2008 Woodie Awards
Students, faculty and members of the community filled the Edgerton Center of Performing Arts on Tuesday, Feb. 19 to hear the Indianapolis Colts' head coach, Tony Dungy, present his lecture, "Diversity On The Field And Off." Dungy became the first African-American head coach to win the Super Bowl last year in his victory against the Chicago Bears.
Credit card, debit card, meal card, room key. These are just a few of the necessary items that sophomore Lindsey Scierka carried around everyday. With her classes, tennis practice and late night internship, Scierka was always busy and running around. It's hard enough to keep track of these things when she is going from one thing to another.
The change of atmosphere on campus was evident to junior Joe Mazza on Tuesday afternoon. Students in the cafeteria and the Mahogany room were dressed in suits and business attire, rather than their usual jeans and a sweatshirt. It was Spring 2008 Career Fair that had more than 450 Sacred Heart students and alumni at the William H.
"I'm skipping graduate school for now and going back home to teach right away, in order to avoid more debt," said senior Travis Babb. Babb was hoping to get a Masters in teaching from the Isabelle Farrington School of Education at Sacred Heart University, however the cost of living plus classes is simply too much.
Within the halls of Sacred Heart University there are 200 future police officers, FBI agents, and detectives. These are the criminal justice students that will someday keep peace and order in our country. Recently, the Master of Arts in criminal justice program at Sacred Heart obtained accreditation from the Connecticut Department of Higher Education.
Ashley Viscardi, a sophomore at Sacred Heart, does her part in the community to go green and help slow global warming. This past Saturday, Feb. 16, Viscardi got her in car and headed over to the nearest Stop and Shop to drop of bags of cans and bottles to the recycle center at the grocery store.
Since when has America become so intensely divided? Where have the middle ground demographic people disappeared off too? This primary and caucus season has made it very clear that the next president will be chosen from either a white man, a black man or a white woman.
Did you declare your major yet? The Majors Fair, sponsored by the Office of Academic Advisement took place Feb.7, but that does not mean it is too late to declare your major. "Administration wants freshmen to declare a major early, so they can be connected to the university," said Frances Collazo-Curtis, Director of Academic Advisement.