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Charlie Cook, one of the nation’s most respected political commentators, told an �þ��� audience Wednesday that historical and demographic trends favor a Republican takeover of the U.S. Senate this fall - but the GOP shouldn’t be too giddy as 2016 looks to be a blessing for Democrats.

Hundreds of first-year and transfer students took part in a “Stop Hunger Now” meal-packing event on Aug. 30, 2014, organized by �þ��� Kitchen at �þ���.

One of the nation's top political analysts visits �þ��� on Wednesday to offer election season insight and reflections on the forces shaping American governance. The event is free and open to the public.

From dodgeball to sack races, hundreds of �þ��� students competed Aug. 29, 2014, in contests that helped build friendships while offering opportunities to relax at the end of the first week of fall semester classes.

An accomplished scholar of Hindu-Christian encounters and religion in India, Professor Brian Pennington will oversee university support of faculty and �þ��� research projects that seek answers to intellectual questions about religion in today’s world.

A project led by faculty members David Neville and Scott Windham allows anyone with Internet access to sharpen his or her German language skills with a special focus on business environments.

�þ��� professors and students filled McKinnon Hall on Aug. 27, 2014, to discuss race, privilege and justice following the Missouri police shooting death of an unarmed black man and subsequent protests that have galvanized the nation.