Syracuse student gov't calls for parking ticket scholarship

Daily Orange (Syracuse U.)

A recent resolution passed by the Student Association Assembly of Syracuse U. called for the creation of a Parking Ticket Scholarship Fund, subsidized entirely by revenues from parking fines levied by Parking Services. The number of scholarships given would depend on how much students and faculty paid in parking fines, SA President Ben Riemer said. Parking Services is ``self-sufficient'' and entirely funded by revenues from parking passes and parking tickets. Because of this status, the service does not contribute excess funds back to the school, but rather keeps them for itself, Riemer said. A non-profit university should not be out to make a profit, he added. Students would have to write an essay to apply for the scholarship, Riemer said. A topic has not been decided.

U. Minnesota mortuary science program one of a kind in Midwest

Minnesota Daily (U. Minnesota)

Some University of Minnesota students work with sterile surgical tools under glaring lights and the distinct smell of disinfectant. They don't practice their craft in an emergency room. These students can't do anything to save the lives of people coming through the doors, because these students work in an embalming lab. The University's mortuary science program is one of only five similar baccalaureate programs in the nation and is the only one in the Midwest. Most students are admitted to the mortuary science program as juniors and must work in a funeral home five hours per week in addition to handling their coursework. The students assist with all aspects of funeral preparation, including embalming and funeral arrangements.

Northwestern U. students broadcast radio show from dorm window

Daily Northwestern (Northwestern U.)

Northwestern University students walking home from class Tuesday afternoon were greeted by the premiere of the new biweekly afternoon radio show, ``The Walk Home,'' blasted from a window in Room 3022 of Allison Hall. Produced by their self-dubbed Radio 3022 Network, the show is an effort by sophomores Joel Petrilla and Daniel Abramson to obliterate the late afternoon malaise of worn-out students returning from class. The duo is known to their listeners--anyone within earshot of Allison--as Joe Banjo and Danny Hay. Though an occasional gust of the infamous Lake Michigan wind drowned out the music at times, plenty of people couldn't escape Banjo and Hay's mix of rock `n' roll and color commentary, courtesy of two really loud speakers and a microphone.