Talk:Albright College/Archive 1

Archive 1

Additions

Could use additions about:

-Zimon scandal/Mehra scandal -Gupta lawsuit -bottom-ranking fiasco -90%+ admissions rate scandal -Harry Victor Masters —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.227.244.101 (talk) 21:49, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

I found an article chronicling the Zimon & Mehra scandal(s) but don't have enough time to edit and make an entry. Here's the link if anyone wants to do it: http://chronicle.com/free/v50/i26/26a02301.htm

Yeah, to present a balanced view of the event, it would be best to add the Zimon scandal and Mehra's scandalous behavior all at once - mentioning one or the other alone would definitely lead to a biased view. 72.144.103.202 05:55, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon

There is a section of this article dedicated to [Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon]]. I recently removed that section because it has little or nothing to do with this college and doesn't tell readers anything essential about the topic of this article. Another editor disagrees and reverted my edit so I am now opening this discussion to resolve this disagreement. I understand that the game was invented by Albright students but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the college nor does it tell readers anything important about the college. Can those who believe otherwise please share their reasoning and arguments? Thanks! ElKevbo (talk) 16:06, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon is a social phenomenon that has gone beyond a simple parlor game to a major charity. It is interesting to learn that a small college in Reading, Pa., had a hand in this phenomenon. Albright is also referenced in the Wikipedia article about the game (Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon). Perhaps the section can be shortened but I don't believe there's a reason not to mention it. It's a notable event that had a cultural impact. Hsb258 (talk) 15:15, 1 August 2014 (UTC)

I understand that it was created by alumni of this college but what does it have to do with this college? What does it tell readers about this college? ElKevbo (talk) 17:39, 1 August 2014 (UTC)

It was created by students attending the College at the time and it was devised on campus. Why can't it simply be an interesting fact about Albright's connection to a social phenomenon? How is it any different than saying Facebook was created at Harvard by Mark Zuckerberg?Hsb258 (talk) 13:41, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

A brief mention of a social phenomenon that was created on this campus by students would be fine so a one-sentence mention would be appropriate. An entire section, however, isn't brief. Of course, an ideal description of this phenomenon would use high quality sources to describe how the phenomenon is related to this college and what it says about the student culture instead of just lazily mentioning that the phenomenon originated there. ElKevbo (talk) 15:27, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

I agree to one-sentence mention though I must say I take umbrage with your use of the word "lazily." There is no reason to be rude.Hsb258 (talk) 18:45, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

Info on Six Degrees has been moved into the notable alumni sectionHsb258 (talk) 19:13, 7 August 2014 (UTC)