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Greg Uses His Pre-Law Skills at Conduct Hearing

Posted on Wednesday, February 2nd 2011
Tags: asca, college, conduct, hearing, judicial
Greg Uses His Pre-Law Skills at Conduct Hearing
Transcript from first-year student Shaun’s conduct hearing with hall director Allison. Shaun chose to bring his roommate, pre-law student Greg, to serve as his advisor. Allison: Shaun, are you sure you want to have your hearing with Greg? Most students bring a faculty or staff member to serve as an advisor. Greg: I’m pre-law. Allison: [...]

College Presidents Kick Off Black History Month with Inspiring “Some of My Best Friends Are Black” Speeches

Posted on Tuesday, February 1st 2011
Tags: black history month, campus, college, diversity, events, lip service, multicultural, racism, speech
College Presidents Kick Off Black History Month with Inspiring “Some of My Best Friends Are Black” Speeches
Campus Black History Month programs have begun, and white college presidents are passionately supporting the diversity celebrations through the age-old art of story telling. Inspiring excerpts include: “…When I was in college, I played varsity squash and there were two black guys on my team. We sometimes rode the bus together, and it taught me [...]

Campus Adds “Ring By Spring” Requirement for Class of 2015

Posted on Tuesday, January 18th 2011
Tags: college, engagement, marriage, senior year
Campus Adds “Ring By Spring” Requirement for Class of 2015
by Irma Pelt Senior Staff Writer Recognizing the ever-growing trend of graduating students to be coupled before leaving college, one Mississippi university is hoping to capitalize on the movement by incorporating a Ring By Spring requirement for the class of 2015. “The pressure to be engaged by graduation was actually greater than the pressure to [...]

Sorority Girl Ruins Quidditch for Everyone

Posted on Wednesday, December 15th 2010
Tags: college, NCAA, potter, quidditch
Sorority Girl Ruins Quidditch for Everyone
Team members of the Eastern Phoenix University Quidditch team, the Red Fawkes, were devastated Saturday morning when Alpha Mu Alpha sorority sister Holly Chaffee joined their practice. Quidditch is a rugby-like game introduced by author J.K. Rowling in her best selling Harry Potter book series. In the books, students use magic to play a rugby-like [...]

Millennial Student Involved in Accidental Apology

Posted on Tuesday, October 19th 2010
Tags: behavior, college, generation, millennial, student, y
Millennial Student Involved in Accidental Apology
Campus authorities at St. Wesley’s College in Minnesota were put on alert when reports leaked out that sophomore Therese Biegler may have accidentally apologized for a mistake. According to reports, Therese was meeting with Professor Maggie Chrishnal and told the teacher that she took responsibility for her failure to fully research her thesis and proofread [...]

University Clarifies Hierarchical Classification System for Staff

Posted on Monday, September 20th 2010
Tags: caste, classism, college, cupa-hr, faculty, hierarchy, hr, human resources, marginalize, rankism, staff, untouchable
University Clarifies Hierarchical Classification System for Staff
by Anselmo Watkins Freelance Writer In the latest move designed to minimize the potential for confrontation between faculty/administration and the staff that work for them, the University of El Dorado Office of the President announced Tuesday that they will institute a new system-wide personnel policy that borrows liberally from the Indian caste system. Beginning September [...]

Case Closed: Judge Judy To Serve as Judicial Affairs Director

Posted on Friday, July 9th 2010
Tags: college, conduct, judge judy, judicial, philosophy, sanctions, university
Case Closed: Judge Judy To Serve as Judicial Affairs Director
by Dash Phillips Freelance Writer A press release today from Whetstone College announced the appointment of Judge Judith Scheindlin as the College’s new Director of Judicial Affairs. “We did a national search and no one’s credentials compared to Judge Judy’s,” said Dr. Fluorine Gordonson, Vice President for Student Life, Affairs, and Services to the press [...]

Computer Scientists Discover Way to Use Facebook to Test for True Love

Posted on Tuesday, June 29th 2010
Tags: college, facebook, love, relationships, status
Computer Scientists Discover Way to Use Facebook to Test for True Love
Technology experts at the Galveston Institute of Technology (GIT) have made significant advances in the search for empirical proof of true love. In collaboration with GIT’s department of interpersonal psychology, the following data will be published soon in Emotiscience Monthly. According to Dr. Guillermo Ovechkin, “While we haven’t found evidence of true love, we have [...]

New Leader Brings “Let’s Please Everyone” Philosophy to Campus Web Site

Posted on Friday, June 11th 2010
Tags: best practice, branding, college, design, identity, web
New Leader Brings “Let’s Please Everyone” Philosophy to Campus Web Site
by Anselmo Watkins Freelance Writer Mitchell Kluge the newly hired manager of Web Communications Group at Wisconsin’s Beisall University is proving that sharp ideas, rather than traditional expertise, are the key to success in his new position. “It is a great team, and they did some really good work before I got here,” Kluge said, [...]

Class Action Suit Filed When College Life Doesn’t Meet Expectation Set at Orientation

Posted on Monday, June 7th 2010
Tags: academic, advising, college, decisions, deposit, expectations, orientation, welcome
Class Action Suit Filed When College Life Doesn’t Meet Expectation Set at Orientation
by Irma Pelt Senior Staff Writer A class action lawsuit filed in Wisconsin by the freshman class at Poltzer State College alleges that incoming students were intentionally misled by the university during an overnight orientation program in June. Orientation, of which there are sixteen sessions, is a flagship opportunity for the university to connect with [...]
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