Talk:The College of New Jersey/Archive 1: Difference between revisions

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First: a 12:1 faculty to student ratio means 12 teachers to every student. Clearly wrong. And if one uses the figures given (324 faculty and 6,000 students) the ratio is closer to 1:18. So I’ve gotten rid of the error. – Nunh-huh 21:01, 13 Sep 2004 (UTC)

I reworked the article on 25 December 2004 (yeah, nothing better to do on Christmas). I removed a lot of superfluous information, and brought in new stuff that should have been there in the first place. I doubt I’ll catch any flak for it. I don’t know enough about TCNJ to add a Notable Alumni, Notable Faculty, or other categories. I’ll leave that for someone else. —ExplorerCDT 20:57, 25 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Much of the text of this article is practically taken verbatim from the TCNJ website. Darkcore 20:38, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Does this entry really need a listing of every greek organization? It takes up a lot of space and doesn’t contribute much valuable information. Jschramm 06:06, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

I agree. It really seems out of place when considering many non-greek student groups/organizations are of greater visibility than some of the greeks mentioned here. N Vale 05:53, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

I’m not sure if this warrants a new article ‘Greek Life at TCNJ.’ However, maybe a link to the IGC would suffice? Rj3labs 16:47, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

To be certain, not all of these groups are even officially recognized by the institution. See “unrecognized orgs” at IGC Iggynelix 03:06, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

The “Halo run” neologism seems no more or less verifiable than any of the others. While any of these items would be hard to verify in something like a news source, any TCNJ student can at least verbally verify. Is that good enough for inclusion here? That’s where consensus comes into play. If you have an opinion either way, chime in!

While we’re at it, perhaps we should take a crack at what is fit for inclusion in this section (if it is even encyclopedic enough to keep around?). I once removed a bit about a guy with a stick. There was a writeup about him in the school newspaper (making it even more verifiable than the others), but every college campus has students that become known for exhibiting some eccentricity, but once they graduate, they quickly fade from memory.

So I would say that students and alumni without any other claim to fame should be avoided. If they have some other claim to fame, they would belong in the “Notable Alumni” section anyway.

Staff members (especially the president) have the potential to stick around for years or even decades so Dr. Gitenstien’s nickname will at least have some staying power (although it will probably be forgotten soon after she leaves the TCNJ family). I have some reservations about “Big Larry,” but he was there as early as 1997, and based on the IP address of the editor that added him being a TCNJ IP, that probably indicates he is still there in 2006.

Campus/community features are a little better. Metzger Drive is likely not going anywhere, and despite their age it seems unlikely that Travers/Wolfe and the Student Center/Rathskellar are going under the wrecking ball anytime soon.

That’s probably more than 2 cents. Keep the change for your next Halo run 😉 Jzerocsk 17:42, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

I am a senior at TCNJ and have heard of everything currently listed except the Halo Run. I’ve been here for four years and honestly have never heard this term. Maybe I’m out of it though? All the others are defintely important tidbits to know about TCNJ. Oh, and Big Larry is still here and still cool as ever. Ags412 18:18, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Interesting! Have you ever lived on-campus? If not, it might be more of dorm-life phenomenon. I graduated in 2001. At that time, it was a common CA tactic to bribe residents into attending floor meetings by providing ice cream from Halo. This was particularly handy in the freshman dorms, but upperclassmen often made the circuit of Deli Delite and Halo for ice cream and booze.

If you do live on campus, though, maybe the Halo run has become a thing of the past. It’s nice to hear that the same fate has not yet befallen Big Larry! Jzerocsk 21:07, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

I haven’t lived on campus in two years, but when I did we usually got our pints of ice cream from the C-Store, where they had an ample supply of Ben & Jerry pints.Ags412 00:47, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

I say remove them, neologisms generally, I think, don’t seem encyclopedic. On an unrelated note, I apoligize about part of that revert, but I figured that at least a citation should be provided. (I couldn’t find any verification, except that the school was located on Clinton Ave.) Freakified 00:17, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

this post comes from 3 TCNJ upperclassmen who have nothing better to do. all the…