Archive | Campus Events
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No matter the weather, Mirror Lake jump continues at Ohio State
Summer's heat or winter's cold and no matter the weather or the conditions, Ohio State students continued the tradition of jumping into Mirror Lake late Tuesday night.
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‘Occupy Harvard’ heckles Newt Gingrich
Republican Presidential Candidate and Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich hosted a movie screening and forum at the Harvard Kennedy School on Friday, prompting a group of Occupy protesters to disrupt the beginning of the event with a rehearsed chant.
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Former President Clinton emphasizes change, diversity in speech
In 1973, Bill Clinton attended a speech given by Vernon Jordan on Civil Rights. Soon after, the two became close friends. Friday afternoon, their roles were reversed as Clinton gave the speech.
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Spike Lee discusses education, nation’s racial past
Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker Spike Lee addressed the need for honest discussion regarding racial issues and the importance of education at Wednesday’s 12th annual “State of Race” event at Emory U.
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Richard Simmons workout touching, touchy-feely
"I put some real hot music together for you because I want you to sweat until your underwear is wet," Richard Simmons said, just as his workout session, "Sweatin' to the Oldies," was beginning. About 850 students and faculty members gathered in the Tom W. Davis Special Events Gym at Ohio State U.
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‘Office’ star John Krasinski shares jokes, anecdotes
A crowd of star-crazed fans filled an auditorium at Brown U. last night to see 2001 Brown alum John Krasinski crack jokes and tell personal stories in an informal hour-long question-and-answer session.
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CNN’s John King discusses GOP ‘civil war’
CNN anchor John King likened the current Republican primary campaign to a civil war and drew parallels between President Barack Obama’s re-election bid and former President George H.W. Bush’s failed bid in 1992 during his talk Nov. 9 in Ward 2.
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Marshall U. marks anniversary of infamous plane crash
The plane crash that took the lives of 75 Marshall U. football players will never be forgotten. Shawna Hatten, senior psychology major at Marshall, said she remembers one player in a particularly different way. "I had heard throughout my life about how good a person my cousin was," Hatten said.
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Thousands unite for vigil at Penn State
A silence was broken Friday night by the rising and powerful voices of students, alumni, families and community members who came to show themselves and the community that they still are Penn State.