To help you figure things out, there is a Scoop Admin Guide which can hopefully answer most of your questions.
Some tips:
Most of the layout is changed in "Blocks", found in the admin tools menu
Features can be turned on and off, and configured, in "Site Controls" in the admin tools menu
Stories have an "edit" link right beside the "Full Story" link on an index page, and right beside the "Post a Comment" link on the full story page. They can also be edited by clicking the story title in the "Story List" admin tool
Boxes are what allow you to write new features for Scoop; they require a knowledge of the perl programming language to work with effectively, although you can often make small changes without knowing much perl. If you would like a feature added but cannot program it yourself, ScoopHost does custom Scoop programming as one of its services.
If you aren't sure where to look for a particular feature or piece of display, try the "Search Admin Tools" link in the admin tools menu.
Much of the complaint the current Tea Party nation has had with universities, is that they are generally indoctrination centers for the left.
By curriculum and action.
What would one expect when instruction leaves out something so important to our culture and heritage as the constitution that defines our relationship with government and its limitations. The university of Michigan being a prime example of what happens when folks let the inmates run the asylum for so long as has happened.
Maybe its time for some changes. DR. Rob Steele explains some of the changes he would work towards. (As always, apologies beforehand for shaky video.)
I will never think of this position in the same way.