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• National news in brief

  Department of Homeland Security funding extended by a week

  On Thursday, Congress passed a one week extension plan to provide funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which secures U.S. borders against threats. President Barack Obama approved the extension later that night, hours before the Department would have been left unfunded.

  News | March 1, 2015
• Calendar

  Monday, March 2

  John McCauley.
  The Underground. 6:30 p.m.
  McCauley, the lead singer from Americana band Deer Tick, will perform at The Underground as part of the AB concert series. The event will also feature discounted food from Housing and Dining Services.

  Tuesday, March 3

  Pillbox | March 1, 2015
• Morewood live-in mentor arrested for invasion of privacy

  On Thursday morning, ex-Carnegie Mellon student Daniel Jorge was arrested on invasion of privacy charges for allegedly taking photos and videos of fellow Morewood E-Tower residents in the shower and bathrooms.

  News | February 23, 2015
• News in Brief

  UNC/NC State professor gets CMU award

  Carnegie Mellon awarded the annual Dickson Award of Science to Joseph M. DeSimone, a professor at both the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University.

  News | February 16, 2015
• Jesmyn Ward spins stories

  When author Jesmyn Ward finished her speech on Mon., Feb. 5, she received a standing ovation that seemed to last for hours. Members of the audience were clapping, cheering, and some had tears in their eyes — a reaction that is rarely, if ever, seen at the Literary Evenings lecture series hosted by the Carnegie Music Hall.

  Pillbox | February 16, 2015