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Prez of William & Mary resigns. Board of Trustees, alum, state legislators (everyone, apparently) angry after he removed a cross from campus chapel and allowed a performance by “porn actors and strippers” on campus last week. That guy is awesome. We want him here when Peggy leaves.
College applications can be “too good,” article says. If you see the words “juxtaposition,” “endemic,” or “parochial” in an essay, chances are that daddy punched up Junior’s prose.
Wheaton College sued over study abroad costs. Lawyer dad sues over $4 grand tuition discrepancy, calls school “predatory,” is mostly just pissed because his daughter came home from S. Africa with a tattoo and a bad attitude, we think.
Union University rebuilding after tornado hit. It’s the third time the school has been damaged by twisters. This time, the bill is $47 million. Capital Campaign, anyone?
American student molested on Indian campus. “A drug crazed youth” who had stabbed a policeman last year “pounced on her.” Jail time for these people, maybe?
Cuban student denies being arrested for opposing commies. In video on government web site, says he wasn’t arrested, media is just making a big deal out of it. Sure. They got to him.
Colleges offer churches finance classes. After sneaky priests rob coffers, buy fancy cars, faithful decide to learn accounting. Some churchgoers reportedly still angry that churches considered businesses. Shut up and enjoy your tax-exempt status while it lasts.
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Tornado ravages Union dorms, injures students
The tornados that hit the South on Tuesday also caused some serious damage to the campus of Union University in Jackson, Tenn. According to news reports, cars were toppled and students were trapped in the rubble of their dorms. The school is reporting that 51 students were injured, but no one was killed. The university’s president said that 40 percent of the school’s dorms had been destroyed, and 40 percent were severely damaged.
Today the school is letting students from seven of the damaged dorms return to their rooms to salvage their belongings. Whoa. I’m glad I don’t go to school in tornado alley.
(Photo: AP/The Jackson Sun, Andrew McMurtrie)
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