Writing on the Mall's Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2009
So, we’re doing two Top 10 lists here at Writing on the Mall. Â Here’s the first, which is the Top 10 most read stories of 2009. Â Here’s the list:
#10 – Follow-Up on the Death of Kean Weaver: Kean Weaver was a trustee for the college, who passed away in the Spring of 2009. Â This article was mostly just a link to a story by the Marietta Times.
#9 -UPDATE: MC Student Faces Up To 10 Years for Alleged Stabbing: One of the bigger story lines this Fall was the case of Thomas Robison, who allegedly attempted to rob, then stabbed a Marietta resident. Â He had followed the man from a downtown bar all the way up Pike St. to near where the man lived. Â The man survived, but suffered injuries to his stomach and hand. Â For those looking for an update, the case still hasn’t progressed much since he waived his preliminary hearing in October. Â He faces felony charges with up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
#8 – Marietta College Campus Police Take Heat From Locals: What started out with a series of articles by the Marietta Times led to this article, which strayed off topic severely, and ended up not really going anywhere. Â The Times series had been published as a precursor to Doo Dah Day, in which there are lots of violations and citations handed out. Â Some questioned the need for basically having two police departments in one city. Â The complains never really went anywhere.
Posted by Patrick_H Date: Monday, December 28, 2009
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Tags: Blood Drive, Book, Books, Buying, Caleb White, Campus Police, College, CPS, Death, Follow-Up, Forbes, Jean Scott, Kean Weaver, Live Blog, Marietta, Ohio, Relay for Life, Stabbing, Thomas Robison, Top 10, Update, Writing on the Mall
National Hazing Prevention Week Kicks Off
This week is National Hazing Prevention week, an international effort to educate and inform campus organizations and their members that hazing does not work. Â Marietta College already has a strong stance on hazing, so it hasn’t been a big problem here. Â But elsewhere, many students face daily torture from the organizations they joined, whether they be athletic, greek, or otherwise (although most statistics are about greek hazing, athletic hazing is prevalent, just less reported.
According to the HazingPrevention.Org, 55% of  students involved in clubs or organizations experienced some level of hazing.  40% of athletes reported that their coach knew of hazing happening, with 22% responding that the coach was directly involved.  More frighteningly, nine out of ten students have experienced some sort of hazing, but feel they were not hazed.
This week, Greek Council is sponsoring National Hazing Prevention Week and  National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week (although I think most college students are well aware of alcohol…poor choice for a name), with support from Student Activities and Greek Life.  Here is the week’s events:
- Monday, Oct. 19: “Happy Hour” with Bernie McGrenahan, Alma McDonough Auditorium, 8 p.m. Enjoy a comedy and inspirational message about alcohol, hazing and its effects.
- Tuesday, Oct. 20: Participate in saving a life. Blood Drive at The Gathering Place 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Click this link to sign-up to donate blood, save a life: www.givelife.org. Type in mariettac for the sponsor code. Or contact Greek Council President Zohare Khan via email at zhk001 at marietta dot edu.
- Wednesday, Oct. 21: Banners designed by each Greek chapters on hazing prevention.
- Thursday, Oct. 22: Greek Council members will be at a table outside Gilman with pamphlets and information on Hazing Prevention and Alcohol Awareness.
- Friday, Oct. 23: T-shirt Day.
Posted by Patrick_H Date: Monday, October 19, 2009
Categories: Campus, Greek Life, Sports, Students
Tags: Bernie McGrenahan, Blood Drive, College, Gathering Place, Greek Council, Greek Life, Marietta, McDonough Auditorium, National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, National Hazing Prevention Week, Ohio, Student Activities, Writing on the Mall
Blood Drive Today…Give 'Til It Hurts!
If you have time to give blood today, stop by the Gathering Place. Â Greek Week is teaming up with the Red Cross to help get more blood to area hospitals. Â The blood drive is running through 4:30 PM today, so get there if you can.
I know some people will ask about this, so I’ll answer it now. Â They are looking for Double-Red donors. Â And the other inevitable question? Â All donors will receive flip flops (while supplies last).
Posted by Patrick_H Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Tags: Alpha Tau Omega, Alpha Xi Delta, Blood, Blood Drive, Chi Omega, Delta Tau Delta, Double Red, Flip Flops, Gathering Place, Greek Council, Greek Week, Lambda Chi Alpha, Marietta, Marietta College, Ohio, Omicron Chi Theta, Red Cross, Sigma Kappa, Writing on the Mall
