CDC Says STDs Are Back On The Rise

By COED Staff

After the number of reported Sexually Transmitted Diseases took a general downturn in the 90s, some of the most common diseases are back on the rise, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC’s report, “Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 2007,” said that cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea, which together had 1.4 million reported cases in 2007, are two infections which are highest in prevalence. [CollegeNews]

Could World of Warcraft be a College Course?

If World of Warcraft were a college course, would you enroll? David Friedman, an academic economist “who teaches at a law school and has never taken a course for credit in either field” hopes so. He’s laid out a few reasons why he thinks all that copper and iron and mithril and thorium mining you’ve been grinding into virtual booty might be worth an elective credit or two. [TumeRocks]

Boston College Hires Spaz

Yesterday Boston College athletic director Gene DeFilippo ended his job search to replace former head coach Jeff Jagodzinski and named 14-year Boston College defensive coordinator Frank Spaziani head coach of the Boston College Eagles. Was there ever a question Spaz was the right man to take over the B.C. program in the wake of Jagodzinski’s flirtation with the NFL? [Savage Truth]