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Society Page: NASPA Sends ACPA on Honeymoon Alone, Leaves ACPA Stuck with Deposit

Posted on Tuesday, July 26th 2011
Tags: 2014, acpa, conference, consolidation, merger, naspa, unification
Society Page: NASPA Sends ACPA on Honeymoon Alone, Leaves ACPA Stuck with Deposit
by Dexter Woodlawn Freelance Writer After being left at the altar by the National Association of Student Personnel Association (NASPA), the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) is now stuck going on the planned honeymoon alone, despite a promise from NASPA that they “could remain good friends.” NASPA recently made the decision to pull out of [...]

Student Sues Over Loss of Campus Snack Bar Job. Stands by Refusal to Make Concessions.

Posted on Monday, July 25th 2011
Tags: debt ceiling, millennial, NFL
Student Sues Over Loss of Campus Snack Bar Job. Stands by Refusal to Make Concessions.
Attorneys for Grandfield University college student Karina Noone have announced that Noone is suing her campus work study supervisors for violating her civil rights. Noone claims her position in dining services originally met all of her expectations. “I was a cashier at the trendy cappuccino bar on campus,” said Noone. “Then they told me I [...]

Student Takes Tenured Professor to Antiques Road Show

Posted on Friday, July 22nd 2011

Student Takes Tenured Professor to Antiques Road Show
Archeology major Wendy Markell packed Professor Mary Louise Grandy into her car last Saturday and took her to the most recent filming of the PBS program “Antiques Road Show.” “I’ve had Dr. Grandy’s modern literature classes for three years and I was just curious what she was worth,” said Markell. “Her lessons seem really old [...]

Massive Nursing Study Concludes: Patients Dislike Nighttime Incursions

Posted on Tuesday, July 19th 2011
Tags: accessibility, public, research
Massive Nursing Study Concludes: Patients Dislike Nighttime Incursions
by Dana Lancer Freelance Writer In a decades-long nursing study involving dozens of hospitals and tens of thousands of patients, researchers have determined that hospital patients dislike being awakened during the night for interventions. The study was led by a team at the College of William & Mary’s School of Nursing in Williamsburg, VA, and [...]

Campus Scandal: Underling Caught Having Coffee with Big Wig

Posted on Friday, July 15th 2011
Tags: heirarchy, rankism
Campus Scandal: Underling Caught Having Coffee with Big Wig
Campus emergency procedures were put in place at Julienne University when Laura Bogan, assistant director of dining services, was seen having coffee with Vice Chancellor Anita Kroft. “I was suspicious as soon as I walked into the campus café,” said Bogan’s supervisor Brandy Downes. “What were they talking about? Why did Dr. Kroft want to [...]

Eco-Friendly and Delicious; Local Company Invents Edible Conference Lanyard

Posted on Wednesday, July 13th 2011
Tags: NACUFS
Eco-Friendly and Delicious; Local Company Invents Edible Conference Lanyard
by Schubert Lovenkraft Freelance Writer Victor’s Surprise, an industry leader in the edible undergarment business, has expanded into the world of convention accessories by unveiling a new line of edible conference lanyards. “We was talking about ways to expand the family business,” explained company boss Joey ‘Big Daddy’ Gambini. “Then Sal saw these fancy name [...]

Civility Nanny iPhone App Finally Released

Posted on Monday, July 11th 2011
Tags: civility, conflict, discourse, resolution
Civility Nanny iPhone App Finally Released
After months of speculation, rumors a Civility Nanny iPhone app have proven true. According to its developers at NanoSmile Inc., Civility Nanny is the perfect tool for faculty and staff committed to maintaining a campus climate defined by civility. Before any staff meeting or interpersonal encounter, the users can pull out their phones and tell [...]

Thirteen Ways of Looking at Community Colleges (Poetry!)

Posted on Monday, July 11th 2011

Thirteen Ways of Looking at Community Colleges (Poetry!)
by Jeffrey Ross Freelance Poet Not our usual satire, but it’s nice to take a break while the CEOs of our nation’s community colleges converge at their PASI conference. I Sprawling fifteen city blocks The county’s only postsecondary thing Was the campus of the college. II The college had three challenges Each lovely Academic, Technical, [...]

Chronically Late Staff Member Miraculously on Time to Accept Award

Posted on Friday, July 8th 2011
Tags: performance, work ethic
Chronically Late Staff Member Miraculously on Time to Accept Award
  In an unprecedented display of punctuality, Assistant Director of IT Services Wanda Sternbloom arrived on time to accept her 25 Years of Service Excellence Award, along with a $100 gift card, last Tuesday. “It was amazing to see her walk in on time,” said Sternbloom’s colleague Jeff Cranson. “Our boss has hinted around for [...]

Dangerous Parent Pays $14,000 a Year Expecting University to Deliver Shitty Experience

Posted on Wednesday, July 6th 2011
Tags: helicopter, parents
Dangerous Parent Pays $14,000 a Year Expecting University to Deliver Shitty Experience
by AJ Marshfield Freelance Writer Florida East State University Residence Hall Coordinator Jason Picks reported a suspicious parent this week to the university’s threat assessment team. According to Picks, parent Miranda Washburn sent him an email stating she is absolutely paying $14,000 a year in housing costs so her daughter Sarah can have “an incredibly [...]

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