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ITAP jobs, salaries survive budget cutsInformation Technology Associate Program provides university with trained, student labor - at a small cost
It's a program of distinction distinguished by computers, video and technology.
And amidst intellectual life discussions and growing budget concerns, the Information Technology Associate Program continues to provide students with the opportunity to develop skills in information technology through education and working experience with few changes to the program's structure and budgeting.…
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University holds $98 million in debt obligationsDePauw pays about $5 million yearly in interest on debt, which has been accumulated from building projects; Course enrollments have begun to creep up as budgetary concerns cause loss of faculty, staff positions
There's good: the glimmer and practicality of the facilities in the Julian Science and Math Center, the Green Center for the Performing Arts and Peeler Art Center. And there's bad: Those capital projects and others have contributed to DePauw's debt holdings.…
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Visiting artist, performance provide critical look at marriage
The stage was set Monday night in Thompson Recital Hall for a wedding, but this was no ordinary wedding. The wedding was a performance piece called "Let Them Eat Cake" by Holly Hughes, a lesbian performance artist and playwright, that looked at and challenged traditional ideals of marriage.…
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Student Congress examines relevanceConcerns about purpose of group, representatives' indifference sparks discussion of Student Congress structure, functionality
Senior Heather Duncan began attending Student Congress meetings long before she became an organization representative.
"We started talking about group requirements and social spaces, what the faculty and president were talking about also," she said. "And I liked knowing.…
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Faculty approve new course exploring Modern Hinduism
With a show of hands, the faculty approved a new course called REL 357: Modern Hinduism at the faculty meeting Monday.
According to the course description, students will examine "the rise of Hindu modernity from the colonial period to the present day." The main objective is to "encourage an understanding of the embedded nature of modern Hinduism within the historical matrices of culture, society, politics and economics in South Asia.…
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