As part of a projected $11 million reduction in spending, Trinity College administrators are considering eliminating the Presidential Scholarship Program. Created in 2006, the program offers a full scholarship for four years to approximately 10 students per matriculating class whom the admissions office feels have exemplary academic records and will likely enhance the academic environment at the school.
1 CommentsThe 2009 elections were marketed in the media as either a referendum on Obama or a demonstration of a pendulum swinging right. They were neither. Instead, they were a reminder of the practical mood of the country, especially in this time of crisis at home and abroad.
0 CommentsThe College hosted a common hour event called "Connecticut's Citizen Election Program: Amplifying the Voice of the People or Silencing Free Speech". The program consisted of a debate on the topic, featuring expert panelists State Representative Matthew Lesser, State Representative Gary A.
1 CommentsThree members of the Trinity College community are running as candidates for the West Hartford Board of Education. Starting on Tuesday, Nov. 3, Visiting Lecturer in the Allen K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric Elin Katz, Principal Lecturer in Language and Culture Studies and International Studies Naogan Ma, and Andrew Bannon-Guasp '13 will all be listed on the ballot.
0 CommentsAs the 2010 elections draw nearer, Chris Dodd's (D-Conn.) senate seat becomes increasingly precarious. As of Monday, Nov. 2, RealClearPolitics noted that Dodd's poll numbers continue to be lower than those of his rival, former Congressman Rob Simmons. Quinnipiac and Rasmussen Reports have Dodd down 39 to 49, while Daily Kos has him at 42 to 46.
1 CommentsAttorneys for Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez were denied in their request to delay a hearing scheduled for this Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the Hartford Superior Court. The hearing is being held to discuss whether to combine Perez's two pending cases into one. Prosecutors support the idea, while Perez and his attorneys have not offered their thoughts.
0 CommentsHartford Police Officers arrested four men in two separate firearms incidents in the early hours of Sunday, Nov. 1. Officers from the Vice and Narcotics Division of the Hartford Police Department (HPD) responded to suspicious activity in a parking lot at 357 Asylum Ave.
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