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speaking to a distinguished national audience,” Primiano said.

Friel attributes her success to three major influences: the Honors Program, Primiano, and McCormick.

“He’s one of the greatest assets to the school because he inspires students. He inspires students to push their limits and he pushes their limits, ultimately raising their personal expectations,” Friel said about mended by a college faculty member.

This year, the program has developed the theme of Italian American heritage, a topic that has great relevance to the college’s roots. “The overall goal is the greater appreciation of the Italian and Italian American heritage and culture which was so influential on St. Frances Cabrini and the women who later developed our college, as well as on the women who first attended it, many of whom were Italian American,” Primiano said.

Although it may not seem important to some students, Primiano urges students to participate in the program.

CBS News has officially apologized for the story they did on “60 Minutes” concerning President George W. Bush's military service. Anchor Dan Rather made a statement saying, “'We made a mistake in judgment and for that I am sorry.” Their lead source for the entire story, Bill Bukett, admitted to lying to the CBS reporter. The network was determined to stand by the story, but after other news organizations kept questioning the validity of the documents, CBS re-examined them, according to the Washington Post.

Haiti suffers from tropical storm

The country of Haiti was hit hard by Tropical Storm Jeanne. Over 650 people are known to be dead and government officials expect the total to rise. The stormed dropped 13 inches of rain on the country and most of the damage was caused by flooding and widespread mudslides. Jeanne is expected to move into the open Atlantic Ocean and not affect the United States, according to CNN.

McCormick, who is also in charge of the Honors Program, as well as the one responsible for the submission of Friel’s paper.

The Honors Program is designed for students that “dare to think,” as stated in the Honors Program mission statement. In order to join, students must receive and invitation from the Honor Program committee as an incoming freshman or be recom-

“I would encourage students to become part of the Honors Program because it is a wonderful opportunity to take a number of stimulating and intellectually challenging courses taught by college faculty especially for them; it is a program that works hard to advise those students who are a part of it to strive to become leaders in their chosen fields of endeavor; and it is a mark of distinction that students can note on future job applications and graduate school application,” Primiano said.

Friel also believes that the Honors Program is beneficial to the academic and intellectual growth of students; Friel has aspirations to improve the current curriculum by expanding the variety of course genres, most of which are presently aesthetic courses, to those of contemporary issues, values and diversity core distribution classes.

Stem cell topic in California

On Nov. 2 Californians will be voting on Proposition 71, which deals with stem cell research. If the proposition passes, it will allow the state spend $3 billion on various stem cell research projects. The proposition which is backed by many famous people such as Michael J. Fox and Bill Gates, would make California the largest stem cell research state in the U.S. Other places such as Singapore, Israel, South Korea and the United Kingdom have also taken steps in favor of stem cell research, according to the New York Times.

Alabama hit hard by Ivan

Many small rural communities in the state of Ala. are frustrated due to the fact that over 300,000 homes and businesses are still without power and water. They feel President Bush ignored many of the smaller towns that were hit hard by Hurricane Ivan. Their looking to the state of Ala. to make sure relief is swift, but so far they've met nothing but disappointment, according to CNN.

Bush feels pressure

President Bush is being criticized by his fellow Republicans for the way he has handled the war in Iraq and the aftermath that has followed. The comments from leaders in the Republican Party come after a CIAdocument was released citing that civil war within the country of Iraq could be a possibility in the near future, according to Reuters.

Doctors reluctant to say cancercured

Even though many cancer patients are surviving and beating the disease, doctors are reluctant to say someone is cured of cancer. The most used saying by doctors it that someone is “in remission” or that the cancer is undetectable. Survivors are now living longer than ever and celebrities such as Lance Armstrong are bringing a lot of attention to those who were diagnosed and beat the disease, according to CBS News.

Spears ties the knot

Singer Britney Spears married her backup dancer, Kevin Federline on Saturday, Sept. 18. Just nine months ago Spears married a long-time friend, Jason Alexander. The marriage to Alexander was annulled just 55 hours later. Spears will now be a stepmother to Federline's two young children, according to MSNBC.

Stewart to report early

Martha Stewart was ordered by a federal judge to report to prison on Oct. 8 in order to start serving her allotted time for lying about stock market selling. Stewart requested to start serving her time early. She asked to be placed at one of two “prison camps” either in Danbury, Conn. or Coleman, Fla. Stewart will serve five months in prison, but still plans to appeal her conviction, according to MSNBC.