Fall Into Shape with the New 100 Mile Run!
By: Elise Mullin It won’t be difficult to lose a few pounds, get a kick in your fitness, or just pick up a new hobby if you pledge to the 100 Mile Run this Fall. Coach Stitzel, head of the men’s basketball team, is starting the program in order to encourage everyone to participate [...]
Finance and Politics—Now How About a Solution?
By: Jonathan Neuber Why should you care about our nations finances? For one, we have already accrued $395 billion dollars in interest owed for floating the public debt this year which now stands at over $13 trillion —and you thought last semester’s bill was high. Social Security and Medicare and their unfunded liabilities are fairing [...]
The Short Stack
By: Elise Mullin A short stack often reminds us of breakfast, referring to a stack of pancakes. However, now it also refers to Del Val library’s new, up-and-running blog. Created at the beginning of the school year by librarian Sarah Penniman, The Short Stack’s purpose is to provide students with reviews of books within the [...]
New Face to Run Writing Center
By: Chance Dearolf The Delaware Valley College writing center has a new director. Ron DePeter, Ph.D., who was hired this past Spring has taken over the position. “It’s always good to see the school bringing on talented people for the English department,” said John Giusti, an English education major. DePeter has a Ph. D. [...]
Aggies Kick Off Football Season
By: Vince Lochetto The 2010 Aggies season has gotten off to a bitter sweet start. The Aggies are now 2-1 and ranked 13th in the country as they head into their bye week. The Aggies started the season with back to back dominating performances over Muhlenberg (27-7) and 20th ranked Washington and Jefferson (27-0). Del [...]
Living Off Campus – Less Money More Stress
By Stacy Boris DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — In tough economic times, it is hard to figure out where you can save money. The list of expenses that college students have seems endless – tuition fees, housing fees, meal plans, books, and gas – the list goes on. One of the biggest decisions is whether to live [...]
U. Chicago prof to test efficiency of small farms
By Louise Lerner The hamburgers at the dining hall probably contribute more to global warming than the trucks that deliver them. While you may remember when the greenhouse gas debate turned to food production, you might not recall that one of the seminal studies of livestock farming methods—the one that calculated that eating 20 percent [...]
