Republicans win control of the U.S. Senate and House in midterm elections

Come January, the Republican party will control both the House and Senate, after party candidates secured victories in seven key midterm Senate races yesterday. The outcome validates pre-election models that predicted Republicans would unseat at least four Democrats to take the Senate majority. Democrats needed to retain at least five seats to keep their dominant … Continue reading Republicans win control of the U.S. Senate and House in midterm elections

The new eleven

When Christmas rolled around two years ago, I found, to my delight, Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Matt Damon stashed under the tree. Don’t be…

RHA passes resolution to recommend plan for priority parking

With an anticipated loss of about 1,790 parking spaces by the 2016-17 academic year, Department of Transportation Services Director David Allen has been working with the Residence Hall Association’s Transportation Advisory Committee to decide how to distribute the remaining 1,200 resident-student parking spaces.

University Senator Thomas Holtz

University Senate approved of a set of recommendations dealing with pay and promotion issues on Thursday. Professor Thomas Holtz, co-chairman of the Non-Tenure-Track-Faculty Task Force,…