Dr. Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad gave a lecture Wednesday night entitled “Grand Jury Abuse in the Service of Islamophobia” as part of the Student Assembly’s Civil Liberties in Minority Communities lecture series.

Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine announced today state budget shortfalls of $2.5 billion over the next two years. He has ordered the College of William and Mary to cut $3.4 million from its budget — a 6.5 percent cut from the College’s general funds appropriation.

A funding request from the Veterans Society received reluctant support from the senate at the Student Assembly senate meeting Tuesday night.

“Let’s get some noise in here,” former Democratic National Committee Chair Terry McAuliffe said this afternoon as he entered the silent room. “You’d think it was a Republican fundraiser.”

Attorney and pro-life advocate Rececca Kiessling spoke to campus pro-life group Students for Life last night at the College of William and Mary about abortion in the case of rape.

Yesterday on the Sadler Center Terrace, WHRO — the Norfolk PBS affiliate — interviewed several College of William and Mary students about issues concerning America’s youth. Some students were pre-selected, while others were interviewed on the spot.

Prior to his graduation, Sean Koebley ’08 planned on either attending medical school or joining the ranks of Teach for America.

College President Taylor Reveley announced to the NAACP that the College has reached its $10 million endowment goal for Gateway William and Mary.

The lines of voters at Williamsburg polling places will have a more collegiate look this November.

Paul Nantulya, the Peace and Governance Manager of the Catholic Relief Services, came to the College of William and Mary Sunday to talk about his work in Sudan.

Former Vice President for Student Affairs Sam Sadler ’64 M.Ed. ’71 and his wife, Mary Liz Smith Sadler ’65, will officiate the Homecoming parade later this month.

Students at the College of William and Mary are gearing up and taking action during the election season. Through on-campus political groups such as College Republicans, Young Democrats and Libertarian Students, the College has mobilized to rally support for its respective candidates.

Last night former National Chairman of the Libertarian Party Jim Lark presented an on-campus lecture to the Libertarian Students entitled “Warning: Governmentally-Mandated Safety Regulations May be Hazardous to Your Health.”

The first annual “What Can the Student Assembly Do For You” event was held Tuesday evening in the Sadler Center. The event was attended by fewer students than Senate Outreach Committee Chair Brittany Fallon ’11 had hoped.