Talk:Hollins University/Archive 1

Archive 1

Famous Alums?

I'd like to see a longer list of famous alumnae. I want to add Ruth Hale (feminist). -- k72ndst 20:57, 02 January 2006 (UTC)

Traditions

I cut out VIKING Day and "Team Green" because they are not universal Hollins traditions, they are particular to a specific group. I think the "Traditions" category should remain well established university traditions - VIKING Day is under six years old an I haven't even heard of Team Green. - Current student, Class of '08—Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.148.0.31 (talk) 18:00, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Why were the "traditions" deleted? Also I feel that since VIKING Day is probably the only tradition besides Tinker Scares where the whole campus participates it should be immateral how long it has exisited. Besides which it is part of the consitution of the Otaku that this occur, which makes it guarnteed for as long as Otaku exisits. Although I have never heard of "Team Green" either. - Lostcatholic, Class '07 66.225.69.254 18:34, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

I didn't understand why "Traditions" was deleted, so I restored it. If deleted again, please explain why it is innappropriate for this page. -RMJ12345—Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.124.95.37 (talk) 03:45, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

While restoring "Traditions", I added a couple of other traditions I think are important to Hollins right now - 100th night, Founder's Day, and Passing of the Robes. The last one isn't particularly well-established, but the other two are. -RMJ12345, class of 2008—Preceding unsigned comment added by Rmj12345 (talk • contribs) 03:56, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Regarding VIKING Day and any other disputes on "traditions":

tra·di·tion, n. The passing down of elements of a culture from generation to generation, especially by oral communication.[1]

1. A mode of thought or behavior followed by a people continuously from generation to generation; a custom or usage.
2. A set of such customs and usages viewed as a coherent body of precedents influencing the present: followed family tradition in dress and manners. See Synonyms at heritage.
3. A body of unwritten religious precepts.
4. A time-honored practice or set of such practices.
See also [hollins traditions site].—Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.148.0.27 (talk) 16:48, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

VIKING Day does not fit into that definition. It is a charity event for a residence hall. Stick it under the residence hall section. BTW, RMJ good job on revising the traditions, they're much better written now.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.148.0.27 (talk) 16:54, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! I changed the Viking Day as suggusted. 172.166.12.2 18:33, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

I deleted "Hollins University Junior, Hannah Kiefer named Miss Virginia 2007 and 3rd Runner-up to Miss America 2008" from the firsts because that is not a first (unless someone can spin it so it's a first, but I can't figure out how). She also does not fit under notable alumna because she hasn't graduated yet. ~ ARG '08 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.239.82.107 (talk) 18:48, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Residence Halls

I deleted Community Garden hall because they are not a hall this year (2006-2007).—Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.148.0.27 (talk) 16:08, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Firsts

Uh, bravo to whoever put up the anti-Wiki buttons first. That's funny. ~RMJ—Preceding unsigned comment added by Rmj12345 (talk • contribs) 22:36, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

I deleted "Hollins University Junior, Hannah Kiefer named Miss Virginia 2007 and 3rd Runner-up to Miss America 2008" from the firsts because that is not a first (unless someone can spin it so it's a first, but I can't figure out how). She also does not fit under notable alumna because she hasn't graduated yet. ~ ARG '08 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.239.82.107 (talk) 18:48, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

History

Thanks to whoever deleted the line about admitting men...I don't know when that was added. -RMJ—Preceding unsigned comment added by Rmj12345 (talk • contribs) 20:24, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism

Someone changed the infobox name to Top Hat University. I don't get it, but I changed it back.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Rmj12345 (talk • contribs) 04:40, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Failed "good article" nomination

This article failed good article nomination. This is how the article, as of October 26, 2006, compares against the six good article criteria:

1. Well written?: A lot of it was well written. However there are a lot of lists through out the article. These need to be converted to prose.

2. Factually accurate?: While website references were provided, this should be in the <ref></ref> format. Templates such as {{Cite web}} can assist in this.

3. Broad in coverage?: A lot of information here. Cut down on the one paragraph sections and convert the lists to prose.

4. Neutral point of view?: Yeah most of it seemed good. Words such as calling Thomas Jefferson a figure need to be removed though.

