Tuesday, October 16, 2001

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Anthrax scares hit Binghamton campus
Suspicious package causes alarm at Computing Center
Jansen Anderman-Hahn - Staff Writer

After a series of scares across the nation this week, and even as close as Johnson City, health officials took no chances in investigating a possible anthrax threat October 15 at the Binghamton University Computing Center.

 

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Downtown housing nixed; students stuck in area hotel
All construction on the Suites has been halted, leaving students stuck at the Grand Royale Hotel.

Coalition to target underage drinkers
In addition to tavern owners, fraternities, sororities and others, off-campus parties may be more limited in the way they can operate

Parents’ weekend unites NYU community
“We have to get on with makin’ New York what it is supposed to be. A punch is a punch, so we’ve got to get up.” L. Jay Oliva, New York University President

Plans unveiled for proposed new community
Drawings and site plans shown to students for the first time at the October 9th HCC meeting.

Events bring awareness during month dedicated to breast cancer
In hope of educating individuals throughout campus, last Thursday night, the sororities Sigma Iota Alpha and Zeta Phi Beta held a breast cancer workshop

Postal system seeks origin of tainted mail
The odds are long that law enforcement investigators will track down the culprits

Homecoming weekend welcomes alumni to BU
From Moments of Remembrance to Midnight Madness, BU hosted a full schedule of events.

Hot bod competition fosters BU Greek life
Organized by the Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority, the event has remained one of the most popular in the Greek community for the past 16 years

Mock weddings celebrate gay pride
In spite of their sentiments and vows, same-sex couples cannot legally marry anywhere in the United States

BU hosts prominent author in workshop
“Are all cries good cries? Are there bad cries?” Phil Rogers, Professor of English

Congress shaken but calm after Daschle office anthrax incident
Congressional staffers were directed to stop opening mail after an anthrax-contaminated letter turned up in the office of Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D

Teach-in puts attack on America in a different light
Frumkin and Rosenthal see bin Laden’s attack on America as an assault on capitalism and also see arm wrestling over oil and U.S. retaliation in air strikes as “capitalist imperialism.”

Bush rejects a new offer from the Taliban
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said law enforcement authorities are acting on the assumption that anthrax-tainted letters were sent by someone with terrorist designs.

U.S. intensifies airstrikes on the Taliban
“We want it to be very clear that the war on terrorism is not a war against Islam.” Condoleezza Rice, National security adviser

 

 

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