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By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsOn this day in 1913, a group of women at Howard University founded Delta Sigma Theta. Now the world's largest African-American sorority, Delta Sigma Theta has over 200,000 college-educated members in 900 chapters worldwide. The founders of Delta Sigma Theta adopted a mission of education and public service that continues today. Since its founding, the sorority has devoted itself to a number of issues, including women's suffrage, civil rights, financial literacy, women's health and international development. As Delta Sigma Theta celebrates its 98th Founders' Day, Surge Desk remembers five ...
Cigarettes and Drinking: The Age-Old Campus Connection
By Rachel Leavitt - Politics DailyIt's easy to dismiss as just a phase the drinks and smokes you have while 19 and "having fun." But according to a University of Arizona associate anthropology professor, Dr. Mimi Nichter, the detrimental habits that develop throughout college are alarmingly capable of turning into lasting problems, especially when the habits reinforce each other. Dr. Nichter and her colleagues wanted to "unpack" the issue of tobacco use in association with alcohol because, as she said, "It's only when you start to understand why people do something and how they talk about it that you can begin to address ...
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