The High Point University faculty voted on Jan. 22 to change the university's three hour curriculum to a four hour curriculum that will be put into effect in the fall of 2010. The new curriculum will be phased in and will only apply to entering freshmen in 2010.
High Point University's administration has been approached about purchasing Oak Hollow Mall. "We have been approached [to buy the mall]. As any sensible and reasonable leadership team should do, we are investigating what that all means," university president Nido Qubein said.
Over one million people attended the inauguration for 44th President of the United States Barack Obama. Duwane Rager, junior, was one of them. "It was just one of the most interesting experiences of my life," Rager said. "To be around a crowd so large, everyone was so happy to be there.
The Nido Qubein School of Communication will launch HPU Radio, High Point University's first official online radio station operated by students at www.hpuradio.com, on Feb. 2 at 4 p.m. The station will be advised by Dr. Wilfred Tremblay while senior Bryan Rothamel will serve as station manager and senior Sara Vitale will serve as marketing manager.
The famous line from the Wizard of Oz that says, "There's no place like home," is especially true for Starbucks employee Brian Ross. Brian, 22, has been making coffee at the Starbucks on campus for two years and has no plans to leave. Brian is a native to High Point, and he enjoys living close to home since he is a self-proclaimed momma's boy.
The rise of binge drinking by college students prompted former Middlebury College President John McCardell to start an initiative - the Amethyst Initiative that aims to stop binge drinking, particularly among college students. His main solution is to lower the drinking age, and he's recruited 123 other colleges to support Amethyst.