Gambling, addiction, and all that jazz
One monitor, four hands, potentially $60 or more made in one hour of play. For many young people, this could be a typical evening in a game of online poker, where the stakes are high, but the thrill of a potential win leaves the victor feeling even higher.
The glory of Division III athletics
Let’s face it–Division III sports teams don’t hold a candle to your favorite NCAA sports team you go crazy for during March Madness. But that’s not to say that rooting for your Washington University Bears and attending games like you did for your high school football team should automatically be discounted because they’re Division III.
Police Beat
Wednesday, Aug. 24
10:35 a.m. THEFT, WEST CAMPUS BUILDING–Mail received requesting $26,500.00 be wired to an account in Japan. Request fraudulent.
Israel evacuates Gaza Strip settlements
Over the past month, a historical drama has been unfolding in a 360-square kilometer strip of land on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The withdrawal of Israeli settlers from the Gaza Strip is an event fraught with controversy whose impact is felt on campus, where many students study the Middle East and participate in clubs devoted to discussion and advocacy of issues related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Freshman class first to participate in AlcoholEdu
Dean of Students Justin Carroll made a special request of this year’s incoming freshman class–he asked them to complete an online alcohol education program called AlcoholEdu this summer. The Class of 2009 is the first class required to complete the personalized tutorial before arriving for orientation.
New crˆpes, Asian food and no more to Kosher Cart
In an attempt to boost student turnout at Ursa’s, Bon App‚tit is shaking up the menu, adding crˆpes and a hot cocoa bar to the caf‚.
“We want to try to draw in more students, [so] we added a crˆpe bar. It will be sweet and savory with meat crˆpes and sweet crˆpes,” said Kathy Carmody, general manager of Bon App‚tit.
Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans
Tulane University sophomore Chazz Howard helped freshmen carry suitcases into their new dorms as Hurricane Katrina, with winds gusting to 165 mph, headed for their New Orleans campus. Just hours after freshmen arrived, the evacuation notices came in.
“Halfway through helping freshmen move in, we heard that classes were cancelled and we had to get out of the city,” said Howard.
Freshmen, on campus for less than 24 hours, repacked their suitcases and headed home. While some of his friends remained behind, Howard and his roommate evacuated the city, leaving behind newly set-up dorm rooms and all belongings.
“All of my stuff is still there,” said Howard. “I was living on Frat Row. When you’re in a hurricane, you don’t know the variables so you get out as quickly as you can…I made the decision to grab some clothes, get gas and get out.”
Better living through blogging?
That’s a lot of people slinging ideas around in cyberspace. Blogs not only allow people to publish their opinions, but they may also be changing the substance of our thoughts and interactions. One of the most striking things I’ve observed is the tendency for bloggers to rewrite their lives as they occur.
A brown experience
Several men on campus decide they prefer the women’s restroom. A straight-A student earns her first C. The president declares a pre-emptive war on another nation. Our parents no longer tell us right from wrong. We all attempt to figure out how to reach our dreams. Our college experience is definitely brown; our world is brown.
Don’t stop believing
College, despite all of its joys, can be a place of considerable duress. Depression is common, self-destructive behavior is more rule than exception, and the collective weight of being away from home, adapting to a new way of life and planning the rest of one’s existence is enough to make anyone feel like you just can’t pull off everything that someone out there (or someone inside) is expecting you to do. Even the best four years of your life have their low points.