What’s funnier than a great comedian? Did you say watching your fellow class/party/roommates try to be funny but fail terribly? I thought so. Well, you can enjoy both this weekend!
In four days, it’s officially exam weekend and the LAST weekend of fall semester. Some of
... MORE »
Life imitates art as researchers name the Truman Syndrome after funnyman Jim Carrey's film The Truman Show.
... MORE »
In case you missed JMU's approximately 97 seconds of glory today, here it is again!
Brace yourselves, JMU Grecians and wannabe Grecians, a new sorority is coming to campus in the Spring—Zeta Phi Beta (not to be confused with ZBZ from the show “Greek”).
Zeta Phi Beta is actually not new to JMU; it’s returning after a short absence. It left JMU sometime after 1993.
We’ve already got
... MORE »
Ever wonder why frog’s skin bacteria repel the deadly fungus, chytridiomycosis!? Me neither. But JMU Bio Professor Reid Harris did and his curiosity landed him an appearance on Animal Planet!
I’ve in fact been on Animal Planet before (I was picked out of the audience abo
... MORE »
It finally happened. We made it this far, but it was bound to happen eventually. My apartmentmates and I had our very first fight.
When you live with other people (friends or not) it’s tough to adjust to everyone’s different living habits. Some don’t mind a few dishes in the sink, some freak ou
... MORE »
Just how safe are you in your college town? It may seem like it at times, but you’re not actually stuck in a bubble called JMU while in college. You’re still in the “real world” and “real” things happen. Things like armed robberies, assault, and murder
... MORE »
So you have a huge paper due next week, two presentations, and a test you need at least a B on to pass? You and everyone else. First of all, stop thinking it’s the world against you like most college students do. Second of all, before pledging to stay in the entire weekend, hear m
... MORE »
Drunk dials/texts/emails/comments are the glue that binds college students together.
You may not have much in common with sorority girls, people in the marching band, or the “scenesters” that hang out in Downtown Harrisonburg (where the Drunk Bus doesn’t go—oh no!) but almost all college students have made at leas
... MORE »
After a near fatal shooting and an armed robbery in JMU off-campus apartments this weekend, students aren’t feeling like their stuck in a college bubble anymore.
On Saturday night, 19-year-old Liberty University student Reginald “Shay” Nicholson was shot in front of a Hunters Ridge apartment.
Acco
... MORE »
A former Liberty University student is in critical condition.
... MORE »
While sitting peacefully on the most comfortable bed in the world reading around 9 p.m., I suddenly heard police sirens, saw flashing police lights through my window, and heard the horrible sounds of cars speeding and screeching with the final sound of a crash that sounded like a car had run
... MORE »
After perusing the “50 Things To Do At JMU Besides Drink and Party” pamphlet put together by the SGA that I was so excited about getting, I quickly realized that the simple fact that they made this pamphlet only proves the
... MORE »
It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally here! No, not Kathy Griffin’s birthday (although today is that, too). It’s ELECTION DAY!
After spending half of Bush’s second term narrowing down the candidates then fighting with friends and coworkers (and strangers) over every aspect of the election from Obama bein
“I left my wallet at home. I’ll pay you back later.” It’s a phrase you hear often (more often than you should hear from some friends). Everyone has that friend who always seems to have left their wallet at home and just needs you to pay for their pizza. But then it’s their
... MORE »
What's the deal?CollegeOTR is the country's premiere college blog, capturing the best of everything that happens at college. Post now to share!
Subscribe
Post
Hot Colleges
Featured Posts
Recent Comments
Blogroll
Send