Saturday, December 15, 2012
Chamber held annual meeting Friday at Sheraton Pentagon City.
The Arlington Chamber of Commerce honored Marymount University and MTFA Architecture Principal Michael Foster at its 88th Annual Meeting Friday at the Sheraton Pentagon City. The chamber also looked back on its accomplishments for 2012 and ahead to 2013. NBC Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd, an Arlington resident, was the keynote speaker. Foster — whose firm has been involved in a number of high-profile projects, like The Views at Clarendon and the Clean Technology Center in Courthouse — received the President's Award. The chamber made it through a successful relocation thanks to Foster, officials said. "He cuts through such malarky and gets people to come to an agreement," said incoming chamber Chairman David DeCamp. "He did …
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Olympic torch runner shares stories with children.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
The following information was submitted by Marymount University spokeswoman Laurie Callahan. “What happens Friday, July 27?” Marymount University President Matt Shank asked the sea of more than 120 children on campus for basketball and soccer camps. “The Olympics!” they shouted back. Shank was setting the stage for Tony Culley-Foster, who ran a leg of the 2012 Olympic Torch Relay on June 5 in Northern Ireland and brought his official 2012 Olympic torch with him to show the children. Cully-Foster, who is originally from Northern Ireland, explained to the children that “the torch has 8,000 holes, representing the 8,000 miles it is traveling from Greece to London, England, and the 8,000 people selected to run a stage of the Olympic Torch …
Friday, June 22, 2012
New activities designed to get kids moving during recess seem to have a positive effect on fourth graders at the elementary school.
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Friday, June 22, 2012
Editor's Note: This article and the corresponding photos were submitted by Laurie Callahan of Marymount University. “Here we go! No teams this time; every man for himself. Same rules! 3-2-1, go!” shouts Ainsley Worrell, manager of the Marymount University Student Center and, at the moment, coach of a group of fourth graders on the playground at Key Elementary School in Arlington. As part of Arlington County’s efforts to reduce childhood obesity, Dr. Skye Donovan, assistant professor of Physical Therapy at Marymount, has led a recess project and study with 100 fourth graders at Key Elementary School. Participation was open to all fourth graders to help promote a healthy lifestyle. Three coaches - Worrell; Marymount senior Dayana Caballero, …
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
With reversal on affirmative action, enrollments could become less diverse.
Hispanics, African Americans and Asians make up about 30 percent of George Mason University's student body, but, a few years from now, that percentage could drop if the Supreme Court reverses its position on affirmative action. Last week, the court announced it will hear arguments this fall for a Texas case in which the plaintiff claims she was discriminated against attending the University of Texas because she is white. The use of affirmative action in college admissions was last upheld in 2003, but the makeup of the Supreme Court has since changed significantly. In The Huffington Post, law professor Ediberto Roman said he believes the conservative bloc of justices will likely eradicate the practice "once and for all." The court's …
Anoneemous
10:12 am on Thursday, March 1, 2012
To "Common Sense". I can't tell you how much I enjoyed reading your comment, not because it was somewhat aligned with my view of AA, but because it really goes directly to the issue of what it takes to achieve your dreams in our wonderful country, what ever those dreams are. I support Affirmative Action (AA), when it means that I, as an individual and as a business man, should make an effort to … more ›