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|  No
takers for Presidential mansion
Gold Coast residence
remains a hard sell
There have been no offers for Columbia’s
multimillion dollar presidential mansion in the
months since the board of trustees decided to
sell it off in an effort to dig the college out
of a massive budget shortfall.
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| College
loses top execs
Gall, Johnson tallied
more than five decades of experience at Columbia
Two top administrators with a combined tenure
of a half-century resigned from Columbia within
weeks of each other this summer.
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|  What
I did on my summer vacation: Pose for Playboy
Columbia's Jenny Haase
goes from senior to intern to Playboy model, a
summer experience that shows the true value of
an internship
On page 15 of the September issue, a confused
reader writes to Playboy: “I’m curious
why you have spent so much time and energy trying
to get celebrities to pose in your magazine when
right in your office you have the all-American
girl.” The girl he’s referring to
is Jenny Haase, a Des Plaines, Ill. native, Playboy
intern and the magazine’s June employee
of the month.
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| Virus
slows network
OASIS system temporarily
crippled
A virus that crashed Columbia’s internal
computer server two weeks ago prevented nearly
400 incoming and continuing students from registering
through OASIS, Columbia’s Internet portal,
on campus, a college official said.
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|  Homecoming
bittersweet for dorm’s newest residents
Students, parents
crowd for first day of move-in
They came from as far as Virginia and Vermont,
and as near as Oak Lawn and Schaumburg. But despite
their geographical distinctions, they were all
here for the same reason: moving day.
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| WOW
events showcase Columbia’s fall offerings
Campus-wide departments
are pulling out all the stops to welcome new,
returning students
Columbia will welcome its newest class with three
weeks of events, exhibits, screenings, performances,
job fairs and one doughnut day that will culminate
in the New Student Convocation on Oct. 10.
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| Administrators'unexpected departure stirs mix of emotions for employees
Half-century of service
by Johnson, Gall fondly remembered; uncertainty
left in wake
When top Columbia administrators Bert Gall and
Paul Johnson resigned from their respective 34-
and 18-year tenures at Columbia, the college was
nearly deserted due to summer break.
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| 2 East 8th Street Building to become 'dorm-style' housing by next fall
Columbia has another place to lodge some of the
students waiting for on-campus housing. The 2
E. 8th St. building, which until recently was
a residential property that leased its units,
has been purchased and is now operated by College
Park Communities.
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| Carter gives SGA go-ahead on new amenities proposal
Student Government
looks to add ATMs, bus shuttles
A Student Government Association amenities proposal
that could extend computer lab hours and create
a schoolwide shuttle service was endorsed by Columbia
President Warrick L. Carter in a meeting with
the SGA Sept. 17.
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| U. Illinois cracks down on student file sharing
New regulations implemented
in response to lawsuit
(U-WIRE) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Because of the recent
heat put on by the Recording Industry Association
of America, universities are uploading software
to choke the amount of data that can flow in or
out of a student’s computer.
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Drug injection site opens in Canada
Vancouver first in
effort to provide refuge for drug addicts
(U-WIRE) VANCOUVER, British Columbia - North
America’s first government-sanctioned, supervised
drug injection site has opened in Canada and proponents
hope it will help reduce the health risks faced
by intravenous drug users.
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Testing out saves cash, students say
To offset tuition hikes,
students opt to take exams instead of paying for
classes
(U-WIRE) STILLWATER, Okla. Many students are
trying to find ways to offset the recent tuition
and fee increases. One way students have discovered
is to take a College Level Examination Program
test rather than pay the cost of the equivalent
class.
Kay Porter, manager of University Testing, said
she noticed this trend lately.
“We hear it a lot,” Porter said.
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| Former U. Michigan star's sentencing held until 2005
King's forward to
complete community service link
(U-WIRE) ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Chris Webber's dealings
with the law took an unexpected turn Sept. 16,
but not one that will land him in prison, at least
for now. The former University of Michigan basketball
star had his sentencing deferred for about two
years by a federal judge.
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| Male
college numbers plummet, educators concerned
Men look for work
while women are more geared toward school, experts
say
ST. LOUIS-The slide of male students to the rear
of the college class went largely unnoticed over
the past two decades, amid concern about the educational
needs of women. Only recently have researchers,
authors and teachers begun to sound the alarm
about what some see as a social time bomb in the
making.
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| One-night stands still a college staple
One night of sex an
option not worth exploring for some students
(U-WIRE) FORT COLLINS, Colo. - To some students,
one-night stands means taking someone home for
just one night of sex and nothing else.
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| Racial segregation still exists at U of I despite historic court ruling
Chancellor: Campus
has ways to go before achieving diversity
(U-WIRE) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Fifty years after
the Supreme Court banned segregation in schools,
University of Illinois Chancellor Nancy Cantor
says the fight for diversity still continues at
the university, echoing concerns felt throughout
campus.
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