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Many students experience senioritis as they near graduation, 2023.

Is “senioritis” just another word for burn-out?

Anne Akpabio, Managing Editor March 10, 2023

As my time in college ends, I wonder if my growing demotivation is due to senioritis or burn-out. Unlike its counterpart burn-out, senioritis is the colloquial condition only present in seniors in high...

Scholarship committee members allocate every penny

Elizabeth Mahan, Reporter March 13, 2019

Thousands of dollars. Tens of thousands of dollars. Indeed hundreds of thousands of dollars. Instead of just sitting around, each department and each college provides students with scholarship money. And...

Last college to be named after long time donors

Jeri Moore, Reporter August 31, 2018

The last of the six colleges on campus has officially received a name, McCoy College of Science, Mathematics, and Engineering, is named after long-time donors of 31 years, James and Vicki McCoy. “The...

Engineers use drone to map trees on campus

Engineers use drone to map trees on campus

Sarah Graves April 5, 2017

The Engineers for a Sustainable World started a campus drone mapping project on March 30 to discover the number of trees on campus. The drone took off at McCoy Engineering Hall to map the entire...

The three panel presenters answer questions the audience has for them on March 25. Photo by Arianna Davis

Diversity drives faculty panel at symposium March 25

Cortney Wood March 28, 2017

Because of the media coverage of cultural diversity, honors students chose professors to discuss why cultural diversity benefits academic successes and the contributions it holds at the 11th annual...

Alejandro Hernandez, senior in mechanical engineering, works on his senior design project using a hydraulic peck-drill in the McCoy training lab Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Eddie Miller

McCoy construction to conclude in fall 2014

Lauren Roberts April 8, 2014

In the spring of 2012 the $1.6 million expansion of the McCoy School of Engineering was approved. The additions to its building is nearing completion and is expected to finish by the fall. The growth...

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