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Established 2007 ........,..R'EASTER NEWS Seniors Have USG Spring Trouble with Elections Con Registrar clude BY MICHAEL CAMPINELL BY ANGELJARMUSZ Nor'easter Staff Nor'easter Staff The Undergraduate Student The registration period at Government held their Spring UNE becomes a stressful time for elections on March 3, 2010. In the underclassmen that have not the Spring elections, all positions yet learned there is no reason to are available and all undergradu worry. Recently, however, a num ate students were able to run for ber of seniors received some sur a position. Although not every prises. position is filled, the government Many seniors expecting to has high expectations for next graduate this spring were notified year. by the registrar's office that they This election may have been were missing important credits or one of the most successful in the their graduation year was pushed recent USG past, according to back to the class of 2011. Aca EMELINE EMERY, NOR'EASTER NEWS Public Relations Senator Whit demic advisors and the registrar's UNE students dressed in traditional Middle Eastern attire show elementary school children how to write in Arabic. ney Underwood. "Online elec office was flooded with concerns tions are more successful than from these affected students. The paper elections. They are much issues that caused these seniors Passport to Culture Event a Success more accessible .. .It also is very surprises were simple and, in most quick; it takes about 30 seconds success in that we provided a won cases, easy to fix. BY MARISSA SIMOES The children were also given max to complete, and students Catherine Durrette, UNE's Nor'easter Staff the chance to experience a number derful opportunity for young stu are given a 24 hour time frame to dents in our community to learn interim registrar, claims that ev of different cultures in the "Global do so," says Underwood. erything has been solved and On Friday, March 26, more Village." The Global Village was about various cultures around the The easily accessible elec world, at the same time our own steps have been taken to prevent than 200 fourth grade students set up in the UNE gym and was tions have created a better voter students were able to celebrate and this panic from happening again. from Biddeford Intermediate made up of country-specific tables, turnout every since the elections share their own special heritage Durrette states that "the reg School traveled the world by com run with the help of more than moved online. Underwood was ing to the University of New Eng two dozen UNE student volun with a very enthusiastic audience." istrar's office recognizes the issues greatly assisted be Liz Havu in land. teers, many of whom were actually The festival was made pos at hand and has changed the reg the campus center, and Linsey UNE's Multicultural Af from foreign countries. sible through a $2,000 grant from istration process to fix these prob Pilon in the Student Affairs Of fairs & Diversity Programs, along In the Global Village, the the Center for Cultural Exchange lems." fice. with the International Education fourth graders traveled from Ja Foundation. Class registration will now One of the issues with this Office, welcomed the elementary pan, where they were given paper Donna Gaspar, Director of begin at 9pm and there will be election is that many candidates school children to the first ever cranes, to Morocco, where they the Office of Multicultural Affairs staff from registrar available to ran unopposed. This may cre Passport to Culture International had their names written in Arabic. & Diversity Programs, said she help. Students will be able to ate issues as candidates may not Children's Festival. They ate traditional foods and saw believes that "in our increasingly email the staff throughout the have truly been the best for the The festival included live per traditional clothing. global world and multicultural process so all questions can get job, but rather, got the position by formances by local artists- includ Trisha Mason, Director of society, it is important for kids to answered quickly. Having staff default. ing a belly dancer and a Peruvian International Education, said the be exposed to different people and available during the registration "The public relations com music group. festival was "a mutually beneficial cultures." Please see REGISTRAR, page 2 Please see USG, page 2 Tim FordAwarded Concurrent Professorship at Nan jing University BY MICHAEL CAMPINELL up parts of the river, mitigating lance & Risk Assessment," and Nor'easter Staff health affects that are caused by "Control of Waterborne Dis using the river's water. ease." Ford received the concur Dr. Tim Ford, the Vice Pres A concurrent professorship rent professorship award in Oc ident for Research and Dean of is a great honor to receive. It is tober of 2009. Graduate Studies, was recently much like presenting someone Ford hopes that his relation awarded a concurrent professor with the position of adjunct fac ship with NJU Professor Shupei ship at Nanjing University, one of ulty at the UNE or an honorary Cheng and his relationship with China's oldest and most presti degree which are often presented NJU will lead to more student gious universities. The award was at commencement ceremonies. and faculty changes between the given to Ford after his research "It's a great honor to have," says two universities. One of the first on pollution in the Yangtze River Ford. visits from NJU will be in July of and his work as academic chair While visiting NJU in Octo 2010 when Cheng visits UNE to of the International Workshop ber of 2009, Ford presented three discuss future collaboration with on Environmental Health and lectures on the two major cam Dr. Ford, future topics for the Pollution Control. His research puses. His presentations were next International Workshop on has looked at the management titled, "Burden of Waterborne Environmental Health and PERRI FINE. NOR"EASTER NEW! of river resources, how to clean Disease," "Monitoring, Surveil- Please see FORD, page 2 Vice President for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies, Tim Ford. NEWS: FEATURES: SPORTS: OPINIONS: Biddeford Police Blotter, page 2 Pahigian's New Book, page 4 Blue Turf Field, page 8 Technology, page 10 Decary Dining, page 3 Moustache March, page 5 Red Sox Preview, page 8 Stranger's candy, page 10 Tenure Track, page 3 DoonyTunes, page 5 POTW,9 Sidewalks, page 12 2 NEWS NOR'EASTER NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2010 REGISTRAR their advisors in order to solve any FORD it does not begin working with ibility, its diversity and increase CONTINUED FROM PAGE I crediting problems they may be CONTINUED FROM PAGE I Chinese universities. The connec the number of opportunities that period will ease some of the wor having. tions Dr. Ford already has made UNE students would be present ries from students and also help Another item that caused an Pollution Control and to discuss are a great start to future work ed with. Also importantly, stu them to solve any issues they may issue was the lack of understand future collaborations between and future relationships between dents would have a great chance be having with registering for ing in what constitutes two majors UNE, NJU and the University of the two institutions. to increase their cultural aware classes. versus two degrees. There was a Hong Kong. The possibilities of student ness and widen their worldview. The UOnline site should also question of qualifications needed Ford believes that work and professor exchanges are be Nanjing "has a wonderful history" be functioning better during the for either of the two which may with Chinese universities is very coming more and more possible. and Dr. Ford describes it as the registration period. The IT de have affected a small number of important. "China is where ev UNE is trying to build its inter "Paris of China," as it has a great partment has been working dili seniors. Students were confused erything is now happening," ac national programming and a pro deal of culture and history. UNE gently to prevent the glitches that whether or not they will be re cording to Ford. The Chinese gram with NJU and University of students would learn a great deal have occurred during past semes ceiving two degrees if they have universities are very influential, Hong Kong would be very benefi from an international program in ters. two different majors or whether very advanced and the students cial for the university, the students China. One of the main reasons there they will have to pick which de are very bright. UNE would be and faculty of UNE. UNE would were so many students with miss gree their diploma recognizes. passing up a great opportunity if be able to increase its global vis- ing credits was a lack of follow Durrette assures that there is through with paperwork. Often "a better policy being drawn up USG and the administration." sion students are feeling. times the registrar's office did not that clearly outlines the specifi CONTINUED FROM PAGE I McGowan believes that in Chase Sheaff was elected to receive the necessary paperwork cations of obtaining two majors mittee is pursuing these ideas for creasing the visibility of the gov Vice President ofUSG. His major from students or advisors about and/or two degrees." the next coming election (which ernment will help to solve many goal for the year is to work with transfer credits, waived classes, The main lesson students can will be held in the fall) to fill emp more issues on campus and will the USG Constitution to make and other crediting issues.