I haven’t posted in a while, but I could NOT pass up this chance…

Lady’s and Gents of the CrapCampus blog break out your champagne bottles and streamers:

Myself and Reverend Esby have just receive CONFIRMED reports that the President of Babson College, this oh-so elite of institutions, is officially RESIGNING!

A recent post quoted Barefoot saying that “the administration does not know what it’s doing”. We’ll apparently he’s getting out while he still can.

Actual dates were not able to be obtained, but we were able to find out that Barefoot sent out an e-mail to all faculty and staff today around 6pm announcing his intent to step down as President.

Good luck next Pres. of Babson, you’ll have your hands full.

~Sero

Ok people, this time I’m really gonna have to do my best to restrain myself.  This is a public service announcement particularly for the betterment of the senior class, but should be heard by all students.  The following is a short list of some basic facts and tips for all those who participate in S.O.D.A.

The original definition of SODA party is a party held in the last 6-7 weeks of school held by seniors, for seniors.

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This is a problem that has been expressed by students and faculty alike: we simply know so little about where this school is heading. the strategic plan that Babson currently has available publicly is from 2003. (Plus, it doesn’t mention anything about helping out poor kids – so if you’re poor, theres no room for you at Babson.) in this age of business schools (and I’m sure barefoot would certainly agree) things change very fast. when you’re a student, or a faculty member, at a school like Babson, which tells you practically nothing about how or why they’re changing (or not changing) … well, then you feel like you’re riding Wonka’s boat ride in the Charlie and the chocolate factory:

there’s no knowing where we’re rowing
or which way the river’s flowing
is it raining?
is it snowing?
is a hurricane a-blowing?
not a speck of light is showing
so the the danger must be growing

With that in mind, i got an interesting email this week from barefoot (a very rare occurrence.) Guess what, friends, we’re getting suggestion boxes. finally, it seems, that barefoot is getting the message: the administration needs to communicate more (and not just to the SGA.) and, i really have to be honest – these boxes seem to be part of a recent, positive trend in the administration. they are communicating more, i assure you. and i am not drinking (heavily.)

but these boxes are a somewhat trite way of going about it. i mean, thanks – i will certainly use them. but it’s painfully obvious that this is the perfect solution for the administration. we write down their dirty little secrets and put them in a dark box and then we have no idea whether or not they are listened to or acted on or whatever. the administration loves these little boxes, especially those made of ticky-tacky that can withhold the rather (human) fact that they might not have implemented the best education system possible. (or, to put it graphically, fucked up magnificently.)
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This is it. The countdown to that thing that happens on May 19. Nightly SODA parties and awaiting the upcoming senior week. Finally putting that $200 “senior fee” to good use! (Ya know, the one that was charged to every senior’s bill at the beginning of the school year, which can be seen in the Babson portal.)

But wait… what’s this?! A $200 senior fee but also a $205 charge to sign-up for senior week??

Yes, that’s right. We just had to pay $205 for senior week (if we wanted the reduced rate,) and anyone still planning to sign-up will be paying $265 or some other ridiculous amount.

What do we get for that $405 (or $465)? There is a trip to Mohegan Sun and a senior ball in Boston, but otherwise just some barbecues on campus and the “last pub night.” In other words, things that happen anyway during the school year and are usually free.

After shelling out $160k these past four years, why not just include the cost there? Babson has the audacity to charge us $205 for this after tacking on an extra $200 fee earlier this year? It’s minuscule compared to tuition, but the principle of the matter pisses us off.

I’m assuming that senior fee covers our cap and gown, which we get to keep after graduating! Woo hoo, something else to clutter my closet floor!

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This post was inspired by one of our readers and I was more than happy to bring this up. Please chime in with your thoughts by leaving a comment below!

The secret has been killing me. For the past one and a half years, I’ve been hiding my identity from most of the general public. I have been trying to keep it a secret, but the day has come when I have to come out of the closet (so to speak.)

But first let me tell you a story. I’ve been working for Babson for three years now. In a department called Disaster Prevention. It’s like a cross between the PR department and Homeland Security. Babson is the only institution I’ve worked at with such a department, and rightfully so. You have no idea the shit that goes on that gets covered up before it has a chance to reach the public. Most of it is even hidden from CrapCampus.

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