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Courier News Online - University computer club holding nerd auction
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) -- Looking to recruit more women, and perhaps date some sorority women, the largest computer club at Washington State University hopes to hold a "nerd auction." The idea is to trade their computer skills to sorority girls in exchange for a makeover and, possibly, a date.
"You can buy a nerd and he'll fix your computer, help you with stats homework, or if you're really adventurous, take you to dinner!" Ben Ford, president of the Linux Users Group, said on its Web site.
Ford acknowledged that some of the group's 213 registered members may not be ready for the auction block.
"The problem is that we're all still nerds. Let's face it, guys. If anyone's going to bid on us, we'll need some spicing up," he wrote. "And who better to help with that than sorority girls who like nothing better than a makeover?"
This all began as an effort to recruit more women into computer science programs and a public relations class decided to help.
Push for more recycling may mean rubbish collection fee
HOUSEHOLDERS could face charges for rubbish collection under recommendations made by the public spending watchdog yesterday to increase recycling in Scotland. The Audit Scotland report on waste management found recycling rates have increased, with a quarter of rubbish being recycled last year compared with 7 per cent in 2002. .
'Brave Nerds' Auction Themselves to Sorority Girls
Looking to recruit more women, and perhaps date some sorority girls, the largest computer club at Washington State University hopes to hold a "nerd auction." The idea is to trade their computer skills to sorority girls in exchange for a makeover and, possibly, a date. "You can buy a nerd and he'll fix your computer, help you with stats homework, or if you're really adventurous, take you to dinner!" Ben Ford, president of the Linux Users Group, said on its Web site recently. Ford acknowledged that some of the group's 213 registered members may not be ready for the auction block. .
Every school every Thursday -- Urbandale/Johnston
First-graders in Juanita Coulter's class have started out the year with a lot of fun and laughter. The first story they worked on as a whole class focused on the use of color words. As a follow-up activity, the students were asked to write and illustrate a sentence using a variety of describing words, one of which needed to be a color word. The first-graders then read their riddles to their classmates and their friends used the clues to guess the object being described. The final activity was a riddle bag. Each student was given a brown paper bag to take home. Their assignment was to place a common household object in the bag and to think of two or three clues, again, color words were encouraged, to share with their classmates the next day. The first-graders had a great time sharing their clues and guesses.
NWOSU Centennial Symposium planned
A need to explore regional and community revitalization and encourage innovation within the economy in northwest Oklahoma, southern Kansas and the Texas panhandle is the motivation behind asking alumni to share their knowledge at a new event coming to Northwestern Oklahoma State University on April 25, 2008.The Northwestern Centennial Symposium has been created to bring new ways of thinking and new ideas to the people of northwest Oklahoma as the state celebrates its 100th anniversary and the university recognizes 110 years of service.Titled "Visions and Crossroads: Northwest Oklahoma — Our Next 100 Years," the symposium will help to connect leadership, experience and education with the people in the region to allow ideas to be shared that will be beneficial to the future of the area.Kay Decker, chairwoman of the department of social sciences, heads the committee planning the symposium, which is sponsored by School of Arts and Sciences and Northwestern Foundation.Northwestern alumni will share their knowledge and experiences during the day-long event, which will feature three interactive break-out sessions.A luncheon featuring a keynote address on the topic "Community Change in the Rural Great Plains: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going?" also is planned.
Meet Gulf County's New Teachers
Wewahitchka Middle School welcomed two new teachers into its fold this year, area newcomer Lisa Evans and first-year teacher, Sherron Miller. Lisa Evans A transplant from Lebanon, Tenn., Evans taught for eight years before assuming her new role as Wewahitchka Middle School�s sixth grade math and language arts teacher. Evans earned a bachelor�s degree in secondary education with an emphasis in math at Cumberland University. She moved to Gulf County three years ago, and previously served as the school district�s Instructional Technologist. She also taught computers at the Adult School, a grant funded position that she enjoyed. �It�s very rewarding teaching any adults that come back to school. That was awesome�not that I�m not loving being here,� said Evans. Having previously taught seventh and eighth grade math and first and second grades, Evans described teaching sixth graders as a surprisingly different experience.
The road to Jena
The push toward Jena is under way, as hundreds of vans, cars and chartered buses are expected to converge on the small central Louisiana town, their passengers prepared to protest what many are calling a pivotal case of racial injustice. A mass rally is planned for 10 a.m. today by the courthouse where Mychal Bell, 17, a black student at Jena High School, was convicted of second-degree aggravated battery after an initial attempted murder charge was reduced. A state appeals court overturned the conviction Friday, saying Bell should have been tried as a juvenile, not as an adult. Five other black students still face aggravated battery charges in the beating of a white student. Fights between white and black students broke out when a black student wanted to sit in the shade of a tree used by whites.
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