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At UC-Santa Barbara, Plans to Protest Nuclear Weapon Research
Tweet Share on Facebook May 8, 2007 CommentCriticizing the moral and environmental implications of nuclear weaponry, 15 students at UC-Santa Barbara have proposed a hunger strike and a weeklong tent city-style campout to protest the university's ties with nuclear research facilities including Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Daily Nexus reports. In a possible boon for the pudding industry, the students have threatened a solid food hunger strike and have suggested that hundreds or thousands of supporters would join the protest.
One school official warned students that resistance was futile. "The regents have no concern about [your health and safety]," Dean of Social Sciences Melvin Oliver says. "Think strategically." --Alison Go
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Pickup Truck Misses Students but Hits Sorority House
Tweet Share on Facebook May 8, 2007 CommentA high-speed police chase resulted in a collision between a pickup truck and a University of Kansas sorority house, the Daily Kansan reports. According to the police, officers originally had responded to a report of a man smashing the windows of two vehicles with a hammer and threatening a man with a knife around 2:20 a.m. The resulting car chase at speeds of up to 80 mph led the Dodge Dakota pickup to the Chi Omega house, where the 23-year-old driver narrowly missed students relaxing in the sorority's fountain. The pickup driver was flown by helicopter to a hospital for treatment. None of the students at the sorority house were injured.
About 10 Jayhawks were in the fountain at the time, "some swimming in bikinis or boxers." The close call left sophomore Rufus Kerr, who was taking a soggy study break, in a state of stunned helplessness. "One girl was throwing up right where the truck went the minute before," he said. "We were just so vulnerable." --A.G.
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Trail Mix
Tweet Share on Facebook May 8, 2007 Comment- A district attorney has dropped all charges against four men involved in an altercation involving a tent, machete, and pitchfork outside a University of Wisconsin fraternity house, the Badger Herald reports.
- Two Cal Poly students live double lives as Girl Scout leaders, the Mustang Daily reports. Their third-grade lackeys describe the two leaders as "nice," patient," and "not so bossy." Paper Trail thinks they're just trying to score free cookies.
- As if Buckeyes and Wolverines needed another reason to resent each other, Ohio State University announced Bill Clinton will be its commencement speaker on June 10, the Lantern reports. Clinton spoke at the University of Michigan on April 28.