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Financial cuts continue through end of year
After announcing a budget deficit of $3.1 million in February of this year, Elmhurst College embarked on a series of financial cuts and money making schemes—and The Leader was there every step of the way. Here’s a recap of some …
SGA elections attract a high volume of voters
Student Government Association elections saw a major spike in voters this year, with a total of 568 students—more than its had in the last eight semesters. According to
myElmhurst portal launch is delayed until next fall
Due to ongoing problems with Blackboard integration, the myElmhurst portal has been rescheduled for campus-wide release to fall term 2012. The portal, which will unify student and faculty
World-In-Review 5.15.12
Sources: Al Jazeera, BBC South Korea Cracks Down on Human Flesh Pills South Korean officials seized thousands of powdered human fetus flesh filled capsules on May 7. The crackdown
Savage fights anti-LGBT bullying with message of hope
Given his focus on the adverse effects of religious institutions on LGBT youth, the Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel seemed an ironic setting for Dan Savage’s April 29 lecture. “We have
71 incoming freshmen identify as LGBT
It was less than a year ago that Elmhurst College made national headlines when Campus Pride announced EC was the first college to add the question to our
Exploring Sexual and Gender Identities
Explaining gender identities is like trying to explain Lost to someone: even with years of assessment, observation, and note-taking, it’s impossible to understand every facet. As the LGBT
Still room for improvement after “It Gets Better”
“It Gets Better” is a viral video project created as an effort to show that regardless how cruelly people behave, things will inevitably improve with time. Elmhurst College
Work Study overcomes shortage
Student work hours continue to decrease When student employees from R.A. Faganel Hall opened their emails on March 8, they found an abrupt surprise: due to a projected lack
Undergrad unearths ground-breaking cancer research
The most EC Junior, Pat Brambert, can claim as science fair participation is a poster he made explaining the properties of salt for his high school chemistry class
