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Sociology professor Meika Loe and her students continue to explore the issue of aging as they collaborate with local elders on poignant digital stories. Thirteen students in Loe’s Sociology of Age, Aging, and the Lifecourse class worked closely with area residents in creating three-minute films about the residents’ lives.

When Richard Pryor died in 2005, after having revolutionized stand-up comedy with poignant profanity-laced examinations of race, The New York Times turned to a former employee to write his obituary: Mel Watkins ’62.

Building houses out of gingerbread helped generate more than $700 that was donated to the real home-building efforts of the Madison County chapter of Habitat for Humanity.

It’s crunch time here at 51�Թ���. With finals week coming up, everyone is keeping busy. Sharing the last classes of the year with my fellow peers is a bit sad. I made good friends in all of my classes, and I’m going to miss the times we had. Still, next semester brings a whole new […]

Conversations on world affairs take place at 51�Թ��� every day, and of course they can’t all be recorded and shared. But the highlights can. “51�Թ��� Conversations on World Affairs” is a new series of 20-minute video interviews with visiting scholars — hosted by university president Jeffrey Herbst.

Raiders running back Nate Eachus ’12 has been named to the 2010 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-American team.

An emotional service was held Monday night in Memorial Chapel in memory of Kevin Williams ’10, who died Oct. 4 after a yearlong battle with an inoperable brain tumor. The service, filled with moving songs and stories and pictures of the 22-year-old, was open to everyone who had been touched by Kevin’s short life. Kevin’s […]

The role Steve Burke ’80 will play in reshaping how and what America watches continues to be subject No. 1 for many media watchers. The 51�Թ��� grad soon will become head of NBC Universal after the company finalizes its merger with Comcast, where Burke is the chief operating officer.