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University Changes Its Name to Symbolize Its Superiority in Diversity

Posted on Tuesday, October 18th 2011
Tags: inclusion, multicultural, policies, political correctness
University Changes Its Name to Symbolize Its Superiority in Diversity
Divoire University announced a historic change this week when it announced a new name: Divoire Multiversity. “I had never considered making the change,” said Divoire President Richard C. Clavin, “but our Committee for Proper Language was very convincing in its argument to move to a more positive, inclusive name.” “We started by analyzing the word [...]

College Bans Rugby, Citing Homoerotic Content

Posted on Monday, September 6th 2010
Tags: Athletics, gay, policies, rugby, rules
College Bans Rugby, Citing Homoerotic Content
By Brody K. Truce Senior Staff Writer Fountain Hills College, renowned for publishing the nation’s most extensive student policy handbook, announced this week that it would ban men’s rugby matches. The announcement cited a yet unpublished policy surrounding flagrant public instances of homoeroticism. The policy, one of fifteen new edicts to be announced in September, [...]

Mean College Fires Mommy

Posted on Wednesday, July 28th 2010
Tags: employment, full-time, parents, policies, rules, working mothers
Mean College Fires Mommy
by Brody K. Truce Senior Staff Writer For years, a silent yet bitter war has divided employees at Carter College. The issue: unscheduled leave for “childcare issues.” According to the employee handbook, Carter College permits employees with exempt status who work at least two hours of any given day to leave early without taking vacation [...]

Impossible-to-Follow Standards Lead to Budget Surplus for Finance-Savvy College

Posted on Wednesday, April 7th 2010
Tags: best practices, budget, bureaucracy, fiscal, policies, red tape, rules
Impossible-to-Follow Standards Lead to Budget Surplus for Finance-Savvy College
by Irma Pelt Senior Staff Writer Tubinder University’s purchasing department announced last week that it would be enforcing stricter acquisition policies and procedures in the upcoming fiscal year. The new purchasing handbook, which is more than 400 pages, outlines the steps any university employee must follow to make a purchase on behalf of a department. [...]

College Celebrates New Policy on Policies with Policy Fair

Posted on Tuesday, January 12th 2010
Tags: best practices, handbook, policies, policy, regulations, responsibilities, rights, rules
College Celebrates New Policy on Policies with Policy Fair
by Brody Truce Staff Writer This week, Fountain Hills College administrators released the first ever “Policy on Policies” in their newly published 2010 student policy handbook. Dr. Bonnie Mendoza, Dean of Students, is especially proud of the College’s new policy. “We found that some students weren’t taking all of our policies seriously. We believe that [...]

Tenn Schools Loosen Rules on LGBT. Now More Time to Focus on Real Issues – Like Cupcakes.

Posted on Tuesday, August 18th 2009
Tags: "andy carvin", gay, lesbian, lgbt, policies, rules, school board, schools, Tennessee, websites
Tenn Schools Loosen Rules on LGBT. Now More Time to Focus on Real Issues – Like Cupcakes.
Two Tennessee school districts have settled with the ACLU and reversed their policy of blocking gay/lesbian Web sites from school computers. “Of course they were disappointed,” said a friend of the school board, “but now we can get down to the real evil – cupcakes and hugs. The devil comes in many forms.”

Staff Member Marries the Rules in Campus Chapel

Posted on Tuesday, July 14th 2009
Tags: anal retentive, clean desk policy, policies, policies and procedures, rules, wedding chapels
Staff Member Marries the Rules in Campus Chapel
Gwen Gregory, assistant manager of financial services at Louisville Methodist University, married The Rules at a small private ceremony in the DCU chapel. “Finally!” yelled junior Christie Mendez, who has worked as a student employee in the financial services office for two years. “Any student at LMU could tell you how much Gwen loves The [...]

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