UCF Student Named Finalist in Playboy Search

A University of Central Florida student recently qualified in the top 10 for a national model search by Playboy’s new mobile phone initiative, Playboy Mobile.

Kristen Wilson, a junior at UCF, was named a finalist in the Miss Playboy Mobile 2008 competition, the kickoff of a new marketing strategy that aims to broaden Playboy’s reach to the expansive mobile phone network. [The Central Florida Future]

End of Term Party Becomes Village Square Orgy
A school was forced to help girls get emergency contraception after an end of term party saw under-age pupils having unprotected sex in a village square.

The event is said to have involved “a disturbingly high number of girls” having sex while they were too drunk to know what they were doing, and also left one boy hospitalised.

Witnesses described how “all hell let loose” at the party in a picturesque Lancashire village, and said that two youths tried to break into an ambulance that was called for the collapsed boy. [Telegraph]

Class of 2012 to be Duke’s Most Selective

Anxious students will open their mailboxes this week to find large envelopes-invitations to Duke’s Class of 2012.

A total of 3,814 acceptance letters were mailed out earlier this week to the 20,337 high school seniors that applied to Duke in the Fall, resulting in a record-low regular decision acceptance rate of 18.8 percent. Of the applicants, 2,933 were accepted to the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences and 881 were admitted to the Pratt School of Engineering. [Duke Chronicle]

Gridiron Bash Postponed Until Further Notice

The Gridiron Bash, a football pep rally that would feature a live performance by Fergie in Beaver Stadium, has been postponed by the event’s promoters until further notice.

According to press release at live.psu.edu, the decision was made “due to a recent NCAA ruling regarding the participation of student-athletes.” [Collegian]