The motives and secrecy behind the wardec contracts from old friends in Seppuku Warriors has been a subject of much speculation and controversy. Few know of the events that transpired during Dee Carson’s visit to one of New Eden’s best jelly bars, and fewer still understand it’s significance on the war that now rages between educational institutions.”The Wobble Incident” is the new Ivy Chronicle by intrepid E-Uni student Rodney Chips.Click the “Read more” link to view.

[i]KORSIKI, THE FORGE –[/i] At 1732 hrs on the 4th of May, following one of the largest fleet engagements in recent University history, the player-owned station (POS) owned and operated by EVE University (E-UNI) was destroyed by a combined Seppuku Warriors (TANTO) and Vertigo Coalition (VC) fleet.Attacks on the E-UNI POS have been few and far between, despite the University’s long history of war. Early Tuesday the 27th, a combined TANTO/VC fleet comprising of an estimated 30 battleships opened fire on the POS and inflicted minor damage. TANTO directors indicated it was aimed at drawing out an E-UNI fleet.Almost a full week later that the worst fears of many pilots were made real. Early Sunday the 3rd, another combined TANTO/VC fleet jumped into Korsiki, with an est. 45 battleships plus support vessels (for an est. total of 60 ships) arranged in a “spider tank” formation. The combined fleet methodically disabled POS modules. An E-UNI fleet formed by Mynocc and lead by D6 Manager Wolf VanBerg managed to score just 4 kills, suffering massive losses before the order to withdraw was given. The enemy fleet went on to put the POS into reinforced mode.To view the rest of the article, click the “Read more” link[i]~~Darian ReymontEUNN Reporter[/i]

[i]KORSIKI, THE FORGE –[/i] During the current war with Seppuku Warriors [TANTO]/Vertigo Coalition , Eve University was faced with superior odds on the battlefield. This sparked much debate over developing new tactics in an attempt to level the field. One of the more successful ideas was the venerable “Hit & Run” attack. No less than 5 separate “H&R” fleet ops have been launched in the past week. The pilot responsible for reviving this concept is Vasim Vio. While results have been mixed, Vasim has proved that the Uni is capable of organising small gangs fitting specific fits without blobbing, something that has traditionally been difficult for the University because of it’s large, independent student body. Recently this brave but humble capsuleer took a break from wartime duties to answer some questions about his experience with this tactic.Click the “Read more” link to view the interview[i]~~Eloc NorEUNN Reporter[/i]

[i]KORSIKI, THE FORGE –[/i] On the 26th of April, Eve University’s many students opened their mail to find not one, but three declarations of war from three corps – Seppuku Warriors, Vertigo Coalition, and Raype Inc. The war has entered its second week and all wars have been renewed, plus an additional wardec from Sharks With Frickin’ Laser Beams (Frick).Many readers will recall that Seppuku Warriors was featured prominently on both the in game and EUNN news page as a training corporation for PvP founded by Eve University veterans.The war declaration from Seppuku, Vertigo and presumably FRICK was a result of a paid contract offered by an unknown third party unhappy with alleged elitism and actions by Eve Uni leadership. While the details of the contract are unknown, the isk being paid is expected to fund the Seppuku budget for several months, though given that Seppuku has no formal ship replacement policy, it is not yet known what the isk will be spent on.According to Seppuku CEO Sabre A, offered contracts had been previously turned down, but increasing tensions with Eve University over issues led the leadership to reconsider their refusal. The contract was brought to the five Seppuku directors (Dee Carson, Sabre A, Acacia Incana, M0rd0 and Captain Nuf) and voted on, with a unanimous vote in favour of war.The war from Seppuku has been extremely controversial among Uni members and sparked much debate

