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University Breaks Ground on State of the Art Benchmark

Posted on Monday, July 27th 2009
Tags: banchmark test, benchmark, benchmark tests, benchmarks, college humor, college satire, cronk, cronknews. cronknews.com
University Breaks Ground on State of the Art Benchmark
A groundbreaking ceremony took place at the University of West Kansas Monday in celebration of what will be a $10 million benchmark – the largest, most expensive benchmark in the United States. “Now, when you’re looking for benchmarks, you will think of Kansas,” boasted Trustee, Al Phillips, who personally donated $2 million to the project. [...]

College Lesson from MJ’s Death: B-List Media Whores Are Scary, but Shouldn’t Keep You from Homework

Posted on Saturday, June 27th 2009
Tags: college humor, college satire, coping, coping with death, dealing with grief, grief, stages of grief
College Lesson from MJ’s Death: B-List Media Whores Are Scary, but Shouldn’t Keep You from Homework
While many college students are too young to understand the impact Michael Jackson had on the music world, many undergraduates are seeking assistance from campus counseling centers to treat the anxiety caused by the plethora of skanky wanna-be celebrities in the mainstream news. “We’ve had students come to us with nervous tics and night sweats [...]

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