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Brian Hawkins, a senior computer science major, has developed software to enter into Microsoft's Imagine Cup this year. The Imagine Cup was created by Microsoft to encourage students to voice their concerns over the problems society faces and try to find a solution.
As the world panics about the swiftly spreading swine flu, returning Mexico study-away student Colby Lewis is just happy to be back in her sweats and flip-flops. "It was kind of hard because, from my family's perspective, they were taking it really serious because of the news, and then the embassy here said it was just a flu," said Lewis, a senior double majoring in marketing sales and Spanish who was studying at the University of Monterrey in northeastern Mexico.
The Springfield-Branson National Airport will be opening its new Midfield Terminal May 6 after construction began in June 2006. Kent Boyd, the marketing director of the airport, said the terminal, located near the old terminal on west Kearney Street, will open on the sixth with a ribbon cutting ceremony held by the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, and at this point, they are just fixing up the odds and ends.
Student Government Association will have a new form of senatorial punishment next semester after a resolution was passed during the last meeting of the spring semester. A censure is basically a formal reprimand for senatorial missteps, said William Hader, speaker pro-tempore of the Senate and the resolution's author.
A drag show featuring both drag queens and kings was held Thursday night in the Carrington Hall auditorium to benefit AIDS Project of the Ozarks, a local non-profit organization. The show was dubbed "Project Dragway" and was hosted by BiGALA. About 30 people attended the event.
One article on Chris Craig could never sum up the depth of his personality, the profound impact he's made on campus or the strength of the relationships he will leave behind in August. Craig will be leaving his position as associate provost for the faculty to pursue a leadership position at Drury University after over 15 years of service.