College offers scholarship for League of Legends players

[options]

games like this are not and never have been my thing, but WOW. it's amazing how far gaming in general has come.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/a-colleg ... NeedToKnow

[Ed Oscuro]

Oh man, it's so hard not to wonder whether there is a double standard over this. Certainly I am sure that if the college exercises oversight these kids won't be in worse shape than the average debate or mock trial squad...

[Lord Satori]

Sorta related but not really, my community college has a class on Lord of the Rings and Middle Earth in general. I'm not sure if that's awesome or just wtf.

[Vexorg]

If a class on the Lord of the Rings books was offered as an elective I might actually consider something like that. Now if someone tried to make a whole degree program out of it...

[Ed Oscuro]

Now if someone tried to make a whole degree program out of it...

Well, I've heard about popular studies programs. (Nearby I've got, though I've tried not to read it, an actually fairly scholarly book on anime, with The Major on the front of course.) Given how widespread Tolkien's conception of orcs, elves, dwarves, rings, giant spiders and eagles, and '50s technology in fantasy terms has become, it's actually a fairly important source for modern culture.

[options]

If a class on the Lord of the Rings books was offered as an elective I might actually consider something like that. Now if someone tried to make a whole degree program out of it...

I can just picture a student walking shyly into the guidance counselor's office for advice on what professional avenues to pursue with their B.A. in Lord of the Rings...

jokes aside, I'd consider taking an elective on it too. never read any of the books before, so it'd be an interesting excuse to dive in. I'd prefer Game of Thrones, tho.

[Joe T.]

The Alpha Betas are gonna come toss these NERDS out of their dorm.

[KindGrind]

Sorta related but not really, my community college has a class on Lord of the Rings and Middle Earth in general. I'm not sure if that's awesome or just wtf.

I've learned over the years that it's best not to take a college class on a piece of work you love, because there's a good chance you might end up detesting it.

Wrote a Master thesis on a book I used to like - now I can't stand the fucking thing. People had warned me about this, and it sure happened.

[Ed Oscuro]

The Alpha Betas are gonna come toss these NERDS out of their dorm.

It's just a show to cover for Ogre - with a nickname like that, of course he's a secret Tolkien reader. Or maybe he just doesn't like orcs, which are basically stunted ogres.

[Khan]

Oh well I guess its only a matter of time valve follows with Dota 2 courses in sponsored colleges