Revenge of the Washington State Nerds
September 27, 2007 by COED Staff
Filed under School’d
Nerds and Sorority girls. They go together like a John Hughes movie and the 80âs.Which is probably why Washington Stateâs Linux Users Group (the universityâs largest computer club) has decided put out a memo to all the sororities on campus: âMake us over, and weâll do your homework.â?
In an effort to attract more women to the computer science program (and get a free haircut), the ânerdsâ? of WSUâs Linux Club plan to host a ânerd auctionâ?.
âYou can buy a nerd and heâll fix your computerâ?, their website explains, âhelp you with stats homework, or if youâre really adventurous, take you to dinner!â?
But before the computer loving dudes go through with the auction, theyâre looking for a few good sorority girls to make them more appealing.
âIf anyoneâs going to bid on us, weâll need some spicing up. And who better to help with that than sorority girls who like nothing better than a makeover?â?
While the whole âBeauty and the Greekâ? event is still in the planning stages, WSUâs computer program has garnered national attention because of it. Read more
Perception Versus Truth
September 5, 2007 by COED Staff
Filed under My Two Cents
| Perception | Reality | |
| I am not interested in the Greek system. It’s just set up to give upperclassmen the chance to haze freshmen. |  |
When I got to school, I wanted to pledge so badly because I saw how much fun the frats and sororities were having. Still, that doesn’t change the fact that they do haze freshmen. |
| In high school, I wouldn’t study for more than an hour for anything and I’d wait until the night before to start. I figured I’d have to study maybe two hours or so more than that in college. |  |
I found out I was entirely wrong after I took my first round of exams [Editor's note: For most college classes, your entire grade depends on one or two exams]. I ended up having to study about six or seven hours to get decent grades. |
| With the school being right on the beach, I knew I would probably spend more time there than I would studying. And I knew I was going to party a lot when I came to a big school. |  |
I go to the beach almost every day and spend more time surfing than I do studying. We party at least three times a week. There is always somebody who has time to hang out, no matter what day of the week it is. |
| Hooking up with random guys is going to be fabulous because you will probably never see them again, so you get to avoid awkwardness! |  |
I found that, somehow, you always seem to run into them, even though your campus is huge and you had never crossed paths before. |
| Princeton Review gave Oregon the No. 1 spot in the ‘Dorms Like Dungeons’ category. My hall was designed by a prison architect. I was expecting the situation to be as miserable as possible. |  |
This actually works out really well because no one wants to sit in their room. When the weather is nice, Oregon kids can be seen all over hiking, cliff-jumping and hanging out at the many surrounding lakes. |
| EARTHLINGS, PREPARE TO MEET YOUR DEMISE! YOUR PUNY WEAPONS ARE NO MATCH FOR SOPHISTICATED WEAPONRY. PREPARE THE ASAULT, MY LEGIONS! WE MUST REPLENISH! |  |
Art history was a bad idea. The class was less about interpretation and more about historical influences. I found myself a little bored. |
