SGA proposes student honor code

STATESBORO – The Student Government Association at Georgia Southern University has proposed a student honor code to be implemented next fall, according to The George-Anne, the student newspaper. The code would not be mandatory, but it would be a positive addition to the academic atmosphere, University officials said. Some officials say the code is unnecessary because it only restates what students already should know. The honor code is modeled after a similar one at the University of South Carolina, which has had only 10 reported infractions since last fall. The Georgia Southern program must pass the faculty senate before being put into action.

Classes resume in Albany after flood

ALBANY – Students at Albany State University were back in class last week for the first time since the school was flooded by the Flint River on March 9. Massive amounts of rain from a storm caused by El Niño pushed the river to overflow its banks. The campus has suffered some damage, including two ground-floor classrooms that still were flooded, but all other classes were held in their usual locations. "It looks like things are back to normal," said Albany State spokeswoman Marsha Aaron.

Forged drop/add forms discovered

OXFORD, Miss. – The registrar’s office at the University of Mississippi has uncovered several forged drop/add forms. According to the Daily Mississippian, the signatures of academic professors, department chairmen and deans were forged for students to be either dropped from or admitted to a class. The forgeries were discovered when the registrar’s office noticed the same penmanship was used on enrollment slips. In addition, several professors complained about their classes exceeding the enrollment limit. An investigation has been launched to find the violators, who face probation, suspension or release from Ole Miss.

Professor banned from Tenn. campus

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – A "feminist" professor at East Tennessee State University was banned from campus after being accused of swearing at co-workers and belittling a student’s "Christian agenda." A faculty committee recommended on March 25 that Laura Waddey, a philosophy professor, be fired for nine charges, including misconduct and insubordination. Waddey was arrested the next day for refusing to leave campus after she was ordered to do so.

Ohio students stage mock lynching

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio – Four freshmen at Antioch College have been expelled for a mock lynching. The students admitted to hanging a black mannequin by the neck from a tree on the school’s campus. Claiming the stunt was a joke, the four male students apologized profusely at a regularly scheduled community meeting designed to improve communications on campus. Bob Devine, the college’s interim president, recommended making "anti-racism training" a degree requirement. The students have been ordered to leave campus. The college is not releasing their names.

– Compiled by Donell Osborne. The Associated Press contributed to this story. College Headlines runs each Thursday in The Red and Black.