The Great Debaters

The Post

Adult film mega-star Ron Jeremy made an appearance at Baker University last week to defend the merits of his profession. In a debate against Pastor Craig Gross, the two argued about the objectivity of women in porn and the effect of pornography on couples’ lives, according to the Ohio University paper, The Post. Sponsored by Baker University, the debate marked the third installment of the school’s Sex, Drugs and Rock n’ Roll Hot Topic Debate Series. Pastor Gross is the creator of xxx.church.com, a Web site he created for people who don’t want to look at porn, he said in an interview with The Post. Jeremy is one of the most recognizable faces in the porn industry, starring in more than 1,800 films.

Richard Gere comes to Rhode Island

The Good Five Cent Cigar

One hundred students at the University of Rhode Island became extras in an upcoming Richard Gere film Wednesday, according to URI’s newspaper The Good Five Cent Cigar. The movie, ‘Hachiko: A Dog’s Story,’ is about the friendship between a college music professor and his dog. At 7 a.m. Wednesday, students piled into the university’s Edwards Auditorium to play Gere’s students, after signing release forms, The Good Five Cent Cigar reported. The scene featuring the students took roughly 30 takes to film, and audience members were instructed by the film’s director on how to ‘act like students’ so the scene would appear natural.

Potential shooter causes Ferrum College to lock down

The Iron Blade

A housekeeper at Ferrum College notified authorities Tuesday after seeing what she believed to be a young white male carrying a handgun, according to FC’s weekly newspaper, The Iron Blade. Students were immediately notified of the situation through sirens and a campus-wide text that read ‘Possible shooter on campus. Stay indoors. More details to come.’ The housekeeper told authorities that the alleged gunman warned her not to say anything and continued on through the dormitory. As of late Tuesday night the gunman has still not been identified. Classes at Ferrum were cancelled for the rest of the week leading up to Spring Break and will resume March 10.

Club tennis player wins big on Price is Right

The Badger Herald

During a Winter Break trip to California, members of the Wisconsin University club tennis team attended a taping of ‘The Price is Right,’ and one student came home in a brand-new Chevy Cobalt. According to The Badger Herald, each member of the team was interviewed before the show, and the club’s founder, Andrew Rebhun, was selected to participate. The episode of ‘The Price is Right,’ which aired last Thursday, showed Rebhun next to the show’s host, Drew Carey, selecting a number from one to six. Rebhun’s teammates encouraged him to select number four, and the lucky number revealed a picture of a car.

Published on February 27, 2008 at 12:00 pm