2008 Woodie Awards
View this section's front page!A cell phone ban led to many concerns with students at Slippery Rock University before learning it was all a hoax. An e-mail written by an unidentified source was spread statewide stating that effective Nov. 10, motorists in the state of Pennsylvania will be prohibited from using handheld mobile telephones while operating a vehicle.
Slippery Rock University professors share mixed feelings about temporary faculty on campus. SRU President Robert Smith does not have any intention of having a lot of temporary faculty. "There are two reasons why we have temporary faculty. The first reason is failed searches conducted by academic departments where they are unable to find a person in a timely fashion," Smith said, "so we have to fill the class with temporary faculty.
Slippery Rock students are not satisfied with meal plan options on campus. Rebecca Carnahan, a 21-year-old community health major, thinks that the cost of food on campus is way too high. "If the food is not good, then why should the cost of the meal be as much as it is," Carnahan said, "if you could go to Eat 'n' Park for less?" Meal plans range from the White Membership, which costs $617 and $50 in flex to the Premier Gold Membership, which costs $1,294 and offers 15 meals per week and $150 flex.
A campus graffiti wall is not out of the question, Slippery Rock University President Robert Smith. "The wall is a title for something, it is not about graffiti," Smith said. "It is a method of communication and students getting the message out to other students and I do not have any problem with it.
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