Category: College
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Come On OU!
I’m watching the pseudo-National Championship Game in my hotel room in Atlanta and all I can say so far (3rd quarter, 1:13 remaining, just following the blocked FG attempt) is “come on OU!” What’s in Atlanta? The Catholic Campus Ministry Association Convention, where there is a healthy amount of school spirit with representatives from all of…
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UT doesn’t like to share.
I can’t post details yet, but UT’s corporate greed to control all aspects of everything on campus is incredibly frustrating.
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Anyone had a student loan disappear on them?
I have various student loans. They’re a fun part of my life [sarcasm]. A nice little chunk of my paycheck is used to pay off the various financial institutions that bankrolled my college career. I’m used to sending them checks–usually electronic, but nevertheless, the cash flow goes toward them. Until today. I recieved a check…
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A Campus Ministry Offering Degrees?
You read the headline correct. The St. John’s Catholic Newman Center at the University of Illinois has announced the opening of their St. John’s Institute of Catholic Thought‘s School of Theology. The Institute of Catholic Thought has appears to be offering for-credit undergraduate and graduate coursework that is listed as part of a University of…
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could you go back to class?
In light of Monday’s shooting at Virginia Tech, their Provost announced a few decisions that I feel were good. First, classes will resume on Monday. Students, on a course-by-course basis, can have their grades determined by one of three methods. First, the grade could be determined based on coursework completed up until April 16th. Second,…
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“saw ’em off”
The University of Texas Board of Regents are suing a College Station retailer for trademark violations. The store sells various T-shirts with the UT Longhorn logo with horns that are cut off and hanging next to the head. UT is claiming trademark dilution while the Aggie defense is claiming freedom of expression. Some of the…