After a $16 million renovation, Sherley Hall returned this semester with substantial upgrades for residents ranging from a baking center to lounges with pool and foosball tables, but most notably a movie theater in the basement, a university official said.

Director of Residential Services Craig Allen said the idea of a movie theater popped up during renovation. The building had extra space in the basement after the renovation.

"We got student feedback, and they loved the idea," Allen said. "Architects drew it up, and now we have it in place."

The university's ROTC program has been ranked No. 12 in the nation by a Washington Monthly magazine report.The magazine evaluated a pool of 258 colleges in several categories and ranked ROTC programs "by...

A recent survey by Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions revealed that 71 percent of admissions officers at some of the nation's top universities have received MySpace or Facebook friend requests from prospective students seeking a competitive edge, but admissions staff at the university said they do not respond to such requests while the student's admission status is still pending.

Lauren Nixon, an admissions counselor with a Facebook page, said that she, as well at least three or four other admissions counselors, has received friend requests from prospective students.

A business professor is bringing recognition to the university through his involvement in a prestigious marketing academic journal, a Neeley official said.

Robert P. Leone, a marketing professor at the Neeley School of Business, was named co-editor of the Journal of Marketing this summer and began the position Sept. 1.

Bill Moncrief, senior associate dean of the Neeley School of Business, said it's outstanding for the university to have an editor from this journal on campus.

Reporting by Travis L. Brown, sports editor

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Chances are Facebook has connected you with a growing number of new users. With its rising popularity it's possible that your parents, your employer and now even your college recruiter might have become your newest friend.

It's good that the university is changing with the times and getting its name out through the use of Facebook. The social networking site is a good place to approach students outside the stuffy confines of an office.

The United States has long engaged in a policy of non-collaboration and refusal of interaction with members of the international community that it finds to be disagreeable. This is exemplified in former President Bush's declaration, "We don't negotiate with terrorists."

Seen as a patriotic move by most, the policy has come under fire from not only Democrats but also by diplomats all over the world. Without speaking with one's opponent, even if they engage in fiery, anti-U.S. rhetoric, little can be accomplished except a demonstration of rote intimidation.