President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz reaffirmed the College’s pledge for mandatory senior work despite the acknowledgement that departments would not have the 25 additional faculty positions envisioned to realize that goal, during his address on Feb. 12. The decision attracted both praise and concern from members of the faculty.

At open meetings on Jan. 25th, President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz and Dean of Planning and Assessment Susan Campbell presented the results from the College Finance Survey. The survey was made available to faculty, staff and students over a two-week period last December. Almost three-quarters of staff and faculty provided their views on the college budget, but less than half of students responded to the survey. In total, 1,924 responses were received out of 3,889 surveys.

The Office of the President has decided not to revive the defunct MiddView outdoor orientation program for first-year students in 2011, overruling a months-long student initiative and a Student Government Association (SGA) pledge to reinstate the activity.

The estimated cost of the program did not include wages paid to staff and the cost of opening…

The Student Government Association (SGA) has decided to pass a bill funding the MiddView program for the next three years. This bill will cover the program’s costs for the next three years and make it need-blind to all incoming students, giving them a chance to experience a version of the widely praised program that has long been a staple of freshman orientation at the College.

SGA discusses sober friend policy, OINK.

After additional dialogue with the library, the Student Government Association (SGA) decided to fund extended library hours the week before finals week, beginning Nov. 29. Though the library will be covering the cost of extended opening hours during finals week itself,

it has traditionally provided 24-7 access for the week before that as well, giving…