5. Article stability? Looking at the history, since the 20th there has been a lot of edits. Not very stable at the moment.

6. Images?: Only one, the University badge. This needs licensing information. Perhaps some photos of the Uni or its students?

When these issues are addressed, the article can be resubmitted for consideration. Thanks for your work so far. --Hamedog_Talk|^@ 13:33, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

I am horrified! For a school that prides itself on its creative writing program, this is a really poor example of good writing. I have edited out a few of the worst errors, and I WILL be back. Frequently. Eck. I feel as if I've been hearing the scraping on the blackboard. ceh '68 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Oleron (talk • contribs) 04:12, 14 October 2009 (UTC) Wow, thanks for the insult and then completely failing to follow up on your boast, Oleron!! RMJ (talk) 20:23, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

NEFA Parties

Why is the Bo Rhap tradition allowed to remain, but streaking is repeatedly deleted? Thanks.Rmj12345 04:51, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Repetition in Article

There is a lot of repetition in the article when read from top to bottom. Things that are repeated are ADA, Freya, and club information. Cutting down on repetition will tighten the article. I can do some of it, but I am not a usual contributor and it might flow more smoothly if an original contributor (ehm, RMJ) did it.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.100.252.238 (talk) 20:19, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

• Thanks, I'll work on it....sketchy. Rmj12345 23:09, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Newsweek

The link to Newsweek is inadequate: it took me to Newsweek's home-page. Kdammers (talk)—Preceding undated comment added at 09:23, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Specailty Houses

Does anyone know why "Otaku" was deleted? It is not the same as any of the clubs and is a seperate entity to itself. Plus it is the only place where VIKING Day (which is an acronym) can be mentioned. To repeat: It is not a club. -Lostcatholic, Class '07—Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.129.175.99 (talk) 23:08, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Proposed Edits

Hi there! I'm an employee and alumna of this university. I work in academic support and edit of my own volition - I've worked on this page before. I'm planning on making this page more informative and objective, with more reliable resources. Let me know if anyone has any problems with my plans! Rmj12345 (talk) 22:01, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Otaku's Viking Day

While VIKING Day is an acronym, "pillage" is not. Rather, it may have been at one time, but the definition is since lost in the annuls of Hollins history. hacabi—Preceding undated comment added at 19:17, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Notable alumni

I have just made several revisions to the Hollins "Notable alumni" listing. These alumni should either have their own articles (blueline names) or should have sufficient referenced notability for an article to be appropriate. I have revised Mary Wells Ashworth and added a reference, deleted the unreferenced entries for Brizendine and Driscoll. Deleted the entry for Fox, along with its reference (which seems to be based on this Wikipedia lisiting!) Deleted the YouTube reference for Robertson, as it no longer exists. Deleted Robertson's entry, as the remaining reference (which I also deleted) did not support the entry. Added a reference for Stokes. Tim Ross (talk) 13:53, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Wyndham Robertson, '58, whose entry you removed, is the former chairwoman of the board of Hollins College, the namesake of Hollins University's Wyndham Robertson Library, the first female vice president of the University of North Carolina, the first female assistant managing editor of Fortune magazine, and the first female board member of the Media General company.[2][3][4][5][6]. Her address at the 2009 Hollins commencement is still on YouTube.[7]MarmadukePercy (talk) 06:55, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

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size of school?

the article lists aprox. 800, 700, and 619. which is it? could put a year on it as well. enquiring minds would like to know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.203.70.226 (talk) 23:26, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

alumni vs. alumnae

Since Hollins is an all women's school, wouldn't "Notable alumnae" be more appropriate? —Al E.^(talk) 02:04, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

No, "Notable alumni" is accurate, as Hollins has coed graduate programs. Treegeekay (talk) 23:37, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

Civil War Era

I find it strange the American Civil War is left out entirely. Did the school remain open? Close? How was it used.during this period? What about after during the reconstruction era? The Civil War was an enormous and infkuential event. How did the school fare and evolve during this period? What role did it play before during and after? FloridaArmy (talk) 00:06, 28 February 2019 (UTC)