True or False: June 30, 2008
June 30, 2008
True or false
“Is it true that you get straight A’s for a quarter if your roommate dies or commits suicide?”
No. This is an urban legend common on most college campuses. According to snopes.com, “No college or university in the United States has a policy awarding a 4.0 average (or anything else) to a student whose roommate dies.” Two movies used this premise, “Dead Man on Campus” and “Dead Man’s Curve,” and it has been used on various television shows, including “The Simpsons” and “CSI.”
This feature is for students, faculty, staff and others who want to be in the know. Each week a question of interest is asked and answered. If you have a question, send it to trueorfalse@scad.edu and look for the answer in The Connector, District or on SCAD Radio.
College Security Report: June 23-29, 2008
June 30, 2008
June 23 | 10 p.m.
Security was notified that $100 was missing from a dorm room at the ACA Residence Hall.
June 26 | 2:32 p.m.
At the main building, Waste Management was dropping off the compactor when they struck a fire sprinkler pipe. This caused a water flow alarm that set off the building fire alarm. The building was evacuated without incident. The water flow was turned off and the alarm was reset at 2:42 p.m.
Information provided by SCAD College Security.
True or False: June 23, 2008
June 26, 2008
True or false?
“Is it true that architecture will be one of the majors offered at SCAD-Atlanta in the next three years?”
Maybe. SCAD adds and modifies degree programs and the locations in which they are offered to meet student needs and the professional demands of the marketplace. While there have been discussions about offering the post-professional M.Arch. with a concentration in electronic design in Atlanta, possibly as early as Fall 2008, no decisions have been made. Such a program also would support the interior design program.
This feature is for students, faculty, staff and others who want to be in the know. Each week a question of interest is asked and answered. If you have a question, send it to trueorfalse@scad.edu and look for the answer in The Connector, District or on SCAD Radio.
College Security Report: June 16-22, 2008
June 24, 2008
June 19 | 6:20 p.m.
An ACA Residence Hall resident reported that $110 and toilet paper were missing from her room. Surveillance video was reviewed for the area; nothing unusual was noted.
Information provided by SCAD College Security.
Music’s New Royalty: Introducing Duchess of York
June 17, 2008
By Erika Wilkins
What separates undiscovered talent from ordinary bands trying to make it big? A little bit of magic. It is with great will power that I refrain from littering this article with references to everyone form Queen and Zeppelin to the Jackson Five. Not because the Duchess of York replicates the sounds of bands that precede them, not because there’s a lack of words to describe their soulful heart-thumping music music, but because I want to convey the magnitude of awe this group of musicians inspires. Read more
College Security Report: June 9-15, 2008
June 16, 2008
No incidents reported.
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True or False: June 9, 2008
June 9, 2008
True or False?
“Is there a policy at SCAD that prevents students from harming animals in the creation of their art?”
Yes. The SCAD student handbook clearly forbids the breaking of any law. The college does not condone animal cruelty or the breaking of laws in the name of freedom of expression.
This feature is for students, faculty, staff and others who want to be in the know. Each week a question of interest is asked and answered. If you have a question, send it to trueorfalse@scad.edu and look for the answer in The Connector, District or on SCAD Radio.
College Security Report: June 2-8, 2008
June 9, 2008
No incidents reported.
Information provided by SCAD College Security.
Designs for Darfur
June 3, 2008
Students share runway with fashion icons at fashion show
By Gray Chapman
On May 2, SCAD-Atlanta students teamed up with Atlanta design powerhouses Jeffrey and DOMUS for a fashion show benefiting Darfur through Care International. The event was organized by Modern Atlanta, a new design initiative, and included the designs of SCAD fashion students alongside cutting-edge Belgian designers Dries Van Noten and Ann Demeulemeester. The innovative furniture design company, Extremis, also exhibited their designs. The event took place at Skylar Morgan Furniture Design, an industrial space in Midtown West. Read more
The future is ‘OK’
June 3, 2008
Graduate student talks about his upcoming art show
By Rachel Chaikof
Jason Kofke, a third-year graduate painting student, is holding an exhibition, “Everything Will Be OK,” Saturday, May 24, 8 p.m., at Arthouse Co-op Gallery at 227 Mitchell St.
Kofke attended SCAD-Savannah for a B.F.A. in painting, also at SCAD-Atlanta during the first quarter it was opened, and he finished his last quarter of undergraduate studies in New York through the department’s New York studio program in 2005. After that, he went back to Savannah until he came back to Atlanta this past fall. Thus, he was at SCAD for a total of seven years. “Being in college this long was by no means part of the original plan,” he said. Read more
