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Harold Ford Jr.'s Vanderbilt Class Fills in Less Than Half an Hour
Tweet Share on Facebook January 17, 2007 CommentFormer Rep. Harold Ford Jr. may have lost his Senate bid last November, but he posted a phenomenal victory at Vanderbilt Monday, filling his first class as visiting professor the same day it was announced. One thing this indicates: Vandy kids—at least 20 of them—like Harold Ford Jr. Another thing: Vandy kids do not leave their computers. The E-mail announcing the class—which will discuss the "dynamism of political leadership"—was sent at 11:35 a.m., and the class had filled by noon, the Hustler reports.
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More Than Patriotism Pushes Young People to Serve
Tweet Share on Facebook January 17, 2007 CommentA University of Iowa student has joined the National Guard because he always wanted to join the military-and because it'll help him pay off his college debt, the Daily Iowan reports.
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At Arizona State, 'TREASON 101'?
Tweet Share on Facebook January 17, 2007 CommentA political website has accused Arizona State of teaching treason, the State Press reports. "Traitors at ASU have put up a website," the infowars.com article begins. Then it suggests handing professors copies of the United States Constitution-"including the Bill of Rights"-to prevent them from acting so treacherously. So what's on the allegedly seditious ASU website? A dark blue background hosts an image of a big, empty map of North America. The title says, "Building North America: The Impact of Economic Integration."
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South Carolina Housing Complex Recruits Students with "Drunk Bus"
Tweet Share on Facebook January 17, 2007 CommentTo lure student renters, a private housing complex near the University of South Carolina is promoting free shuttle service every Saturday night between the complex and local nightlife. Students have already christened the shuttle the "Drunk Bus," the Daily Gamecock reports.
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While You Were Vegetating, Spaceship Earth Crashed
Tweet Share on Facebook January 17, 2007 CommentAs if discovering that they actually have to sign up for more classes weren't enough shock, students at Kennesaw State University returned from winter break to find that a sculpture called Spaceship Earth had crashed, the KSU Sentinel reports. Luckily, unlike our actual Earth, this sculpture "was fully insured and will be reconstructed," the Sentinel says.
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Trail Mix
Tweet Share on Facebook January 17, 2007 Comment- Gallaudet University officials, students, and campus police all share the blame for the chaos that erupted on the campus this fall, an independent investigation has concluded, the AP reports.
- Students at the University of Southern California protested a speech yesterday by anti-affirmative action activist Ward Connerly, the force behind election ballots in California and Michigan that led to bans on affirmative action. Their slogan: "Under-Represented, Over-Qualified," the Daily Trojan reports.
- Fewer than 80 percent of freshmen at the University of Tennessee return after their first year, so the school has created a new position to improve retention and graduation rates, the Daily Beacon reports.