Archive for 'Organizations'
WAVE fires up T-shirt campaign
Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by Ebony Walmsley.
Café Q doesn’t look like an ideal place to do your laundry, but on April 5, members of Women Activists Vocalizing Equality (WAVE) hung their clothes out to dry.
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‘A refrigerator box can be like heaven to the homeless’
Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by Meghan Parmentier.
Quinnipiac students discarded their dorm rooms and mattresses on April 7 to spend the night on the campus’s Quadrangle in cardboard boxes.
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260 come out to Kicks for CASA
Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by Andrew Timothy.
Along with blue skies and warm weather, there was a very conspicuous sight on the Quad on Sunday, thanks to the women of Kappa Alpha Theta. However, KAO’s annual Kicks for CASA was more than simply a kickball tournament. Held at Quinnipiac since 2006, its purpose is to raise money for Kappa Alpha Theta’s national philanthropy, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), which strives to improve the lives of children left behind by neglect and child abuse by helping them find worthy parents and decent homes.
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Invisible Children shows visible effort
Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by Phil Nobile.
The increasingly popular non-profit group Invisible Children brought their national Legacy Tour to Quinnipiac, bringing shock and awareness to a crowded Alumni Hall.
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Women MBAs club looks to bridge gap
Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by Amy Maciejowski.
The amount of women in the work force has steadily increased, according to a study conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor: Women’s Share of Labor Force. In 2008, women made up 48 percent of the labor force. In order to keep bridging this gap, the Quinnipiac Women MBAs (QWMBA) was formed to help tackle the problems that women may face in their future careers.
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Step to Perfection charter revoked
Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by Nicole Celli.
The Student Government Association (SGA) revoked Step to Perfection’s charter last Wednesday, citing violations of charter policies.
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Diversity committee unveils new initiatives
Posted on 31. Mar, 2010 by Nicole Celli.
After former Director of Multicultural Affairs Tyrone Black departed from Quinnipiac on Feb. 25, 2009, not much has been heard from the Office of Multicultural Affairs, and students have taken notice.
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‘Socks’ raises $600 at Dick’s
Posted on 31. Mar, 2010 by Andrew Timothy.
While most students go to Dickerman’s Ale House Bar (Andale) in Hamden for drinking and socializing, the students who attended on March 26 were there for a cause.
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Dance Company charter revoked after longstanding violation
Posted on 29. Mar, 2010 by Joe Pelletier.
After at least one year of turning a blind eye, Student Government revoked Dance Company’s organizational charter last Wednesday at the weekly SGA meeting.
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Building hope in Nicaragua
Posted on 24. Mar, 2010 by Andrew Timothy.
The term “Spring Break” is an idea which typically conjures up images of inebriated college students carousing the tropical beaches and nightclubs of Mexico.
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QFS brings film fun to Girl Scouts
Posted on 24. Mar, 2010 by Amy Maciejowski.
Beautiful weather on Saturday turned out to be a great day to do some volunteer work for the Quinnipiac Film Society (QFS). The organization partnered with the Girl Scouts of Connecticut to delve into the movie industry.
Over the past two years, QFS has co-sponsored events with the Girl Scouts pertaining to the production of movies.
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Junior spearheads hoops fundraiser
Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by Joe Pelletier.
When junior Paden Livingston came back from his Study Abroad semester in South Africa, he had only one thing on his mind: helping those he had just left.
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The Bobcat way
Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by Andrew Timothy.
The culmination of Spirit Week was, in many minds, downright smashing.
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Commuters unite with new organization
Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by Andrew Timothy.
For commuter students, being a part of the Quinnipiac community poses its challenges. Parking is scarce and finding friends can be difficult. Recently, the former TV lounge was converted into the Greek suite.
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