2008 Woodie Awards
PittStock fans flock to different sounds
Three local bands competed for fame, glory and $200 and 10 hours of recording time at PittStock, PSU's annual battle of the bands, held on Friday night in Cleveland Plaza.
Organizers said that there were some changes made to the competition from previous years.…
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Recycling puts cash into students' hands
With the 'green' revolution in full swing, recycling is becoming second nature with many students.
As commercial materials become more scarce, reclamation centers are offering students and teachers alike the ability to get back some of their expenses one can at a time.…
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History AliveUniversity historian sheds light on Kansas' past
They keep Randy Roberts in the basement, far away from the sunlight and humid air that might ruin the aging objects he is charged to preserve.
Roberts, curator of special collections, archivist and university historian, shares his windowless Axe Library office with several large desks - one of the antique pigeonhole variety - computers, old-timey radios and recording devices, fake plants, African art as well as gloomy German etchings.…
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Job shoppingStudents seek opportunities at 2008 campus Career Expo
The Crimson and Gold Ballroom was transformed into a marketplace of companies for the business and industry Career Expo.
Students dressed in business attire wandered around to each of the tables that lined the floor and sides of the ballroom.
Sixty-four companies, including Farmers Insurance and the Overland Park Police Department, came out to the expo, held on Thursday, Sept.…
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Collegio Q&AKatie Merando, Campus Democrat
Katie Merando, junior in nursing and biology, is the vice president of the Campus Democrats. She recently sat down for an interview with Krystel Pakitsos, Collegio editor in chief.
Q. What do you plan to do during your time as vice president?
A. One thing that all of the officers of our organization want to do is increase voter turnout.…
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One man's trash is another man's treasureMusic group performs using recycled materials
Recycled Percussion brought the junkyard to Pittsburg's Memorial Auditorium on Thursday, Sept. 25.
The group brought music to life in front of a crowd of nearly 400 people with the use of a light show, kitchen sink, five-gallon buckets, barrels, ladders and even the human body in group leader Justin Spencer's human beat-box routine.…
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Trash fashion
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Skits dramatize abusive relationships
Kathleen Groves
Collegio Reporter
Students Against Violence through Education (SAVE) and the Men Against Violence Program (MVP) teamed up this week to perform educational skits for Freshman Experience classes. The skits focused on healthy relationships, dangers of date rape and different types of abuse.…
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Businesses slow to sign up for student discount program
Nathan Woodward, Student Government Association's community affairs director, announced at the SGA meeting Wednesday night that the student discount card, one of the projects SGA undertakes, is a little slow in being received by local businesses this year.…
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