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Housing Director Charged with Building New Hall on the Backs of Naughty Students

Posted on Wednesday, September 22nd 2010
Tags: conduct, creative, ethics, judicial, sanctions, service
Housing Director Charged with Building New Hall on the Backs of Naughty Students
by Evan Brews Freelance Writer Students living on campus at South Festoon University are growing concerned with a sharp increase in write-ups stemming from what they deem to be absurd reasons. Returning student Kimberly Anatole reported that she was written up for littering within the first few days of move-in. Anatole stated that she was [...]

Slacktivism is the New Apathy

Posted on Monday, January 25th 2010
Tags: activism, activists, community, donations, facebook, haiti, lethargy, service, slacker, social, student
Slacktivism is the New Apathy
by Irma Voigt Staff Writer Slacktivism reached an all time in high in January 2010, according to a report released by the National Center for Non-Service Research. Not to be confused with actual activism, slacktivism is the notion that people make a difference through passive means without actually contributing anything of substance to a cause. [...]

Professor Dunkleman Trying a Little Too Hard to Be Cool

Posted on Thursday, October 15th 2009
Tags: cool, evaluation, instructor, professor, ratemyprofessor, rateyourprofessor, service, teaching, tenure
Professor Dunkleman Trying a Little Too Hard to Be Cool
“The first day of class, he wore an Iron Maiden shirt, and I thought he was cool,” noted an anonymous student on psychology professor Gene Dunkleman’s course evaluation. “Now, I think he’s trying a little too hard.” “Maybe he’s insecure about his publishing credentials as his tenure deadline approaches,” said a colleague. “I’ve noticed this [...]

Student Governments Gear Up for Another Awesome Year of Standing Up to the Administration with Tough Demands for Better Cafeteria Food

Posted on Tuesday, October 13th 2009
Tags: administration, agenda, cafeteria, food, leadership, service, sg, sga, student government, student senate, training
Student Governments Gear Up for Another Awesome Year of Standing Up to the Administration with Tough Demands for Better Cafeteria Food
After rigorous campaigns and subsequent leadership training, college student government representatives are eager to kick of the academic year with hard-hitting agendas. “We want better food options on our campus,” announced Roberta Wellingsly, the SGA president from Lake Tahoe University at the regional student leadership summit hosted by her campus. “We promised our constituents we [...]

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