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4 March 2010
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SGA elections scheduled for March 17
NEWS
Pageant is set for day before
Nominations for Student Government positions will be accepted starting Tuesday, with the primary election scheduled for Wednesday, March 17, according to Miss Dillard Carmelita Foster. The Mr. and Miss Dillard Showcase
will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, in Lawless Memorial Chapel. Elections are scheduled for Student Government positions, including president and vice president, and Class Council positions for the sophomore, junior and senior classes. Freshman class elections are held in the fall.
Each class typically has a class attendant and first gentleman, the council president, vice president, recording secretary, treasurer, parliamentarian, chaplain, historian, on-campus representative and off-campus representative.
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DU officials to enforce dress code
Dr. William Sutton, alum, addresses students at Honors Convocation
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ETOUFEE One in 10 DU students are non-traditional by age, statistics indicate
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ETOUFEE
DJ Biz Markie one of 3 celebs to visit DU with Hip-Hop Caucus Bus Tour
OPINION
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Too old for dress code? Different view prompts new enforcement effort
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Stephawn Spears | Courtbouillon A Dillard University male student strolls through lower Kearny last Friday with his pants below his waist. University officials are seeking to enforce a dress code adopted last September prohibiting this look, among others.
University President Marvalene Hughes has asked faculty and staff to enforce Dillard’s dress code policy for students established last semester. Students may be denied entrance into classrooms, Kearny Hall and events for infractions, such as sagging pants and hats worn in buildings, among other items. Student reaction to the dress code was mixed. The University Dress Code, which went into effect last September, is in the DU Student Handbook and can be found on Dillard’s Web site. A Feb. 22 memo from Dr. Toya Barnes-Teamer, vice president of Student Success, said students had been made aware of the rules through residential hall meetings and posted signs. However, she said the Office of Student Affairs planned to hold Town Hall meetings to re-emphasize the code and to send a memo to all faculty, staff and students. In an interview by e-mail Monday, Barnes-Teamer said the dress code is based on the theory that learning to use socially acceptable manners and selecting attire appropriate to specific occasions and activities are critical factors in the total educational process. She added, “It must be noted that
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Dillard benefit concert, auction raise $2,500 for Haiti
Some $2,500 was raised for the people of Haiti in a benefit concert and silent art auction at Dillard on Feb. 23, according to Dr. Danille Taylor, dean of Humanities. About 300 people attended the “To Haiti with Love” event in Lawless Memorial Chapel featuring jazz musician Ellis Marsalis along with student and faculty performances. The event was free, but donations
were accepted, along with the art auction of 23 pieces, at least 14 of which were purchased. The money is being sent to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, where 100 percent of donations are used for Haitian earthquake relief efforts. Taylor, who said she and members of the Humanities faculty spent a month coor-
dinating the event, said she had a flashback to New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina in 2005 when she learned of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti on Jan. 12. “I gathered the faculty, and we decided that we had to move on and do what we
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