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Independent College Eyes Four Loko as Key to Curtailing Budget Woes

Posted on Wednesday, January 19th 2011
Tags: ban, four loko, private, states
Independent College Eyes Four Loko as Key to Curtailing Budget Woes
by Evan Brews Freelance Writer Officials at Harthington University in rural Utah have begun to undertake a study to assess the positive economic impact of having Four Loko as the sole beverage option on the cash-strapped, liberal arts campus of 500 students. Original estimates show that switching all campus beverage options to Four Loko could [...]

College Institutes No-Pants/No-Underpants Safety Rule

Posted on Tuesday, January 19th 2010
Tags: ban, college, controversy, covering, discrimination, dress code, face, health science, massachusetts, muslim, pharmacy, policy, safety, security, veil
College Institutes No-Pants/No-Underpants Safety Rule
Starting next week, students at the North Dakota College of Pre Med will enforce its new safety-related “No Pants, No Underwear” dress code. “We read about the controversial new ban on face coverings at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science and we knew we could take things to the next level,” said chief [...]

Southeastern Athletics Conference Considers Banning Trips to the Fridge During Televised Games

Posted on Wednesday, August 19th 2009
Tags: ban, conference, enforce, enforcement, florida, football, greed, NCAA, policy, social media, southeastern, twitter
Southeastern Athletics Conference Considers Banning Trips to the Fridge During Televised Games
Riding on the momentum of its announcement that it might ban Twittering from the stands at its athletic events, the Southeastern Conference is now brainstorming other ways to make sure home viewers tune in to the televised games. “If we can control leaked Tweets, perhaps we can take things to the next level and ban [...]

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