Georgetown
Obama draws from GU Community
President-elect Barack Obama has turned to one of the nation’s most reputable Jesuit schools to aide in his transition to the Presidency. The Illinois Senator has appointed three Georgetown faculty members and one graduate to his transition team. In addition, Obama has nominated two of those appointments for administrative positions.
Among the selections is former Senator Tom Daschle, currently a visiting professor at Georgetown. Many pundits predict that Daschle will be tabbed as Obama’s choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Source: The Hoya
Gonzaga
Students take to the street, protest Prop. 8
On Nov. 21, a group of well over 120 Gonzaga students joined Spokane, Wash. residents in front of the city’s mayoral hall in protest of Proposition 8, an amendment that bans same-sex marriage in California. Voters in California ratified the amendment by vote this past Election Day. An on-campus group known as ‘JoinTheImpact’, an offshoot of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community (LBGT) community group, led the demonstrations.
‘It’s an important issue and it’s time to stand up,’ said Elsa Sjunneson, Gonzaga senior and event coordinator for JoinTheImpact. ‘We need to take action and raise awareness about inequality.’
Source: The Gonzaga Bulletin
Marquette
Smoking distances cloudy: Groups advocate enforcement of 25-foot policy
To commemorate the Great American Smoke Out, which was held on Nov. 20, members of Marquette’s Colleges Against Cancer and the Peer Health Educators of the Center for Health Education ‘amp; Promotion used chalk to designate areas in which people were permitted to smoke. As per university rules, smokers are forced to smoke only in marked areas on campus, which includes at least 25 feet from all academic buildings on campus.
Members of the school’s Residence Hall Association discussed possible legislation that would make it legal for resident assistants to fine smokers that violated these rules, but the legislation did not pass due to the difficulty of its implementation.
Source: The Marquette Tribune
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