A temporary piece of masking tape over the nameplate outside 220 Morrill Hall reflects the recency of the transition within the University's administration. Last week, the Board of Regents hired Greg Brown to replace Steve Bosacker as their acting executive director and corporate secretary. Bosacker left the position to become interim chief of staff for Gov.-elect Jesse Ventura on Nov. 9.
Smoking is on the rise on college campuses.
The percentage of college students that smoked in the past 30 days leapt from 22.3 percent in 1993 to 28.5 percent in 1997, according to the Nov. 18 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Cooperative effort will improve air quality Thanks to the efforts of a local neighborhood group, environmental activists and a local factory plant, the industrial cleaning fumes drifting through parts of Prospect Park will dissipate within the next six weeks. Graduate association votes in its new administration Cheryl Jorgensen is coming into her new job as president of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly at a time of uncertainty for graduate assistants. The Graduate Students Organizing Congress, which is a separate entity, is trying to drive for a union election for graduate assistants. Higher visibility will also be a goal.