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Salem State Student Claims Housing Discrimination by College

Note: It is generally the Log's policy to quote sources only if they agree to go on the record. However, in this case we felt the issue was important enough to cover even though the subject declined to have her name be used. A transgendered undergraduate student at Salem State claims that school officials treated her unfairly and unequally when she applied for on-campus housing. Full story

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Gummo

Release Date: 1997 Director: Harmony Korine

If the misguided teenager standing in the middle of a desolate road in a tornado stricken Ohio town, resembling a nymphlike skateboarder wearing pink rabbit ears, is enough to make you stick around... Well, then, the film has already done its job. It is essentially this twisted sense of enjoyment the audience can relate to that makes Gummo a modern cult classic. Full story

Groups and Clubs Fair Kicked Off This Month

The spring Groups and Clubs Fair kicked off April 5 and filled up the ground floor of the Commons dinning hall with tables, posters and even a demonstration from the Chemistry Club. It is a bi-yearly event that spreads the word about the clubs and groups around Salem State College, giving the opportunity for students to get a jump start for next year. Full story

George Washington’s Take on Modern America

America is not what it was meant to be. It is not, despite misguided efforts at traditionalism and Biblical treatments of Constitutional sanctity, the country of its founders. America is barely a shell of the nation they envisioned. Politicians, pundits and network executives across the nation seek above all else the gratification of self and of party, with only a cursory glance cast at the betterment of the nation. Full story

In Its Twilight, SSC Track Finds Success

Salem State's final regular season meet was an emotional day, considering that the athletic department earlier this year, citing budget concerns and a lack of facilities, decided to cut the program entirely. "Yeah, we're a throwing team now," the slender Dennis Floyd, head coach of the Vikings since 2002, bemusedly commented on the current transfiguration of his women's squad. Full story

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Salem State Student Claims Housing Discrimination by College

Note: It is generally the Log's policy to quote sources only if they agree to go on the record. However, in this case we felt the issue was important enough to cover even though the subject declined to have her name be used. A transgendered undergraduate student at Salem State claims that school officials treated her unfairly and unequally when she applied for on-campus housing.

Students Upset at Fee Increase

When many of the attending students chose Salem State College, they did so because of it offered a four-year degree at a community college price. The price of attendance looks to be rising again though as student fees are expected to continue to rise.

SSC Prepares for Accreditation Review with NEASC Report

Members of the Salem State  community are gearing up for next spring’s accreditation review by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, NEASC, by preparing a self-assessment report that reviews all aspects of campus life at the college.

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