College Headlines

Staff Editorial: First Amendment right or fighting words?

Tan and Cardinal, Otterbein College, OH

5 hours ago

"Sinners! You're all sinners and you're going straight to hell!" We've all seen them, heard about them or been eternally damned by them. They are the street preachers, and they annually "bless" the public sidewalks of Otterbein's campus with their presence during the spring.

Graduate residents seek public voice in forum

The News Record, University of Cincinnati, OH

16 hours ago by Kristen Pearson

Residents protested the closure of the University of Cincinnati's only Graduate and Family Housing - Morgens and Scioto Halls - on McMicken Commons on Tuesday, May 13.

Residents were notified on March 3 the halls would be closed starting Aug. 31, citing the lack of fire sprinklers and safety equipment in the buildings.

In memoriam: Meghan Freas

The Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh, PA

1 day ago by Caitlin Kasunich
For the Pitt News

Throughout her life, Meghan Freas loved to learn about languages. In high school, she studied German, Latin, Arabic and Spanish and enrolled in the Harrisburg Area Community College during her senior year to take two additional semesters of Arabic.

She also understood bits of French, Russian and Turkish and recited a multitude of foreign phrases to her friends whenever they got together.

Today's Classified Ads 5/14/08

The Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh, PA

1 day ago

Today's Classified Ads 5/14/08

Businesses will accept Wright1 Card

Guardian , Wright State University, OH

1 day ago by James Tobe

"Debit, credit or Wright1 Card?" This is a question students could be hearing at certain off-campus restaurants as soon as the end of this month.

By late May or early June the initial group of area businesses will implement the Wright1 card as an acceptable method of payment, according to University Bursar and Director of Treasury Services, Steven C.

Trojan educates students about the foils and spoils of safe sex

Guardian , Wright State University, OH

23 hours ago by Antwaune Jackson

The Trojan Evolve Tour College Tour visited Wright State University on Monday, May 12, to inform students on the state of sexual health in the United States. The Trojan Corporation is funding the nationwide campaign to inform students about safe sex.

"It's amazing that students have never touched a condom and don't know how to put a condom on,' said Kari Kuka, Trojan Evolve Sexual Health Educator.

Cornhole comes to Nintendo Wii with Target Toss Pro: BAGS

The Lantern, Ohio State, OH

-5 minutes ago by Jeffy Mai

A popular college pastime will soon come to video game consoles. Developer Incredible Technologies is bringing cornhole to the Nintendo Wii with "Target Toss Pro: BAGS."

In the tailgating phenomenon, players take turns tossing small bags filled with corn at raised wooden boards with holes in the end. Bags landing on the boards count for one point, while those going in the hole net three. The first team to score 21 points is the winner.

It is time to elect a man named 'Hussein'

The Lantern, Ohio State, OH

1 day ago by Richard Poskozim

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. That's how Shakespeare put it. In other words, a rose is a rose is a rose.

Apparently this truism no longer applies in today's climate of nearly tri-partisan politics. People keep talking about Hillary Clinton acting as a pre-emptive spoiler by staying in the game. I thought that was ridiculous just a few weeks ago, before I'd heard of people so set against Obama that they would rather vote for John McCain.

Fashion Dungjen: 6126 trashy ode to Monroe

The News Record, University of Cincinnati, OH

23 hours ago by Taylor Dungjen

It's thigh highs and low blows for one of America's favorite Hollywood role models.

Like every other bottle-blonde celebrity in Hollywood, Lindsay Lohan has launched her own clothing line. The "much anticipated" line consists of one thing and one thing only: leggings.

Nexus could dissolve in '08-'09

Guardian , Wright State University, OH

23 hours ago by Adam Feuer

The Department of Student Activities and the Student Organizations Budgeting Committee (SOBC) are reviewing the validity of Nexus, Wright State's literary journal, and are considering cutting off funding for the publication.

Nexus publishes local, national and international submissions of poetry, short stories, flash fiction, novel excerpts (that can stand alone), memoirs, photography, graphic prints, drawings, digital art and paintings.