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courtesy of OLLU Communications and
Marketing |
| The remnants of the spire that
fell during the fire that tore through the Main
Building on May 6 are extracted from the
building. |
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Spirit on campus prevails
through fire tragedy |
Tessa
Benavides, Eliana Rodriguez, David
Ramirez(05.23.08)
Lake Front
Writers |
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Today marks the final days of the 2008 spring
semester; all the computer library labs are full
as students cram before finals. The atmosphere
on campus is surprisingly serene as students
continue about their everyday lives. If not for
the charred Main Building looming across the
campus skyline, it could be just another
day.
In the wake of any disaster, the
first task is to assess the damages. More than a
week after the fire that destroyed parts of the
“heart of the university” – insurance adjustors
having come and gone – the focus is not on what
was lost, but rather what remains. |
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Some students make early departure in wake of
fire |
david
ramirez, eliana rodriguez (05.23.08)
Lake Front
Writers |
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The night of the fire, as students that were
displaced from Theresian and Providence halls
were moved to Pacelli and Ayres halls, other
residence students found themselves hesitant to
spend the night in their rooms.
Some left
campus while others stayed with friends and
relatives. Residents walked out of their halls
with suitcases, boxes, and bags. A parade of
vehicles left campus through the back gate, the
front gate entrance being closed due to
emergency personnel.
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Former SGA members strove for
students’ interests/concerns/issues
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Eliana
Rodriguez (05.23.08)
General
Assignments Editor |
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Voicing concerns, addressing issues and
informing the students is what the Student
Government Association (SGA) strives for every
year. This past year’s 2007-2008 SGA president,
Marco Cepeda, and vice president, Jacinto Casas,
had many accomplishments, but, like former SGA
officers, had to struggle with student apathy.
At the beginning of the semester, Cepeda
said he had three steps toward his goal of
ending student apathy. They were to actively
market SGA events, give away incentives such as
gift cards at events, and obtain feedback from
class representatives on students’ concerns.
“My main goal was getting more students
involved in our events and, compared to previous
years, we had really great turnouts in all of
our events,” Cepeda said. |
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Vandalism affects students’
safety |
Eliana
Rodriguez (05.23.08)
General
Assignments Editor |
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Due to the recent damages in Centennial and
Flores halls, vandalism on university property
is a concern to resident students and the
university police department.
Actions
from Residence Life and the police are in
progress to find out the individual or
individuals responsible for the damages. Mark
Center, director of Residence Life, said, “we
have been working closely with the university
police department to identify (the) suspect(s)
responsible for the damages.” |
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| Admissions future looking
bright despite the smoke |
David Ramirez
(05.23.08)
Contributing
Writer |
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On newspaper pages and television screens
across the nation images of the Main Building
Fire stood in full color. People around
the world were able to witness the terror,
destruction, and sorrow of the darkest day in
OLLU history. And yet, people are pounding
on the doors of Admissions, desperate to get
in.
“Something has happened in this last
couple of days,” admissions recruiter Shahrzad
Sameri said. “From 5 o’clock from
about five o’clock Tuesday evening to today [May
8] we’ve received 54 applications for incoming
freshman.” |
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Campus food services on the
rebound |
David Ramirez
(05.23.08)
Contributing
Writer |
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They say an army marches on its stomach, and
students are no different. Throughout the
ordeal, the Chartwells Food Service staff has
kept positive and continued to serve the OLLU
community.
“We’re surviving,” said Sherri
Henwood, director of Food Service for the
Lake. |
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Biz school relocates to St.
Anne's |
mariela cox, david
ramirez (05.23.08)
Lake Front
Writers |
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Once a male underclassmen residence building,
St. Ann’s Hall now plays host to the School of
Business and Leadership. Yellow sticky notes
posted next to doors identify the rooms’
occupants, “Dean,” “Professor.”
The School of Business, which was housed
in the basement of Moye building, was flooded as
the water flowed out of the Main building and
out the front steps of Moye. Despite the
hardships of relocating an entire department,
the staff is optimistic. |
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