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Higher Ed NotesNEC student loses fingers to own bombA student at New England College accidently blew off three of his own fingers when a bomb he allegedly made in his residence hall exploded unexpectedly in his left hand.The student, senior William Hillard, was hospitalized and "indefinitely suspended" during an investigation by the campus police, college spokesperson Patti Osgood said. No one else was hurt in the blast. Osgood said the police found five other bombs, a handgun, an assault rifle, heroin and cocaine in Hillard's room.
CSU student sues prof. for spanking himA former California State University student recently settled a race-bias lawsuit against his political science professor for $35,000. The student, Keary Johns, who is black, sued the professor, who is white, for spanking him with a ruler.CSU officials said Johns had not been attending class and was failing the course, taught by Prof. Julian Foster. They said that when Johns asked to drop the course, Foster gave him two options. Foster told the student he could take an incomplete or six blows with a ruler. Foster said he was joking about the second option and was surprised when Johns lowered his pants. Foster admitted hitting Johns once, lightly. Foster denied any race bias.
Associate dean runs for scholarship moneyUniversity of Alabama students have one man willing to go the distance for them. The UA associate dean of student affairs, Tony Dew, has been training to run in next week's Boston Marathon to raise money for university scholarships.Dew has asked more than 300 people to donate $5 per mile of the 26-mile race. He said he hopes to raise at least $26,000 by running. Dew has worked to establish the "Emerging Leaders Scholarship" at UA for the past five years. The recipients of the award must be graduates of Alabama high schools and participate in campus and community programs.
MSU students to go high-tech next fallNext fall some students at Michigan State University will have to use some high-tech tools to do their homework.The introductory course in Integrative Studies in Arts and Humanities will require students to use CD-ROM software for about four weeks of the course. The course is required for most MSU majors. MSU officials said they hope the new high-tech parts of the course will reduce the amount of reading required for the course and alleviate the "white male bashing" previous students have complained about. The CDs will offer documents, photographs, videos, music and maps to the students. The cost of the course has not yet been determined. -- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Jennifer Harvey.
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