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Alpha Lambda Delta inducts new members
By Alyson Napier ’08
STAFF WRITER

On Oct. 15 in the Conference Center, 25 new members were inducted into the Alpha Lambda Delta society. Founded in 1924 by Maria Leonard, the Dean of Women at the University of Illinois, Alpha Lambda Delta is a national honors society that recognizes college students that receive at least a 3.5 GPA or better during their first year of college.

Professor John Goulde, the moderator of the society, started the ceremony by discussing Alpha Lambda Delta and how students can benefit from their experiences in it. All members, for example, are eligible to receive a scholarship upon graduation. Following Dr. Goulde, Dean Green spoke and congratulated everyone on becoming a member of the society and discussed the past successes of its members.
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Students present research projects at MARCUS conference
By Michelle Tillie Sanchez’08
STAFF WRITER

On Saturday, Oct. 8, the Seventh Annual Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference of Undergraduate Scholarship (MARCUS) took place at the Sweet Briar College conference center. The MARCUS Conference allowed students to present their undergraduate research through an oral or poster presentation. Poor weather and rain that day contributed to the difficulty of some students to arrive on time for registration. However, despite the rain, students still rolled out of bed, some waking up as early as 6 a.m. on a Saturday morning, or driving over four hours just to attend the conference.
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