Spring Break
In response to several questions regarding the increasing number of reported cases of the Influenza A virus subtype H1N1, more commonly known as the swine flu, Drury has made an effort of keep students informed regarding the disease. In an email sent out by Dr.
Drury's commitment to sustainability and controlling climate change is one of the issues surrounding the construction of the O'Reilly Family Event Center, a building that President Todd Parnell is promising to be LEED Silver but hopes will have a Gold rating.
Drury seniors entering an unexpected world
Since the April 14 announcement that construction would begin, the O'Reilly Family Event Center has gotten mixed reviews from Drury students. With an approximate cost of $13.5 million, with $10.5 million paid in construction cost alone, the facilities should be ready for use in the fall of 2010.
Editor's Note: Naru Narayanan is a student from India who is studying integrated media at Drury for the next three years. Throughout this semester Naru will describe his native culture and share his international perspective with The Mirror. What if the number zero did not exist? There will be several issues, but most important of all, there will be no computers.
Alright, well for this editorial I'm going to need you to close your eyes (Well, pretend you're closing your eyes, because you can't really read this and have your eyes closed at the same time. Anyways…) Let's fast forward five, maybe seven years. We're in a huge auditorium in Las Vegas or Maui or someplace exotic like that.
Every time Chris Yates feels like giving in to the burning in his lungs and legs that feel like dead weights on a long run, all he has to do is think about his father to find the strength to keep going. Chris' father, Rick Yates, passed away on April 4, 2008, after a two-year battle with cancer.
