In 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a graduate of Harvard University and a prominent professor at Howard University, started Negro History Week to celebrate and to remember black history. The occasion was held on the second week of February in commemoration of the birthdays of abolitionist Frederick Douglass and former President Abraham Lincoln.
Hard financial times have swept across the country, decimating the market, toppling economic powerhouses and even flushing ripples unto a small yet proud hill in Waterville, Maine. Students on Mayflower Hill have been worried by recent concerns of budget cutbacks at the College and, with the consistent rising cost of education and the inconsistent show of financial promise, these worries are not unfounded.
When Jamie Goldring '09 traveled to Africa in the summer of 2006, he had no idea what he was getting himself into. Goldring was invited on a trip to Malawi after a 30 minute conversation with Ellen McCurley, co-founder and executive director of the non-profit Boston-based Pendulum Project.
With the inauguration of President Barack Obama already one month behind us, several College alumni and benefactors have found themselves in important places in the Obama administration. One notable alumnus, Peter Rouse '68, first started working for Obama as his chief of staff in the Senate, following the failed reelection campaign of then-Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota in 2004.
Students interested in dialogue housing may have two new options next year: the Dialogue Exchange Network (DEN) House and the Epicurious House. However, these options are still in the initial planning stages and have not been confirmed yet. "At this point it is just a proposal and not a sure thing," Assistant Director of Campus Life Jessica Dash said.
In Wiscasset, Maine, former nuclear power plant Maine Yankee remains an empty site-for now. Three proposals for the construction of new ocean energy projects are being considered for the old energy town. Peter Arnold '68 leads the efforts for a tidal project involving harvesting the movement of the tides for sustainable, environmentally friendly energy.
On January 1, 1976, Sweden abolished capital punishment for all crimes committed during wartime, some 55 years after doing the same for crimes during peace time. While most nations considered "first-world" countries have taken similar measures over the course of the last century, many other states still practice execution-the United States included.