The past two months, students have been arguing about the possibility of UP becoming a tobacco-free. The recommendation came from the Presidential Advisory Committee on Health and Safety to The Rev. E William Beauchamp, C.S.C. Beauchamp approached ASUP and asked the senators to write a resolution stating the students' opinion on the matter.
We encounter symmetry on a regular basis in our daily lives in many different ways, in both the natural and human-made world. Symmetry also possesses the magic power of drawing our attention. Most of us value and enjoy experiencing symmetry both visually and mentally because it conveys a sense of the aesthetic, of balance, beauty, equality, evenness, harmony, neatness, perfection, pleasure and/or simplicity.
As the hustle and bustle of early registration winds to a close, students and advisers will likely breathe a sigh of relief as faculty office hours return to normal and students can once again avoid Waldschmidt Hall and online registration. But the shadow of class registration is one that ultimately follows every student until commencement.
Smoking ban on campus Dear Editor, I read your editorial on Nov. 12 ("Ban Resolution is all Smoke and Mirrors") and thought that I may be able to offer a different insight. I teach sociology not only at UP, but at Portland Community College as well. The Beacon has previously mentioned that PCC went "smoke free" on Sept.