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For the second consecutive year, Â鶹ÊÓƵ junior Amanda Leigh Clark has been recognized with an honorable mention in the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program, which awards scholarships to students planning for careers in science, math or engineering.

The 2010 U.S. Census must get an accurate count of everyone living in the U.S., including domestic and international students attending Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Students living away from home while attending college will be counted at their on-campus or off-campus address, not at their parent’s address. Completing the census here will not affect a student’s residency in his or her home state. Students residing on campus should complete the census forms in their area office (Greek Life Office in Moseley for those residing in Loy Center) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on March 31 or April 1. Off-campus students should have recently received a census form in the mail. All students living at the address are considered one household, so roommates should fill out a single form.

A letter from two Â鶹ÊÓƵ students to U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, in which they urge the Massachusetts senator to support legislation that funds the development of nuclear energy technology, is a finalist in a contest that will be judged April 8 by prominent former lawmakers at a Project Pericles conference in New York City.

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See what happened at Â鶹ÊÓƵ this winter through the eyes of university photographer Kim Walker. Events in the latest include Founders Day events honoring Dr. J. Earl Danieley and the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Lake Mary Nell.

Rebecca Smith, a sophomore journalism major and features editor of The Pendulum student newspaper, was one of nine students nationwide to be selected for a Scripps Howard Foundation 10-day journalism study trip to Japan in its annual Roy W. Howard National Collegiate Reporting Competition.

More than 60 Â鶹ÊÓƵ students have traded their textbooks and laptops for hammers and paintbrushes over Spring Break this week as they take part in service trips to Argentina, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, as well as locales closer to home such as the Gulf Coast and Charleston, S.C.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ trustees approved the 2010-11 fiscal year budget in a meeting held March 2. The board’s action places a priority on funding objectives of The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Commitment strategic plan, while maintaining Â鶹ÊÓƵ's affordable cost in setting next year’s tuition, room and board rates.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ has been recognized for the fourth year in a row as a national leader in service-learning and civic engagement. The Corporation for National & Community Service named the university this week to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll With Distinction for exemplary service efforts to America's communities.