Sabrina Porter Contributing Editor

Articles

• Statistically Speaking

  With the Democratic and Republican national conventions in the past, the race for president of the United States has truly begun. Republican Party nominee John McCain and Democratic nominee Barack Obama officially announced their vice president candidates as Sarah Palin (R–Alaska) and Joseph Biden (D–Del.), respectively. With the election just over two months away, here’s a look at where things st...

  News | September 8, 2008
• College presidents encourage lower drinking age

  According to about 100 college presidents, allowing 18-year-old students to drink alcohol could reduce the amount of binge drinking on college campuses. The presidents, from prestigious universities including Duke University, Dartmouth College, and Tufts University, recently joined together in the Amethyst Initiative, which calls on lawmakers to rethink the drinking age.

  News | August 25, 2008
• Crime and Incident

  Theft
  Aug. 18, 2008
  at 12:01 a.m.

  A Stever House resident reported his bag stolen from the first-floor lobby. He had left it on a table and returned to find it missing.

  Suspicious Person
  Aug. 19, 2008
  at 12:23 a.m.

  News | August 25, 2008
• Statistically Speaking

  Today, Carnegie Mellon welcomes the Class of 2012 into its midst as all undergraduates begin another year of classes. The university has a diverse group of people to meet, places to see, and things to do. Here is a look at the Carnegie Mellon world at the end of last year:

  News | August 25, 2008
• Crime and Incident

  Fire Alarm
  April 18, 2008
  at 4:39 a.m.

  A fire alarm sounded on the A-level of Porter Hall. The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire arrived and found the cause to be excessive dust in the Colloids, Polymers, and Surfaces Laboratory. The area was cleared and the alarm was reset.

  Fire Alarm
  April 19, 2008
  at 6:36 a.m.

  News | April 28, 2008