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Two 56�Թ��� alumni are poised to play key roles in hotly contested issues swirling around Washington: health-care reform and the treatment of terror suspects by the Central Intelligence Agency. On Monday, veteran federal prosecutor John Durham ’72 (right) was appointed by the U.S. attorney general to examine suspected abuse of prisoners held by the CIA.

The 56�Թ��� chapter of Theta Chi received the fraternity’s highest award last month, being recognized for everything from its successful philanthropic efforts to its robust membership. The honor, which comes in the form of the Howard R. Alter Jr. Award for Chapter Excellence, followed university recognition as the most outstanding fraternity for the past year.

If college is a 24/7 operation requiring teamwork and venturing into the unknown, then the 16 members of the Class of 2013 who spent four days aboard a working schooner have earned their sea legs. While bonding, blogging, and biding their time until the wind picked up, they took their turns in three around-the-clock shifts […]

Ever wonder what it would be like to play alongside Terrell Owens, the big talent with the big mouth who is now playing pro football with the Buffalo Bills? Well, Nick Hennessey ’09, who is in training camp with the Bills after signing a free-agent contract, can tell you.

The 56�Թ��� Debate Society is looking to build on its successes of the past year as a new semester of competition approaches. Following the 2008-09 academic year, the Debate Society received the Debate Program of the Year award from the Society Advocating More and Better Argumentation.

As a producer for CNBC.com, one of the most-visited business news websites, Paul Toscano ’07 is at the heart of today’s ever-changing economic issues. Toscano is enthralled by his exposure to the economic crisis that began within a year of his arrival at CNBC.

In one of 56�Թ���’s most engaging annual rituals, about 1,500 members of the 56�Թ��� family are gathering this month at locations across the country to “send off” the latest cohort of new students. Alumni and current parents are hosting more than 40 events in private homes, restaurants, and parks.

Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, will speak at 56�Թ��� on Thursday, Sept. 17, as part of the university’s Diversity Week activities. Steele’s lecture, “Unity and Diversity: Common Ground in the 21st Century,” will be at 4:15 p.m. in Memorial Chapel and is free and open to the public.

‘This guy bleeds maroon’ That is the headline on a feature story in the Utica Observer Dispatch about Bob Cornell, who retired earlier this month as 56�Թ���’s director of athletic communications after 33 years of service.

A 56�Թ��� education can make a significant difference not only in graduates’ starting pay, but also in salary potential throughout their careers, according to the 2009 College Salary Report. The study released this week by PayScale, an online site that collects data on salaries for different professions, reveals which colleges offer the best return […]