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Edit: April fools everyone, we certainly aren’t disbanding, and in fact due to some recent changes, wars are even less of a problem for us!For Immediate Release, April 1st, 2009 – Official Eve University Press StatementMany of you know Eve University as the new player training corporation which was founded just over five years ago. We have spent that time teaching new players in all aspects of Eve, and helping them on their way in New Eden to become successful pilots, providing skillbooks, ships, modules and various other resources. That, however, is about to change.Unfortunately it is my duty to inform you that after detailed and lengthy discussions with the senior leadership, Eve University will be closing in one month’s time on May 1st, 2009.Recruitment and operations will continue until May 1st, but at this time, what little corporation assets we have remaining will be distributed to the members who have been with us for over one month, the security on our forums will be removed, and all accounts will be disabled. In this, we hope to leave at least a small legacy for the capsuleer community. The corporation and alliance will then be disbanded.There are unfortunately a number of reasons why this has come to pass, but the largest single reason is the constant empire wars which have prevented us from teaching elements other than PvP.In less than two years we have seen over 34 wars declared by various groups against us, including a period of two full months from the Privateer Alliance last year, and again a further three weeks at time of writing, which has made teaching non-combat lessons effectively impossible.Some may suggest that we simply focus on teaching PvP, but it should be mentioned that the problem is not the wars themselves, but those who declare wars and then fail to prosecute them, running and hiding after the first few days, resulting in them sitting AFK in a station for the remaining duration of the war.War also unfortunately means we cannot safely accept new pilots, who lead to a massive recruitment backlog, and those same pilots not getting the support they need in their formative days, which in turn leads to them retiring before their time.Unfortunately with war-declaration costs so low, it means that anyone with a few million ISK can throw the proceeds from a couple of level 4 missions at Concord and have hundreds of targets for a week, which means that anyone with a grudge, either perceived or actual, has no incentive to seek a diplomatic resolution.Changes to the mechanics involved have been suggested for quite some time, and a fix was applied to reduce excessive usage of the war-dec system, but unfortunately it appears the changes have not been entirely successful, as the described mechanic originally described has not been implemented.So, after what seems to have been a concerted effort by a handful of people, and no way to continue our mission of educating new players effectively, we have no option but to close Eve University.If it were not for the support of the wider community, Eve University is something which would simply not have lasted as long as it has, and I would like to wish the best of luck to all the other new player training corporations out there – unfortunately our success in teaching has lead to us becoming a target for a small number of unsavoury characters who want to prevent new players from receiving support in the critical early days.We hope they enjoy the New Eden their actions have created.Signed:Kelduum Revaan, Director of Operationsp.p.Silentbrick, Fleet AdmiralMorning Maniac, CEOEve University [E-UNI]Copies to IVY News, IVY Forum, Alliance Mail, CAOD, ISD Interstellar Correspondents

[i]KORSIKI, THE FORGE[/i] — On March 15th 2004 at 14:16, EVE University was founded by it’s still-CEO, Morning Maniac. A unique concept in the universe of EVE, the University was – and remains to this day – one of the few truly altruistic organisations in New Eden, supplying free education in all facets of EVE life to any and all who seek it. From humble beginnings as a place where experienced capsuleers could share their wisdom and experience with a handful of new pilots, the University has grown into a mammoth undertaking. Regularly scheduled lessons, supported by weeks of recorded lesson content and thousands of instructive forum posts alongside hundreds of millions of ISK spent every week provide students with the most comprehensive education that can be found anywhere in New Eden.When asked to comment on reaching such a huge milestone, current Director of Operations Kelduum Revaan had this to say:”What many current and ex-members are aware of is that EVE University is greater than the sum of its parts – it is not just a corporation, an alliance, a forum or even a group of people who share their knowledge, it isn’t anything so simple. Above all else Eve University is a concept, and you cannot wage war against such things. If somehow EVE University itself were to be disbanded tomorrow and all its assets disappeared, the concept would continue to exist, and I truly believe it will still exist until the last star in New Eden burns up the last of its fuel and goes dark.”Dir. Revaan went on to thank the community of New Eden, pointing out that, “without the donations, support, and backing from the community at large, Eve University would be unable to continue at the level it has been doing.”Whilst the concept of E-Uni is indeed safe from the ever-present threat of war, the organisation itself is sadly not. On the morning of the University’s anniversary old enemies the Privateer Alliance, declared war on the Unistas for the 7th time. At the Ivy Bar and Grill, the transition from drunken, happy students, to drunken, happy, students in a bloodlust was seamless, and several bystanders were trampled in the drunken rush for the hangars. Glenn Ark could be heard screaming over the crowd, “We didn’t even have time to put away the taps for the WARBEER! So drink up me mateys! Lets have a blast at SAK!”While the war has yet to go live, one loss occured as a drunken student attempted to “kill that bloody Privateer drone!”, which instead turned out to be the killbot guarding the office of Fleet Admiral SilentbrickWith said warbeers once again being served around the clock at Uni HQ it seems that nothing can dampen the spirits of this monumental event as the pilots of EVE University prepare for both war and party alike.– Darian Reymont,EUNN Reporter