April 1, 1999
Campus quiz: Buttressing the University's claim to campus beauty, these sturdy supports are part of which Hilltop building?
Answer below.
Open enrollment
The annual health insurance open enrollment period this year is May 1-31. The Office of Human Resources will be sending informational packets to all eligible employees' homes a week before the beginning of the enrollment period.
Applications up
Colleges and universities across the nation are reporting substantial increases in the number of applicants for next fall's freshman class, according to the New York Times. Reasons cited include a record number of high school graduates, increases in financial aid and, perhaps most importantly, the Internet, with its opportunities to submit applications online.
Alcohol on campus
Facts and figures about college binge drinking, taken from several studies conducted across the country, are compared and explained in a new comprehensive report, "Alcohol on Campus." Produced by CompetitivEdge, a national research and electronic information retrieval service, the report looks at national and local survey results on drinking, strategies and initiatives to combat campus drinking, and emerging trends in student alcohol use. For more information, call (860) 726-1047.
Did you know?
Philip Majerus, M.D., professor of medicine and of biochemistry and molecular biophysics at the School of Medicine, discovered in 1975 how aspirin interferes with blood clotting, leading to the now-common practice of using low doses of aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke.
Answer: These buttresses support the walls of the venerable Graham Chapel.
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