March 31, 2008Fish fight at VTClearly, somebody thought this was a good idea.
Time and Place Description Free Beta Fish on the Drillfield, everyone can have one free beta fish!!! *while supplies last (300 Beta Fish) Come out and win lots of free prizes including: -Reel Big Fish concert tickets The threat of successDavidson's run in the NCAA men's basketball tournament is over, but the admission's office is just beginning to worry about the flood of students expected to want to join the Wildcats. A real alert at LouisvilleThe Chronicle of Education explained it this way: The message read: “There is a student armed with a weapon at Student Health Services on Belknap Campus. Please avoid the area. THIS IS NOT A TEST” March 25, 2008Does engineering really stink?The good people over at Wired have not so fun things to say about being an Engineering student. From drab textbooks to less-than-supportive professors and monotonous assignments, this guy takes it all on. That article got the real geeks at Slashdot up in arms, too. One irate poster even listed the top five reasons to hire engineering grads. Engineering kids, check out the squabble and let us know what you think. New Jersey investigates gossip siteI posed the question about how harmful college gossip site Juicy Campus is the other day, and now The Chronicle of Higher Education is reporting an investigation into the site. New Jersey, the state, not a school, wants to know if the site violates consumer fraud laws. March 18, 2008The juice on Virginia TechFor the past couple of months, people have been posting tidbits of gossip from Virginia Tech on Juicycampus.com. This site has a bunch of people across the country up in arms because it's anonymous and even the creators won't do any talking. At least one school has worked to block the site, while one poster's threats ended up biting him. Most of the posts have no replies, unless they relate the shootings from last April. Interestingly enough, people do seem to think it's OK to joke about the shootings on the gossip site. So, I'm curious just how much students around here take this place seriously. Let me know your thoughts about the online gossip and if it's hurt you or people you know. Core curriculum meetingYou can get a look at -- and make comments on -- the "tentative learning objectives" of RU's developing core curriculum Wednesday, March 19. Faculty, students and staff are invited to the Bonnie auditorium from 11a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. March 13, 2008Greek returns to TVGreek, the show that college students loved to hate, is returning just as the semester starts to wind down. ABC Family's latest attempt to reach a more hip audience, gave America a fictionalized behind-the-scenes of today's college students and the Greek system. Here at Campus Watch, we gave you a little synopsis of each new episode. You can review that here. Otherwise, the first season comes out on DVD March 18. Yankee ticket sales creates controversyI noticed quite the argument over on Facebook this week after people started trying to sell their Yankees/Hokies exhibition game tickets. Now, Tech's athletic department says it's culling a list of people who tried to sell the tickets and it's telling them they could be banned from other ticket lotteries, the Collegiate Times reports Tell us what you think about the people hoping to make a profit. March 12, 2008Police seek 2nd supect in UNC slayingA news conference is scheduled for 4:30 to discuss details in the case of the slain University of North Carolina student body president. Meanwhile, police in Durham, N.C., are in a standoff with a second suspect in the death of Eve Carson, a news station reports, Earlier today, authorities charged 21-year-old man with her death. Don't be alarmedRadford University will be testing its siren and public address system at 3 p.m. today. (March 12) It is only a test. Read the official announcement here. Workers to talk sweatshops at TechTwo former textile factory workers from the Dominican Republic will visit Virginia Tech on Friday to speak. A few Virginia Tech students hope the stop will spark interest in getting this going on campus. Or, better yet, says co-organizer Meredith Katz, a movement to "to encourage Virginia Tech merchandise will be manufactured in fair and ethical conditions." The two workers, who worked to jumpstart a union in their company, will speak at 3:30pm in They're part of a national tour from the United Students Against Sweatshops. March 7, 2008Hokie Cheer contest detailedOK, folks. They're finally here. Head over here to enter the Hokie Cheer Contest we've been telling you all about. Or, take a peek at this The Graduate Student Assembly and Student Government will accept entries until April 5. As they say give 'em the Disney version, but have fun! New dean at RURadford Univeristy has named Faye Gilbert dean of the College of Business and Economics. March 6, 2008UNC student president killedEve Carson, the student body president at the University of North Carolina, is dead. Carson's body was found about a mile from where she lives in Chapel Hill, according to the Daily Tarheel. Police said they think the shooting was a random act, and they have no suspects. The university has published this. Carson was a Morehead-Cain Scholar. The John Motley Morehead Foundation's web site has a nice multimedia presentation about Carson's work with the poor in Ecuador. RU Town Hall MeetingsMarch 5, 2008Music, umbrellas celebrate Hokie seasonApparently, Deron Washington's mom thought it was time to bring some of the dirty south to Blacksburg.  Deron Washington gets his pictures taken while the party waited for the muic to cue up. Click for video of the event At an after-party celebrating the Hokies basketball season, rumor has it she requested that the entire Roundball Club celebrate Mardi Gras style for her son's final feat in the Cassell. The club bought the two departing seniors -- Deron Washington and Marcus Travis -- a cake and a couple of cards with a photograph of some of their memorable plays. It was a nice bit of rock-star treatment and a tastey treat. But, the fun didn't end there. Music, sparkling maroon and orange umbrellas and wait for it ... Seth Greenberg dancing. Yep. Good stuff. I wonder what they'll do if the Hokies make it to the Big Dance? Check out the video above, if you don't believe me. March 4, 2008Drunkenness explained away?Hey Radford students, while you put the finishing touches on your Spring Break travel plans and hunt for the perfect bikini, pick up a copy of today's New York Times. They've got an article taking a look at the different research behind binge drinking, consuming five drinks or more in 24 hours. It explains that your behavior after drinking may have more to do with your own expectations than the beverage. In a series of studies in the 1970s and ’80s, psychologists at the University of Washington put more than 300 students into a study room outfitted like a bar with mirrors, music and a stretch of polished pine. The researchers served alcoholic drinks, most often icy vodka tonics, to some of the students and nonalcoholic ones, usually icy tonic water, to others. The drinks looked and tasted the same, and the students typically drank five in an hour or two. The studies found that people who thought they were drinking alcohol behaved exactly as aggressively, or as affectionately, or as merrily as they expected to when drunk. “No significant difference between those who got alcohol and those who didn’t,” Alan Marlatt, the senior author, said. “Their behavior was totally determined by their expectations of how they would behave.” Have fun! Just try not to be those comm majors referenced in the top. March 3, 2008RU core curriculum meetingsLast month Radford University’s faculty senate overwhelmingly approved a plan to revamp general education courses along the lines laid out by the university’s board of visitors. Now the university is beginning “a series of focus groups and campus meetings … to solicit faculty input and develop learning objectives,” according to a press release. After spring break, provost and the faculty senate will host town hall style meetings where faculty, staff and students can learn about the learning objectives and “provide additional input” in the release’s words. To read about the questions raised about the process, go here. To read about the landslide approval, go here. To see the faculty meetings scheduled so far, look below. Tuesday, March 4 Wednesday, March 5 Thursday, March 6 |
About this blog
Rhode Island native and Virginia Tech reporter Greg Esposito posts on everyday college life, trends and issues affecting the 35,000-plus students in the New River Valley and beyond.
Tim Thornton, who is old enough to have children attending college, is still taking classes and is still fascinated by colleges, the students who populate them and the bureaucrats who operate them. His reporting beat is Radford University.
West Virginia native Anna Mallory blogs on student life topics at Virginia Tech, Radford University, New River Valley Community College -- and beyond.
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