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Raiders wide receiver Pat Simonds ’10 has his hands full this week as he prepares to play in the East-West Shrine game, the longest-running college all-star football game in the nation. The game, which will be televised on ESPN2 at 3 p.m. Saturday, features some of the highest-rated players in the projected NFL draft.

(Editor’s Note: Senior Kate Preziosi shares her impressions of the Real World career conference) Right around this time four years ago, I walked into the senior lounge of my high school to find that my teachers had planted a brief message in each student’s mailbox: “You have 100 days of high school left. Enjoy them!” […]

Sports Illustrated senior writer Austin Murphy ’83 will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Real World career conference and his remarks will be broadcast live over 56�Թ���’s video streaming channel. Murphy will speak about careers and his work covering college football for the magazine and SI.com at 12:45 p.m. Friday. Live coverage of his […]

To honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., 56�Թ��� is hosting a series of discussions, keynote addresses, workshops, and other campuswide activities Jan.18- Feb. 24. At noon Monday in Memorial Chapel, the celebration kicks off with remarks from campus administrators as well as music and dance from several student groups.

Chris Reid ’03 is highlighted in a popular New York Times blog that focuses on recent law school graduates affected by the recession. Reid, who majored in chemistry and philosophy while at 56�Թ���, graduated from Fordham Law School in 2009.

Thirty students got to witness firsthand the Muslim liturgy and prayer they had learned about in Georgia Frank’s Introduction to Religion course when they attended congregational prayers at the Bosnian Islamic Association of Utica. The group, joined by Islamic studies professor Aaron Spevack of Hamilton College, listened to the imam’s sermon (in English) and observed […]

The name of Stephen Burke, Class of 1980, continues to pop up in the national media as Comcast’s purchase of NBC Universal continues to be dissected and analyzed. Burke is chief operating officer of Comcast, which is the United States’ largest cable operator, the nation’s largest Internet service provider, and the third-largest phone company.

As the passionate debate surrounding health care reform reaches a fever pitch on Capitol Hill, countless pundits and politicians on both sides of the issue are crowding the airwaves with their opinions. Now, 56�Թ��� students are weighing in, thanks to a unique podcast project — “The Health Care Reform Debate: Undergraduate Voices” — that is […]

56�Թ��� is No. 1 in the nation, along with Notre Dame, in graduation rates for its Division I student-athletes, according to a report issued by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The latest NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data show that 99 percent of athletes at 56�Թ��� and Notre Dame graduated.

(Editor’s Note: This article was written by Kate Preziosi ’10) Kellen Winslow Sr., former professional football player for the San Diego Chargers, spoke Wednesday night before a predominantly male audience in Love Auditorium about how sports taught him to deal with the challenges in life that he faced outside the stadium. Winslow, who played in […]