For years, southwestern suburban Bolingbrook, a neighboring suburb of Romeoville, has consisted of a string of subdivisions, lacking a 'main street' or a locale its residents could name 'downtown.' However, later this month, Bolingbrook will get its first real downtown marked by a two-block shopping center called The Promenade Bolingbrook.
This year, during the Spring 2007 semester, Lewis University decided to test out resident housing registration online for the first time in the school's history. In previous years, resident housing registration was done by filling out an application and registering in person.
Nowadays many people are going to college, going back to college or going into some type of work or school. Tuition has been rising and continues to rise every year. With that rise comes a rise in debt. "They go up faster than inflation," says the National Center for Education Statistics of student loans.
Many people think slavery was over a long time ago. They believe that since that time all people are free, and that they are treated equally as human beings, with respect and dignity. The presentation sponsored by the Latin American Student Organization (LASO), however, presented a different side to this story.
Internet access on campus is a necessity. Whether used for Facebook or Blackboard, students are constantly online. Unfortunately, the internet is not flawless, and along with its advantages comes many problems. Recently, many students have had problems accessing certain websites, from Myspace to Hotmail.
Capital punishment has been a controversial topic for decades and has once again come to the forefront of public awareness following Saddam Hussein's execution. A popular bumper sticker says, "We kill people to show people that killing people is wrong.
Lewis University is growing and looking at expanding in the next few years. Not only does Lewis want to expand by building more dorms, and academic buildings, it is looking to increase student enrollment as well. As a Division II school, Lewis already offers a variety of competitive sports for students to participate in.
Word around campus is that things are breaking down and not being fixed - but is this really the case? According to students and recent problems, it seems like our residence halls are far from top-notch. On March 17 at 8:30 p.m., the power went out in Ryan Hall because of a bad breaker.
