October 17th, 2007

“It is also widely regarded by completely made up experts that Wake Forest is most likely the greatest University to have ever blessed the face of the Earth.”

By Lily Quateman

The Wikipedia entries about every school from University of Illinois, Urbana to Harvard Law are being improved and the scanner developed by Virgil Griffith, a grad student at the California Institute of Technology, knows who’s doing the updating.

The changes range from the blatantly self-serving to the highly amusing:

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
December 5, 2005, 1:14 p.m.
130.126.210.105
Added: “It is considered to be one of the most prestigious public universities in the nation.”

Duke University
March 8, 2005, 6:49 a.m.
152.3.77.27
Original:
“Duke University is a private university located in Durham, North Carolina.”
Changed:
“Duke University is a prestigious private university located in Durham, North Carolina.”

University of Southern California
October 12, 2006, 8:45 p.m.
68.181.239.85
Original:
“USC is one of the most selective universities in the nation.”
Changed:
“USC is one of the most prestigious and selective universities in the nation.”

Amherst College
November 4, 2006, 7:16 a.m.
148.85.192.162
Original:
“Amherst College is an independent liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts.”
Changed:
“Amherst College is an elite independent liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts.”

Harvard Law School
August 31, 2006, 5:07 a.m.
140.247.240.165
Original:
“It is one of the world’s leading law schools.”
Changed:
“It is considered the world’s most reknowned law school.”

Columbia University
Sept. 8, 2005, 4:31 a.m.
160.39.153.11
Added: “It is widely recognized as the best school in the universe.”

Wake Forest University
March 19, 2007, 4:49 p.m.
152.17.131.93
Added: “It is also widely regarded by completely made up experts that Wake Forest is most likely the greatest University to have ever blessed the face of the Earth.”

Regent University
May 22, 2007, 9:01 p.m.
198.49.157.11
Original:
“Regent University is an accredited institution of higher education with a curriculum based on fundamentalist evangelical Christian principles.”
Changed:
“Regent University is an accredited institution of higher education with a curriculum based on Christian principles.”

Rutgers University
July 7, 2006, 2:53 p.m.
204.52.215.12
Deleted: “The university is sometimes derisively called ‘Slutgers.’”

Patrick Henry College
April 12, 2006, 3:28 p.m.
12.179.243.131
Original:
“All teaching faculty must sign a pledge stating that they share a literalist belief in the Bible.”
Changed:
“All teaching faculty must also sign a Statement of Biblical Worldview.”

State University of New York at Buffalo
February 11, 2007, 6:44 p.m.
128.205.186.52
Added: “The former wife of OJ Simpson, Nicole Brown Simpson, along with OJ’s Heisman Trophy are burried in the Elicott Dorm Complex.”

University of Florida
July 18, 2005, 4:53 a.m.<
128.227.23.102
Original:
"Florida's Ben Hill Griffin Stadium … has a seating capacity of about 93,000."
Changed:
"Florida's Ben Hill Griffin Stadium … is made completely out of goat cheese."

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