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...with kindly professors who head the dorms, a dining hall that's a social hub and a living room, interhouse rivalries and organized activities galore. But if you're thinking high school, think just a little bit higher; this is the Commons at Vanderbilt University, a brand-new campus within a campus to house the entire class of 2012, 10 professors and its own Dumbledore-like dean. The school spent $150 million and a decade creating this community, designed to help 1,570 first-years get acclimated to college life. And the Commons is just the most holistic example...
...school knows, though, that today's parents are more involved with their college-age children than those of a decade ago, and it tries to accommodate, within reason. During orientation, staff members put photos online almost in real time so families can keep an eye on their kids. "You don't want to just push helicopter parents away entirely," says Angela Cottrell, associate director of residential education. Even undergrad residential advisers like sophomore Deno Saclarides do some parental hand-holding. After a call from the mother of one of his freshman advisees, Saclarides says, "I wrote on his door, 'Sweetie...
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This exchange may hint at how wary the campus is of supporting any more a cappella groups. But Stone contends that the current scene forces groups to be “more purposeful” about ensuring they are unique. This attempt within a group to make itself distinct contributes to the tight-knit community that characterizes all a cappella groups...
...What’s your sign?” of the new millennium. We’re too indie for astrology anymore.The playlist-check is the ultimate Information Age interaction. There, in glowing black and white, is a complete set of personal information. Conversation? Unnecessary. Just scan the iPod. Within it lies infinite personality indicators. What are his 25 most played? Is she a rater? How long did it take him to get the new TV on the Radio album? It’s like a fingerprint with nuance.There is no denying the link between music preference and personality...