Boston College
New football coach hired
Sixty-one-year-old Frank ‘Spaz’ Spaziani was named the head coach of Boston College football on Tuesday, Jan. 20. At the Yawkey Athletic Center press conference on Tuesday, Spaziani was excited to finally be announced head coach after 12 years of being the assistant, ‘If you talk to every coach at every school, we all basically say the same things. I’ve been at a couple of schools, but here it is just different. I am fully committed to making this football program a source of pride for this University and everyone who cares about it.’
He worked as the team’s defensive coordinator for ten years and in those years his squad was ranked in the top ten of seven different categories in the 2008 season. Such honors include leading all teams with pass interceptions. Spaziani played defensive end for Joe Paterno at Penn State University. Spaziani is taking over for head coach Jeff Jagodzinski who was fired for interviewing with the Jets.
Source: The Boston College Chronicle
Loyola New Orleans
Students form peer-to-peer market
Three students at Loyola New Orleans created a peer-to-peer market that is now proving to be competition for its school’s bookstore. This option, instead of buying expensive books at the bookstore, is comprised of ads for books, notes and study guides on the Web site called Loomagoo. These three students got the idea for the Web site after needing to spend their money formerly used for school books on evacuating during Hurricane Gustav. It started around Thanksgiving and now has more than 150 users.
One of the founders, junior Don Shaw mentioned, ‘Professors support the posting of books and notes as a better way for Loyola students to share information and connect with each other.’ The founders have seen a more than $120 savings in comparing the bookstore and Web site price. They are currently having a city-wide book drive through Loomagoo to give back to area public schools.
Source: The Maroon
San Francisco
Endowment falls 27.8 percent
Loyola Marymount is being affected by the current recession. Its endowment, staff employment and budget are particularly affected. In May 2008, the University’s endowment was estimated to be $396 million, but in October 2008 it dropped 27.8 percent, to $286 million.
Thomas Fleming, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer noted, ‘We are in this time where endowments have dropped substantially because of the market.’
The University has hired less and less new staff members because of this financial crisis. In addition to cutting back the amount of new professors, LMU is considering more closely its major construction plans in order to save money..
Source: Los Angeles Loyolan
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