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Student Expelled For Offensive D-Word Usage

Posted on Wednesday, February 9th 2011
Tags: dorm, dormitory, residence hall
Student Expelled For Offensive D-Word Usage
by Dash Phillips Freelance Writer Students are reeling today at Rehoboth Flats College over the expulsion of Botany major Aaron Marks. Marks, vice president of the Inter Residence Hall Government (IRHG) was overheard using the word “dorm” during a recent IRHG meeting. “I was walking by the lounge doing my daily RA bulletin board safety [...]

Rebellious and Non-conformist Residence Hall Facility Declares Itself a “Dorm”

Posted on Wednesday, December 1st 2010
Tags: dorm, language, PC Police Log, political correctness, residence hall
Rebellious and Non-conformist Residence Hall Facility Declares Itself a “Dorm”
by Jeremy Sly Freelance Writer Residents of South Baton Hall, located on the campus of Breslin University, were shocked Wednesday when they came home from classes to see find that their one-time residence hall was now a “dorm.” Originally a facility that enhanced student development by means of building a sense of community and ensuring [...]

CronkNews Documentary Film: “Move-In Day”

Posted on Monday, August 23rd 2010
Tags: dorm, helicopter, languange, mom, parent, politically correct, residence hall, video
CronkNews Documentary Film: “Move-In Day”
Move In Day by: BrodyTruce

Home Dorming Makes Students Feel at Home, Again

Posted on Monday, June 28th 2010
Tags: dorm, home, pets, residence halls
Home Dorming Makes Students Feel at Home, Again
by Sonya Reinhardt Freelance Writer When Josie Graff filled out her roommate preferences form to live in the dorms at Granada State University, she checked the “as close as possible” box next to “Parent Accommodations.” This fall, the 18-year old incoming psychology major will enroll as an on-campus resident, and so will her parents. Housed [...]

NARH-I Revokes Resident Director Membership for Vulgar Tattoo

Posted on Thursday, June 3rd 2010
Tags: dorm, name, PC Police Log, political correctness, politically correct, residence hall
NARH-I Revokes Resident Director Membership for Vulgar Tattoo
by Erica Price Freelance Writer Simon Astler of Dixie College has earned infamy as the first entry-level housing professional to have his membership revoked by the National Association of Residence Halls International (NARH-I) following a high profile disciplinary case on campus. Astler was featured in a photograph, unshaven and bleary-eyed, on the front page of [...]

March Madness Entitlement Protest

Posted on Wednesday, March 17th 2010
Tags: dorm, march madness, NCAA, privilege, program, spring break
March Madness Entitlement Protest
by Irma Voigt Senior Staff Writer Students at Bokhart College in Maine are refusing to leave their residence halls for the school’s spring break. Director of Residence Life Lisa Griffiths said that residence staff was taken by surprise when they entered rooms to do closing inspections on Saturday afternoon. “We thought the first few rooms [...]

Students Still Blame Cafeteria for Red Bull Diarrhea

Posted on Friday, January 8th 2010
Tags: cafe, cafeteria, college, dining hall, dorm, food, illness, nutrition, sick, wellness
Students Still Blame Cafeteria for Red Bull Diarrhea
Overheard at the Old Charley’s Pub “Wings & Rings” happy hour: Freshman 1: I can’t stand the dorm cafeteria one more day. It gives me diarrhea. Oh my god, these wings are awesome. Freshman 2: I know. The caf’ gives me acne and turns my teeth brown. Do you have a cigarette? Freshman 1: I’m [...]

Inspired by Tufts New Sex Rule, Colleges Add More Overprotective Policies

Posted on Monday, October 5th 2009
Tags: college, dorm, millennial, policy, residence hall, roommate, rule, sex, tufts
Inspired by Tufts New Sex Rule, Colleges Add More Overprotective Policies
Elated by Tufts University’s announcement of a new policy forbidding students in college housing from having intercourse while a roommate is present, other institutions have followed suit by making rules that will protect the fragile millennial generation from having to deal with real-life conflicts. Most recent policies include: St. Libertine College has forbidden crunching potato [...]

Colleges Create New and Exciting Ways to Make Dorm Sex as Uncomfortable as Possible

Posted on Wednesday, September 30th 2009
Tags: bed bugs, beds, college, comfort, comfortable, dorm, egg crate, fire safety, loft, mattress, residence hall
Colleges Create New and Exciting Ways to Make Dorm Sex as Uncomfortable as Possible
The past decades have seen revolutionary changes in sex-unfriendly dorm mattress technology, along with noble reasons for the innovations. “I have chafing marks on my back from dorm sex,” complained student Corrine Bing. “It’s hard enough fitting two people into a twin bed, but it’s really humiliating when the rubber mattress makes those weird friction [...]

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