Galileo discovers many stars at RVCC
 A five-year-old scholarship program designed to support the study of science at RVCC accepted 72 new students into its ranks this fall. That’s a record for the college’s prestigious Galileo Scholars, which provides financial awards, faculty mentorship, industry networking and internships for students studying science, math, engineering, computer science and technology.
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2008 RVCC Holiday Art Show and Sale
 Sales of student and faculty artwork raised $1,800 for the RVCC Art Gallery Fund during the annual four-day Holiday Art Show and Sale Dec. 2-5. That’s 20% of the revenues from the sale; 80% went to the artists themselves.
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Evelyn S. Field Library ‘Food for Fines’ program helps feed the hungry
A library drive to collect donations in exchange for late fines raised more than 30 supermarket bags of food for the Food Bank Network of Bridgewater.
The drive, called Food for Fines, was the idea of part-time library clerk Sylvia Levy. Students and faculty who donated at least one non-perishable food item during the ending weeks of the fall semester could get as much as $5 in overdue fines waived.
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What does “American Values”
mean to Americans?
A Japanese student thinks about Sara Palin’s candidacy.
 Thinking about Sarah Palin’s candidacy helps bring into focus some ideas about America and how Americans view what some call “traditional American values.”
One of the most important elections of our times is over. Many people were relieved when it ended, no matter who they voted for.
It wasn’t long before the media began bringing out some “issues” with Sarah Palin - as though journalists were finally able to talk about her frankly. As someone who came to this country just two years ago, I found her values interesting, setting aside her apparent ignorance about the world beyond America’s borders.
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Faculty Contract
 Wearing T-shirts reading, “Ask why I don’t have a contract” to the most recent Board of Trustees meeting, 50 faculty protested contract talks that have been held up by disputes over salaries and benefits. The two sides were still far apart on Nov. 25.
Faculty have worked without a new contract since the last three-year agreement expired on June 30. With 15 members, the Board of Trustees is the college governing body that must approve any RVCC policy or financial decision.
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