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Texting: The Hottest New Method for Speaking Up in Class

Posted on Tuesday, February 22nd 2011
Tags: class, classroom, texting
Texting: The Hottest New Method for Speaking Up in Class
by Skye Kopfgeschlagen Freelance Writer If you detest speaking in class or feel that your repetitive questions might annoy the professor and class to the point of grade reduction, then Harmony University’s innovative use of technology may provide the solution for you. New slang and methods of expressing oneself in class have finally hit the [...]

ACPA Members Prove Woefully Inept at Understanding the Shout Out

Posted on Monday, March 22nd 2010
Tags: 2010, acpa, boston, conference, convention, etiquette, naspa, social media, texting, twitter
ACPA Members Prove Woefully Inept at Understanding the Shout Out
Likely, the final hours of American College Personnel Association (ACPA) President Tom Jackson’s term will be spent issuing pardons for a number of misguided conference delegates. ACPA held its annual convention this week in Boston, where over 3000 college student affairs professionals met to attend workshops and learn the latest trends in higher education. “What [...]

Congratulations! Coed Pamela Roggins Sets New Record for Writing “Facebook Is Boring” on Facebook

Posted on Friday, February 5th 2010
Tags: facebook, grammar, illiteracy, myspace, skills, social media, spelling, text, texting, writing
Congratulations! Coed Pamela Roggins Sets New Record for Writing “Facebook Is Boring” on Facebook
Freshman Pamela Roggins of Sunshine State University in Boca Raton, FL, set a new world record this week by writing her 34,077th Facebook wall post stating some version of “Facebook is boring.” Among her famous posts are these masterpieces: Yaaaawn. FB is sooooooo stuuuuupid. Ppl who use FB all the time are loosers. This is [...]

Relief at Miami University. Student Not Dead — Just Doesn\’t Own Cell Phone.

Posted on Thursday, November 12th 2009
Tags: cell phone, college, millennial, policy, student, technology, texting, university
Relief at Miami University. Student Not Dead — Just Doesn\’t Own Cell Phone.
Miami University residents breathed a sigh of relief this week when a two-day manhunt revealed that missing student Brendan Schotz was not dead or abducted. “The kid doesn’t have a cell phone,” said local police chief Tyler Gomez-Hernandez. “His roommate alerted us when he didn’t receive any texts from his roomie after Brendan went home [...]

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