SA blocks green tax vote
A proposal to place a $10 blanket tax for renewable energy on the Student Association ballot this year was rejected by a narrow vote at the SA meeting Monday. However, the Renewable Energy Fund Committee, the committee that would have received the tax money, was approved.
Kerry keynotes climate conference
· Perhaps Massachusetts Senator John Kerry faded from the public eye after his unsuccessful run for the presidency in 2004, but in a speech last Saturday at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, he said he has turned his attention to bigger, more global issues. As keynote speaker of the "Beyond Science: The Economics and Politics of Responding to Climate Change" day-long event, Kerry highlighted the importance of addressing global climate change today.
Student mugged at gunpoint north of campus
· Thanks to Counterstrike, police may be a bit closer to capturing the man who robbed Jones College senior Bryan Rutherford at gunpoint. Relying upon his days playing the video game, Rutherford was able to identify the gun his attacker used as a Glock pistol.
Candidates face off in internal debate
· Candidates for Student Association President, External Vice President and Internal Vice President gathered for an SA sponsored debate Monday in Farnsworth Pavilion to discuss why they felt they were the strongest candidates for the respective positions.