Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2016. PETER COOK: Good afternoon, everyone. I hope you’re having a good day. I want to give a special welcome to the St. George’s School students who are here to visit the Pentagon. Welcome. Hope you enjoy it. My alma mater represented over there, so pleased to[Read More…]
Day: March 15, 2016
Study Concludes Men and Women Have Same Biological Reaction to Same Stresses
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2016. It turns out men and women may not be all that different when it comes to the kinds of things they’re stressed about, a new study by a Roosevelt University PsyD student shows. Like many of us, Sarah Fredrickson (above), a doctoral psychology student at Roosevelt University[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Musical Theatre Alumna Mia Serafino Co-stars in NBC’s Crowded
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2016. A Roosevelt University musical theatre alumna is one of the stars of the new TV sitcom Crowded, which debuts on NBC network TV beginning on Sunday, March 20. Mia Serafino, a 2011 graduate of Roosevelt’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA), plays Stella, the grown daughter of[Read More…]
One of Today’s Best Writers, Ottessa Moshfegh, to Read at Roosevelt Univesity on March 21
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2016. Ottessa Moshfegh, whose 2015 novel Eileen is a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, will read from her work at 5 p.m. Monday, March 21 in Roosevelt University’s seventh floor Gage Building, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Moshfegh is one of the nation’s rising young[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Joins Senate Democrats to Introduce Major College Affordability Reform Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and members of the Senate Democratic caucus to introduce the In the Red Act – a major reform to address college affordability and put America on a path toward debt-free college education. The In[Read More…]
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Mental Health Services on College Campuses
Studies show that one-half of all chronic mental illness begins by age 14 and three-quarters by age 24 WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2016. Responding to the pressing need for enhanced mental health services on college campuses across the country, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Susan Collins (R-ME) joined with[Read More…]
Sentator Durbin, Representatives Schakowsky, Bustos to Travel to Cuba with President Obama
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky and U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos (D-IL) will travel to Cuba on Sunday with President Obama. Obama will be only the second sitting U.S. President to visit Cuba after Calvin Coolidge’s visit in 1928. “I’m excited to join President[Read More…]
Interior Department Announces Next Step in Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Planning Process for 2017-2022
Proposal for next Five-Year Program continues balanced approach to leasing; proposal protects sensitive resources, and asks for public comment on additional protections WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2016. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Ross Hopper today announced the proposal for the[Read More…]
Citizen Groups Challenge Plans to Green Light Huge Fossil Fuel Development in Powder River Basin
BLM Plans Span 10 Million Acres, 81 Billion Tons of Coal GREAT FALLS, Mont. –(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2016. A plan to keep open vast amounts of public land in Montana and Wyoming for fossil fuel development and drilling is short-sighted and fails to consider dramatic changes in energy markets that make such[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action to Shut Down Illegal Student Debt Relief Scheme
Student Loan Processing.US and Owner Charged Student Loan Borrowers Millions in Illegal Fees WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2016. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) requested that a federal district court enter a final judgment and order that would shut down a student debt relief scheme that charged borrowers millions[Read More…]