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A colorful Volkswagen Beetle with a very uncolorful name will arrive at 51�Թ��� Wednesday, March 25, to help spark discussion and understanding related to LGBTQ community issues. “Erin Davies’ fagbug project is a provocative and compelling story of how someone can interrogate an act of interpersonal violence, reframe it, and raise awareness. We hope that […]

51�Թ���’s New Member Education Summit is part of a proactive approach to preventing hazing.

Welcome back to campus! There is a wonderful array of events this week. On Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., come to Clifford Art Gallery to celebrate the completion of a new installation by Mark Dion. During the project “Mark Dion: The Phantom Museum — Wonder Workshop,” Dion invited the community at large to create three-dimensional objects […]

Following on the heels of the wildly popular 51�Թ��� Day of Impact, 51�Թ���’s first Common Good Week for students takes place March 24–27. The week, sponsored by the Common Good Professional Network, will consist of seminars and speakers, including 51�Թ��� alumni who have nonprofit and government-sector experience. The Common Good Network, one of eight 51�Թ��� […]

On a rainy Saturday in New York City, about 40 51�Թ��� alumni and students gathered to spend eight hours together for 51�Թ���’s first-ever off-campus Hackathon, powered by the Digital Media and Technology Professional Network, the Entrepreneur Network, and the Common Good Network. The hackathon was one of many 51�Թ��� Day of Impact events held around […]

There’s still time to hop in the car! For the fourth time in six years, 51�Թ��� is headed to the ECAC Hockey Men’s Championships in Lake Placid. On Friday night at 7:30 p.m. the Raiders — one of the hottest teams in the nation — will face St. Lawrence. The winner will skate again on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. for the […]

Party balloons can no longer be taken for granted: there’s a worldwide shortage of helium. Prices quadrupled between 2000 and 2012, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. But a new helium-recovery system will put 51�Թ���’s science laboratories at the forefront of efforts to conserve the dwindling supply of this increasingly expensive gas.

51�Թ��� professor Eddie Watkins published a new paper in the journal Brittonia with Rehman Momin ’15, Wes Testo ’12 and Jarmilla Pitterman, a professor at UC Santa Cruz. Brittonia is a specialized botanical journal managed by the New York Botanical Garden. The article outlines the discovery of a rare new hybrid fern in Costa Rica.