Lenoir-Rhyne College looks into video posted on Internet

Hickory Daily Record - Hazing mostly occurs among fraternities, sororities and sports teams, said Dan Jones, Ph.D., director of Counseling & Psychological Services at Appalachian State University. For many organizations, hazing is tradition, Jones said.

“(Hazers) think, ‘I’ve been through this. It wasn’t so bad. So it must not be bad for someone else to go through it,’” Jones said. “I think most of them think they are (hazing) out of fun. Sometimes, it gets out of hand.” Read full article

Metal detectors search for guns and phones
New Jersey Star Ledger - Screening inmates, visitors and some prison employees is common procedure across the country. But most states do not require screening for corrections officers, as New Jersey does.

“Typically, across the nation, the guards are not required to do so because the corrections officers’ union is incredibly powerful and they purport this would be an incredible invasion of privacy,” said Daniel S. Murphy, a professor of criminal justice at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C.

But after a recent incident in Florida, Murphy predicted, “there’s going to be a change.” Read full article

Asheville Citizen-Times - Classes crank up this week at local colleges and universities, but many incoming freshmen received one of their first assignments long before arriving on campus. Read full article

N.C. near top in high school grads who go to state’s schools

Charlotte Observer - The top three universities selected by the top freshmen were UNC Chapel Hill, N.C. State and Appalachian State. UNC Charlotte ranked fifth. Read full article

Charlotte Observer - North Carolinians invest generously in public higher education. Tax dollars have built 16 diverse universities and 58 community colleges. Read full article

Asheville Citizen-Times - I’ve been a fan of Nancy Dillingham’s books of combined fiction and poetry since 1998, when she published her first volume, “New Ground.” I now cheer her latest, “Thanks for the Dark but That’s Not Home,” which features several breakthrough pieces. Read full article

Winston-Salem Journal - People in Business: David C. Taylor was named the director of gift planning at Appalachian State University. Read full article

Triangle Business Journal - North Carolina colleges and universities made a strong showing in the 2007 U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” rankings, with 22 different Tar Heel institutions claiming distinctions on four separate lists. Read full article