Vol. 91, No. 21 August 31, 2001

Professor arrested for obscenity
Former assistant professor of anthropology Abdollah Dashti plead guilty in June to making obscene phone calls to a 21 year-old female undergraduate with whom he was having an affair.

Barrett women adjust to new home
After asbestos was discovered during renovations to the 73-year-old building, Barrett residents were placed in the Governor's Inn off North Bondary while the removal takes place.

College exterminates beavers
Two of four beavers were exterminated by the College due to destruction they had caused to the Crim Dell and Lake Motoaka areas.


On the ground where the Richmond Road Sentry convenience store once stood is a site for the construction of a new Wawa convenience store.

Sentry No More


Bursar's cashier arrested for theft
A cashier in the Bursar's office was arrested for allegedly embezzling $17,000. An investigation into the stolen funds was conducted this summer.

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Millington blamed for biology staff woes
Three positions for professors in the Biology department remain open as the semester commences. Both faculty as well as administration blame the department's facilities for the vacancies.


ORL welcomes new faces
The Office of Residence Life welcomes new staff members this semester. And according to Director Deb Boykin, the new members will be assets to both Residence Life and students alike.

Students appreciate dorm renewals, Swem progress
The summer saw numerous renovations to both dormitories and numerous other College facilities. Swem Library, however, remains under construction for another two years.

Oversize freshman class packs dorms, classes
Despite claims that this year's freshman class is the largest in the College's history, it in fact comes in second as far as numbers are concerned.

BOV appointed, renewed
Governor James Gilmore name new appointees to the College's Board of Visitors. He also renewed past members for the board's first meeting next month.

UC lounge opens tomorrow
Construction to the basement of the University Center has resulted in confusion for some students as they gain access to the campus post office as well as their mailboxes. Tomorrow, however, sees the opening of a new lounge facility in the UC basement and an end to the confusion.

World Beat
As part of a peace deal and cease-fire negotiations, NATO collected weapons from ethnic Albanians in the Balkans.


Word on the Street
The Flat Hat asks students if they think the Barrett Girls were fairly compensated.


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Week of August 31th, 2001.

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