Water leaking from the ceiling of the Geneseo State Television (GSTV) studio has forced the station to cancel some live programs and has raised significant safety concerns. The studio, located in the basement of the College Union, is situated directly under the Union patio.
A terrorist group based in Algeria is said to be responsible for a plan to attack American and British embassies in Tunisia, a country in North Africa. The radical Islamic terrorist group, the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat, is believed to be an organization of North Africans extremists and remnant members of the Al Qaeda terrorist organization.
The Annual Fund for Geneseo, which includes private gifts and donations to the College, has seen a significant decrease in revenue over the past few years, following the trend at colleges all over the nation. According to the College Office of Institutional Research, during the 2001-2002 academic year, Geneseo generated $1,748,074 in private gifts, grants and contracts.
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE), the test many college students must take when applying to graduate schools, has recently undergone extensive changes and a new version will soon replace the current exam. According to Educational Testing Services (ETS), the company that administers the GRE, after four years of extensive research and redesign, the newly developed General Test is the most significant revision in its 60-year history.
(U-WIRE) AMES, Iowa - The prevalence of autism has apparently risen, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. The CDC recently published a study saying approximately one in 150 American children has autism. The study, based on 2002 data, focused on eight-year-old children in 14 states.
At the end of last semester, Anthony Hoppa took over as Geneseo's new assistant vice president for communications, one of the top public relations positions at the College. Hoppa replaced the former Assistant Vice President for Communications, Sarah Pretzer, who resigned last summer.
(U-WIRE) FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Many U.S. fast food chains will eliminate their use of trans fats by the end of the year after being fried by health practitioners and consumer pressure to get rid of the oil. Since the FDA began requiring trans fats listings on food labels in January 2006, food producers have made a conscious effort to reduce their use of it and to find alternative fat sources.
WASHINGTON D.C. - Last week, with the support of President George Bush, a deal was announced to resume talks between North Korea and the United States after they were suspended last October due to North Korea's test of a nuclear weapon. In the deal, North Korea has agreed to disarmament, but there have been no details as to how and when this will happen, or what North Korea might receive in return.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Fifteen years ago, the University of Rochester developed First Things First, a school reform program hoping to improve education in school districts across the country. Now the program is finally getting results. The Kansas City School District and Houston's Lee High School, both consisting predominantly of low-income, minority students, have dramatically improved their national test scores by using the program.
WASHINGTON D.C. - This past Friday, Congress voted on nonbinding resolutions opposing President George Bush's plan to send an additional 21,500 troops to Iraq. The resolution passed easily in the House, with a vote of 246-182, and 17 Republicans joined the majority of Democrats in support of the resolution.
