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Friend With Benefits Introduces Co-Pay

Posted on Tuesday, September 20th 2011
Tags: health, sex, std
Friend With Benefits Introduces Co-Pay
by Shubert Lovenkraft Freelance Writer After almost three years of carefree college sex, junior Samantha Hammerschmidt posted on her Facebook page that she can no longer afford to “just give it away” to friends without a pre-arranged mutual cost-sharing agreement. “At first it was like no strings attached,” Hammerschmidt, a business major from Troy, Michigan, [...]

University Implements Beauty Requirement for Graduating Seniors

Posted on Wednesday, December 9th 2009
Tags: health, heavy, lincoln university, obese, overweight, policy, requirement, rules, superficial, wellness
University Implements Beauty Requirement for Graduating Seniors
by Irma Voigt Staff Reporter Nixon University announced Thursday its plan to implement a beauty requirement for graduating seniors. “The faculty overwhelmingly showed concern regarding the superficial appearance of students, particularly those that may go on to serve in alumni association leadership roles or even just wear their Nixon hoodies to the grocery store,” said [...]

H1N1 Closures Down While Chronic Whining Hits Record Highs

Posted on Thursday, December 3rd 2009
Tags: campus, center, college, h1n1, health, hypochondria, infirmary, swine flu, whining
H1N1 Closures Down While Chronic Whining Hits Record Highs
The nation saw a recent decrease in H1N1-related school closings, but health care workers on college campuses fear a more problematic epidemic that has no cure. “Cases of chronic whining have increased over 430% in just the past four months,” said an exhausted campus health center director. “We thought we had seen the last of [...]

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