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Alums Celebrate 20-Year-Old Carpet Stain Shaped Like Penis

Posted on Thursday, October 6th 2011
Tags: accountability, alumni, entitlement, homecoming, privilege
Alums Celebrate 20-Year-Old Carpet Stain Shaped Like Penis
Alumni from Flanders University made a special nostalgia tour upon their return to campus for their 20th class reunion. More than 40 former students visited Magnifica Hall to pay tribute to the penis-shaped carpet stain in the fourth floor study lounge. “I remember when Curtis spilled his rum & Coke on the floor of the [...]

Campus Installs Vending Machines to Conveniently Sell Justice

Posted on Wednesday, September 7th 2011
Tags: accountability, ethics, fairness, integrity, privilege
Campus Installs Vending Machines to Conveniently Sell Justice
The Department of Judicial Conduct at Adams & Lee University has invested in vending machines for its student union where students can conveniently buy justice. “We’re a prestigious college,” said André Kerr, director of judicial conduct. “Forcing students to go out of their way to hire lawyers or get their parents involved in negotiating student [...]

Student Regent of Privilege Launches Hostile Takeover

Posted on Friday, August 6th 2010
Tags: full pay, privilege, tuition
Student Regent of Privilege Launches Hostile Takeover
by Sasha Tremento Freelance Writer Amanda Chen, recently elected student representative to the Southwest State University Board of Regents, launched a hostile takeover of the board yesterday, declaring, “Enough of this touchy-feely student-centered crap. It’s time we bring some metrics and some hard-assed accountability to this flakey operation.” The student regent seat has long been [...]

Custodian Fired for Poop Clean-Up Incivility

Posted on Friday, April 2nd 2010
Tags: behavior, civility, college, conduct, custodial, expectations, honor code, privilege, university
Custodian Fired for Poop Clean-Up Incivility
by Brody Truce Senior Staff Writer After nearly 35 years of service, Myrtle White was dismissed from her position as residence hall custodian on grounds of incivility towards students on the third floor of Watson Hall, a co-ed floor housing 42 students at Eastern Maryland College. According to residents of the floor, Miss White—lovingly referred [...]

Spring Break Draws to End. Weary Middle-Class Parents Rejoice

Posted on Friday, March 19th 2010
Tags: budget, finances, hierarchy, home, parents, privilege, socioeconomic, spring break
Spring Break Draws to End. Weary Middle-Class Parents Rejoice
By Brody Truce Senior Staff Writer This year, Cancun’s Playa Platino resort was the destination of choice for many students at Chestnut View College, an elite liberal arts college in New Hampshire. “We are having a totally awesome time,” exclaimed Buffy Billingsley, a first year student at Chestnut View. “All of the girls on my [...]

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 [...]

University Improves US Student Performance through Entitlement-Based Grading

Posted on Monday, January 11th 2010
Tags: american, college, entitlement, gen y, GPA, grades, helicopter, millennial, negotiating, parents, privilege, students
University Improves US Student Performance through Entitlement-Based Grading
In response to a recent Inside Higher Ed article about American students’ expectation of receiving high grades for sub-par work, some for-profit universities see an opportunity to provide a higher level of customer service than their non-profit competitors. “We have designed a graduated tuition structure,” explained Dr. Robby Leach, president of Colton College, a new [...]

D-III Athlete Forgets He Really Isn\’t a Big Deal

Posted on Friday, December 4th 2009
Tags: athletes, college athletics, d-iii, division iii, egos, game of life, NCAA, privilege, sports
D-III Athlete Forgets He Really Isn\’t a Big Deal
Quinn “Q-Bee” Benton, quarterback of the Arkansas Liberal Arts Acorns, forgot that he was actually a nobody this week when he wasn’t moved to the front of the seating line at Waffle House. “It was French Toast Friday, so we had a large crowd that night,” said Waffle House manager Roscoe Prodkin. “All of the [...]

No Rich Kid Left Behind Consortium

Posted on Thursday, October 8th 2009
Tags: college, expenses, financial aid, need, privilege, rich, spoiled, tuition, university
No Rich Kid Left Behind Consortium
Trustees from over thirty liberal arts colleges met last week to discuss forming a private consortium aiming to advocate for American rich kids. Details about the meeting have not been released, but the group, calling themselves the “No Rich Kid Left Behind Posse” have leaked key details to the press. According to insiders, rich kids [...]

Sophomore Ennui on the Rise: College Counselors Blame FML

Posted on Thursday, September 3rd 2009
Tags: boredom, counseling center, counselors, depression, fml, my life, privilege, spoiled, teenage, teens, whiners, whining
Sophomore Ennui on the Rise:  College Counselors Blame FML
By Brody Truce Staff Writer College sophomores have always been a high-risk group for boredom and melancholy, but  recent activity at Chestnut View College has counselors concerned. “It all started with Trudy Tifton’s post on the ‘F My Life’ website,” said Dr. Jada Voslinger. My parents bought me a red Mercedes for my birthday.  I [...]
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