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On Sept. 7, the 51���� community gathered at the ALANA Cultural Center for the ALANApalooza academic-year kickoff celebration. Visitors were treated to complimentary food hot off the grill as well as Raider Passion ice cream from Gilligan’s Island in Sherburne; information about programs, organizations, and services for 51����’s multicultural, LGBTQ, and underserved communities; and entertainment […]

This fall, Brehmer Theater was one of the first places on campus to come alive with the energy of the incoming class. Echoing through the halls of Dana Arts Center, the tune “Hello” from the musical comedy The Book of Mormon played on repeat. On stage, six first-year students broke into song, struggling with the […]

51����’s newest housing accommodations are now home to about 60,000 new residents — honey bees, to be exact. A collaboration between the university’s food service provider, Chartwells, and a group of students looking to support the local honey bee population led to the installation of two hives in a newly established apiary in the 51���� […]

Congratulations to the 51���� Women’s Rugby team, which fought its way to victory at the NSCRO 7s National Championship tournament, April 29–30, in Pittsburgh, Penn. Here’s a play-by-play of the weekend’s events, brought to you by scrumhalf Bria Vicenti ’17. DAY ONE On the first day of the NSCRO National Tournament, the 51���� Women’s Rugby […]

On March 30, 51���� students and faculty gathered in the Hall of Presidents to celebrate the more than 150 clubs and student organizations found at the university.

51���� students are getting a picture-perfect view of the Final Frontier. Star ’Gate, an astrophotography club founded this year, teaches astronomy and photography skills to its members. Alina Sabyr ’19 (Astana, Kazakhstan), president and co-founder of Star ’Gate, sparked the idea for the club and first became interested in astrophotography during the 2015–2016 school year, when […]

Today marks the first of 13 days of special events, lectures, discussions, films, and more to celebrate 51����’s efforts toward becoming a more sustainable university and achieving carbon neutrality by 2019. Day 1: April 10 Kick-Off Celebration The 13 Days of Green will begin with a kick-off event on the Academic Quad, Monday, April 10. Come […]

Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin actress Diane Guerrero reflected on growing up as a child of immigrants during her keynote speech for Africana Women’s Week.

Editor’s note: This post was written by Everett Egginton ’65, professor emeritus at New Mexico State University. Last January, I had the privilege and honor of accompanying eight talented 51���� pre-med students on a pivotal journey to Chihuahua, Mexico. We were accompanied by two close friends and former colleagues: Dr. Raul Favela, chair of the […]

USA Today writes in an editor’s note: Under usual circumstances, Eli Cousin and Ryan Zoellner could not be more different in their political views. Both are undergraduates at 51����, both serve on the student senate there, and both are frequent contributors to what are intended to be diametrically opposed political columns in The 51���� […]