Grades Dropping? Hope You Like Taking the Bus…

February 20, 2008 - 3:00 pm , By COED Staff

Controversy is brewing at the State University of New York at Old Westbury, where school officials have recently started to enforce an old rule that requires on-campus residents to maintain at least a 2.0 GPA.

The New York Times reports that one student, whose grades slipped due to an illness during exam week, received a letter informing her of this policy only days before the spring semester. She was also dropped from the meal plan, and her ID card no longer allowed her access to her dorm, making even clearing out her belongings difficult.

Some schools, such as Seton Hall and SUNY Farmingdale, have GPA minimums as well, but lack Old Westbury’s zero tolerance policy, instead offering tutoring and academic monitoring to low-performing students. Other schools offer free or reduced-rate housing to those with high GPAs. Read More »

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Perception Versus Truth

September 5, 2007 - 11:00 am , By Editor
Perception Reality
I am not interested in the Greek system. It’s just set up to give upperclassmen the chance to haze freshmen. When I got to school, I wanted to pledge so badly because I saw how much fun the frats and sororities were having. Still, that doesn’t change the fact that they do haze freshmen.
In high school, I wouldn’t study for more than an hour for anything and I’d wait until the night before to start. I figured I’d have to study maybe two hours or so more than that in college. I found out I was entirely wrong after I took my first round of exams [Editor's note: For most college classes, your entire grade depends on one or two exams]. I ended up having to study about six or seven hours to get decent grades.
With the school being right on the beach, I knew I would probably spend more time there than I would studying. And I knew I was going to party a lot when I came to a big school. I go to the beach almost every day and spend more time surfing than I do studying. We party at least three times a week. There is always somebody who has time to hang out, no matter what day of the week it is.
Hooking up with random guys is going to be fabulous because you will probably never see them again, so you get to avoid awkwardness! I found that, somehow, you always seem to run into them, even though your campus is huge and you had never crossed paths before.
Princeton Review gave Oregon the No. 1 spot in the ‘Dorms Like Dungeons’ category. My hall was designed by a prison architect. I was expecting the situation to be as miserable as possible. This actually works out really well because no one wants to sit in their room. When the weather is nice, Oregon kids can be seen all over hiking, cliff-jumping and hanging out at the many surrounding lakes.
EARTHLINGS, PREPARE TO MEET YOUR DEMISE! YOUR PUNY WEAPONS ARE NO MATCH FOR SOPHISTICATED WEAPONRY. PREPARE THE ASAULT, MY LEGIONS! WE MUST REPLENISH! Art history was a bad idea. The class was less about interpretation and more about historical influences. I found myself a little bored.
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Yo Xzibit… Pimp My Dorm

August 27, 2007 - 11:00 am , By Lauren - Salem College

Dorm Room

When I started college, I thought my digs were pretty sweet. It was a private school so of course it was nice compared to most state schools I had looked at.My roommate and I had a TV, stereo, window AC unit, mini fridge and an illegal microwave. I mean, what else did two girls on the verge of the most exciting adventure of their lives need??

Apparently everything.

According to the LA Times, college kids these days aren’t just bringing their own expensive shit to pimp out their dorm rooms, but their schools (and subsequent building contractors) are totally catering to these high class kids that want dorms that look nothing like, well, dorms at all.

Basically, these 18 year olds are moving into sweet school side “residential hallsâ€? (because dorm is sooo passe) that are like mini apartments. Pools, mini movie theaters, 24 hour gyms, doormen, semi-private bathrooms, pool tables, barbecues, Wi-Fi are many of the amenities included in these “four star dorms.â€? Read More »

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