhattan College and the Mount will meet and examine the case.…
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Manhattan Students Take Central Park in Rally Against Darfur Atrocities
Approximately 100 Manhattan College students donned in green t-shirts and blue hats joined thousands in Central Park on Sunday for a rally hosted by the Save Darfur Coalition. Students, civilians, politicians, entertainers and humanitarians joined to spread the word about the current genocide in Darfur.…
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Is That Really Ancient History? Chinese Revise History Textbooks with New Biases
In a somewhat controversial move, the government of China has begun to change the content of its history textbooks. Many Chinese high school students will begin their school year with a text that focuses less on history, according to the New York Times.
The new textbooks will be centered on economic reform and globalization rather than significant historical events of China's past such as ancient dynasties.…
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Facebook.com 'News Feed', 'Mini Feed' Function Worries Students
The social network facebook.com recently added features allowing all profile updates to be viewed by a member's friends. These additions caused instant negative feedback from upset members worrying about maintaining privacy.
The "News feed," lists all the profile changes of every "Facebook friend," is the first change appears on the homepage after a member logs in.…
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