Swift cuts system by $3 million
Using her executive authority to address a possible $300 million budget shortfall, Acting Gov. Jane Swift last week cut more than $200 million in state spending, including $3 million from the University system and another $3 million from the state and community colleges.

NCAA reports graduation rate at 71%
The NCAA released figures Sept. 26 showing that the University is graduating its athletes at a significantly higher rate than the national average.

Minuteman takes post
The Class of 1950 fulfilled its pledge to honor the veterans of World War II last Saturday by unveiling a statue of a Minuteman on a knoll near the Old Chapel.

Five appointed to Board of Trustees by governor
Five new trustees have been appointed in recent weeks by Acting Gov. Jane Swift. The appointees are William F. Kennedy, Stacey Rainey, Robert K. Sheridan, Ellen Zane and Dr. Timothy J. Babineau.

Nobelist John Nash to speak
Princeton University mathematician John Nash, who shared the 1994 Nobel Prize in economics for his work on game theory, will present the Economics Department's annual Gamble Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom.

Chancellor's Medals awarded at Homecoming
Four alumni, a faculty member, a businessman and philanthropist and two local medical centers were awarded Chancellor's Medals on Oct. 11 as part of Homecoming Weekend festivities.

MHEC praised as model of efficiency and economy for Bay State
From its rather humble beginnings as the Five College Buying Group, the Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium has blossomed into a model of group purchasing that now counts 83 Bay State colleges and universities on its membership rolls.

Gift bolsters business ties to Germany
An alumnus of the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures donated 5,000 Euros, approximately $5,000, to the department at the beginning of the school year to promote connections between German and U.S. businesses.