College Headlines

Garden party: SIU ready to dance with Duke

Daily Egyptian, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

14 hours ago by Luis Medina

The SIU men's basketball team clawed its way back from a 15-point deficit against the University of Massachusetts to win the Carbondale Regional of the 2K Sports Classic Nov. 12. Its reward: A matchup against No. 5 Duke University in Madison Square Garden.

Tressel: You'd have to shoot me to jump in Mirror Lake

The Lantern, Ohio State, OH

1 day ago by Will Toman

What will it take for OSU's head coach Jim Tressel to jump into Mirror Lake tonight?

"Probably have to shoot me and throw me in there in November," Tressel said. "I'm not 19 anymore. We'll let the 19-year-olds jump in

Officials shutdown to conserve energy

College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University, KY

8 hours ago by Marianne Hale

Western won't be keeping some spirits, or holiday decorations, bright through this holiday season. Western wants to conserve energy after energy costs have spiked, but some faculty don't agree with the university's conservation plans.

E. Gordon Gee on the issues

The Lantern, Ohio State, OH

1 day ago by Everdeen Mason

Kenny Greer/The Lantern

Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee discusses university issues in The Lantern newsroom Wednesday.

Gee talks about semesters

Currently a faculty committee is researching and managing the proposal for semesters. Gee said semesters will go into effect in 2012.

"This is the best interest of the university and students," he said. A semester system will benefit the university financially, he said, and will put graduating students searching for jobs on equal footing with students from other universities

FOOTBALL: Still perfect

Ball State Daily News, Ball State University, IN

14 hours ago by Ryan Wood

MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. - Despite 10 straight blowout wins, Ball State University's football team entered Wednesday's game at Central Michigan University with one question left unanswered: Could the Cardinals win a close game?

Coach Brady Hoke told his team at halftime this game would provide an answer.

Two students injured in Doudna

The Daily Eastern News, Eastern Illinois University, IL

16 hours ago by Stephen Di Benedetto/News Editor

Two students were struck and injured by a heavy panel inside Dvorak Concert Hall in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Wednesday evening. The students were sent immediately to Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital Center. Dan Nadler, vice president for student affairs, said, at this point, he does not know the severity of the injuries.

Fire forces 1,900 from LaFollette

Ball State Daily News, Ball State University, IN

12 hours ago by Daniel Human

Hours before classes started Wednesday, almost 2,000 Ball State University students - some in their pajamas or less - found themselves standing out in the chilly air after waking to the blare of fire alarms and public safety personnel banging on doors. As of Wednesday afternoon, Muncie Fire Department was investigating the cause of a fire that began at about 4 a.

Battle of the Sexes

The Chimes, Capital University, OH

8 hours ago

[Relationships can be confusing. Men and women think differently, act differently and expect completely different things from each other. Combine that with the wealth of misinformation out there and it can be hard to know what's really going on with the opposite sex.

Toilet paper dispenser companies save all the good rolls for themselves

The Eastern Progress, Eastern Kentucky University, KY

21 hours ago by Brittany Davenport

The average person spends one hour and 42 minutes per week using the bathroom. Not taking a shower or bathing, but using the potty, taking a leak, going to the girls' room, utilizing the latrine-you get my drift.

According to an article in Scotlands' The Scotsman, the average person spends 92 days in the bathroom over a lifetime.

Semesters to bring host of problems

The Lantern, Ohio State, OH

8 hours ago by Catrina Otonoga

The plan to switch Ohio State from quarters to semesters is "inevitable," said Josh Rackers, Undergraduate Student Government representative on a committee set up to evaluate the change that is expected to take effect by autumn 2012.

"There is a possibility to lose funding if the switch doesn't occur," Rackers said