Tuesday, May 5

Virus hits over 13 countries

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, a deadly flu-like virus, has spread throughout the world with cases now being reported in over 13 countries. The worldwide epidemic, which is believed to have started in southern China, has reportedly infected 1,622 people since late last year, and 58 people have died resulting from the virus, according to the World Health Organization. Read more...



Editorial: Media should serve public, not President

The media’s coverage of the war in Iraq has reached a new dimension: not only are broadcast media conveying images of Baghdad around the clock, reporters are riding along with soldiers on the front lines, placing their lives at high risk for the sake of gathering information faster than a competing news agency. Read more...



LaFlamme cuts his ties with S.U.R.E.

A commissioner of the undergraduate student government announced Friday his separation from the slate he had been affiliated with for the past two quarters and his desire to become an independent for the remainder of the school year. Read more...