College Clips

By Anna Koeppel

Published Sept. 14, 2007

Dating site forward about STDs, STIs

The internet-dating Web site www.PositiveSingles.com has added a category to its search function that allows users to sort through profile results based on sexually transmitted diseases or infections.

PositiveSingles.com is one of many dating Web sites that now offers this tool for adults infected with STDs or STIs. This tool can be helpful because it reduces the stress that might be caused by having to initially tell a partner about a disease or infection.

Two-thirds of all STD cases occur within people 25 and younger, which can be explained by the fact that younger people are becoming more sexually active, said Char Kopchick, director of health and wellness at Hudson Health Center.

The rising level of STDs and STIs among young people makes this tool an opportunity for people infected with disease or infection to be honest and responsible while using online dating sites.

— The Post

(Ohio University)

Columbia University students

retake botched final

Sept. 7, dozens of Columbia University sophomores retook the Literature Humanities final exam from last semester.

The retake resulted from professor Wen Jin's disclosure of questions on the exam to her class. The answers spread among the class and lead to the invalidation of the exam.

Jin will retain her title as assistant professor in the English and Comparative Literature department, but according to administrative and faculty members, she is no longer teaching literature humanities.

It has been a difficult situation for students, faculty and administrators, but Kathryn Yatrakis, dean of academic affairs for Columbia College, said she'd rather focus on the students who told administrators what happened and those who studied for the exam.

— The Columbia Spectator

(Columbia University)

Georgetown University cracks

down on partying

Starting Oct. 1, officials at the Georgetown University are requiring that any student who wishes to have a party on campus must register their party on an Administration-operated Web site.

If a student wishes to have a party on a weekend, they must register their intent on the campus "I Know How to Party" Web site before 10 a.m. on Thursday. Potential hosts must also attend a one-hour information session before they are allowed to have a party.

University regulations state that parties can have a maximum of one keg and must have at least two hosts over the age of 21. Also, items used for drinking games, such as beer pong, are prohibited.

Georgetown University students are unhappy about the regulations not only because of the new rules, but the lack of student input that led to the decision.

— The Marquette Tribune

(Marquette University)

of The Maneater staff