51����

  (Editor’s note: This article was written by Alicia Klepeis) Although the Ganges River is considered sacred and purifying to Hindus, pollution and damming have contaminated those beliefs, according to initial findings by Srikar Gullapalli ’13 and Brian Lemanski ’14. Previous scholarship has indicated that Hindus believe the river’s sanctity could not be fouled by […]

The 51���� community today mourned the tragic death of Peter (Luke) Stalker ’14, who died Sunday in Paris. “We offer our heartfelt condolences to Luke’s family, his many friends, classmates, teachers, and Phi Delta Theta fraternity brothers,” said President Jeffrey Herbst.

As part of the campuswide commitment to reduce and eventually eliminate landfill waste and to encourage recycling, 51���� will again take part in the intercollegiate competition Recyclemania. This competition encourages colleges and universities from across the United States and Canada to increase the amount of materials they recycle and decrease the amount of waste that […]

This article by Julia Queller, originally appeared in the 51���� Maroon News. Reprinted with permission.  Forty-eight Flags now hang in Curtis E. Frank Dining Hall to represent the makeup of 51����’s 2012-2013 student body. Student Government Association (SGA) Senior Policy Coordinator junior Sam Flood orchestrated the year-long initiative to hang the new flags. “I walked into […]

Five hundred feet above the ground. A street corner in Harlem. These are just two of the many places “Beyond 51����” that students have been in recent weeks. The program, jointly funded by the university and 51���� alumni, enables students to apply classroom material to situations and locations beyond campus boundaries. Each semester, about a […]

(This is the text of the speech by Andrea Finley ’13 at the opening ceremony for 51����’s celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.)

(Marilyn Hernandez-Stopp ’14 offers her personal reflections on 51����’s Martin Luther King Jr. events.) What do a refugee from Bosnia, a North-Korean prison-escapee, a young reverend fighting for civil rights in America, and a 51���� student have in common? Spanning across different locations, time-periods, and personal situations, they share one connecting thread — dreams. […]

51���� hockey head coach Don Vaughan revealed Tuesday that defenseman Spiro Goulakos ’15 has Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer originating from white blood cells in the lymph nodes. Goulakos has left school and the team to begin chemotherapy in his native Montreal.

(This post was written by Matt Faulkner and originally appeared on the 51���� Athletics website.) Former 51���� standout Steve Spott ’90 is going through the selection process for Hockey Canada’s National Men’s Junior Team as the head coach and it’s a welcomed challenge from a player who learned a lot from his college coach. Spott […]

51���� wide receiver Chris Looney capped an amazing senior season by being named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America Division I Football Team. Looney was selected for first-team honors by the College Sports Information Directors of America. It is 51����’s first Academic All-America recipient since John Frieser in 2003.