Talk:LeTourneau University
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[edit] Floor Unity
One of the most distinguishing things about LeTourneau is the way that floors interact. I have spoken to other people and it seems like a few other Christian schools are the same way, but it is basically unheard of on other campuses. I am going to put a small section in the article about it as I think it's pretty notable. fREW 07:13, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
- New comments go at the end (moved yours so that things flow.) I updated your floors section to flow more cleanly from the sports section (also removed some redundant information) and sound a bit less LU-centric. Take a look and feel free to update it some more. --Vengeful Cynic 14:07, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
- I changed the whole floor spirit section around a bit since it seemed poorly written and sounded like it was done by a current student, especially one who was on one of the more active floors (ahem Flooders :-) ). Most of the statements were only partially true and did not represent the entirety of the floors. I took it all out and replaced it with information that was a bit more accurate for everyone and written in a more appropriate tone. Feel free to re-add whatever you think was fitting. It would be really cool to have something like House_System_at_Caltech for LU although it would take a bit of work and be entirely Original Research, but still very helpful for anyone interested in LU floors. Pollox87 07:36, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
- Haven't checked up on this page for awhile, but noticed this comment on the floor spirit part being removed. I'm not sure why the section was removed in its entirety since it could be modified to read more professionally, and the fact is that much of what is said in this section is true for a lot (though not ALL) of the floors on campus as I remember from 1998 to 2002. Please review this section that used to be in the article. I think it should be re-added:
- Floor Spirit
- One of the things that distinguish LeTourneau from other universities is the way that the students view their floors. Unlike at many universities, LeTourneau's floors are extremely unified. Floors often have rivalries and freshman "extended orientation" to build floor unity, reminiscent of a fraternity or a sorority. Many of these floors have policies to encourage social interaction and bonding, including an "open-door policy" when residents are in their rooms, residents’ being encouraged to eat meals together at the "floor table" in the dining hall, and residents’ attending chapel together. However, with such strong comraderie there are often tensions and rivalries between floors. Although this is generally only limited to small pranks, it can sometimes be an issue. Likewise, there are typically tensions between residence-hall floors and LeTourneau's Greek societies, typically stemming from what the floors feel is the societies’ "stealing" their members.
- Mitler 05:37, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
- Would anyone find it of value if I added a list of all the floors? Eliot 15:07, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Athletics
While I certainly appreciate that there is an increased presence insofar as editing this page goes, especially the Athletics section, there needs to be an attempt to adhere to WP:NPOV and WP:NOT#PUBLISHER. To put that in non wiki-terms, remember that this is an encyclopedic entry, so please attempt to keep it Neutral and free of analysis that would be better fitting of a newspaper review. I'll be going through later today and attempting to massage the section up to Wikipedia standards. I certainly am impressed at the contributions that have been made lately and hope that they will continue and continue to improve in quality. --Vengeful Cynic 12:33, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Archiving
I've archived all pre-2007 discussion in Archive 1, which is also linked above.
[edit] Life at LeTourneau
I realize this section is a little out of hand as it is, but I thought the recent addition about the LU Security-Hitler video was particularly unencyclopedic, and I have removed it. CarLuva (talk) 05:05, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
