Obama Not Black Enough, Says Ralph “Whitey” Nader

Former official candidate of the college set Ralph Nader is claiming to be blacker than Barack Obama, current official candidate of the college set and — it must be said — African-American. Nader, who is running against Obama for President, is trying to woo his constituency back anyway he can, and today that means going […]

Colleges’ New Recruiting Tool? Investment Plans

Hundreds of U.S. colleges have a new recruiting tack. According to The Wall Street Journal, they’re offering families who invest in 529 tax plans some special benefits, ranging from tuition discounts to scholarships. And 529 plans already offer monetary incentives, so these promises are bonuses.
Let’s back up a bit: what the heck are 529 plans? […]

Utah Creates Real Life Ironman…Well, Sorta

Researchers at the University of Utah have built an exoskeleton robotic suit that gives ordinary people superhuman strength. The exoskeleton allows its user to walk and run comfortably while carrying 150 lbs. (our ‘roided-out readers just died a little inside). As reported in The Daily Utah Chronicle, the suit even senses a user’s […]

Mission Accomplished?

Word from The New York Times is that West Point and the Naval Academy are forcefully pushing religion on all cadets and midshipmen. While these schools have no official religious policy, the message they send is clear — in order to be a successful officer, one should have faith. Guys, whatever happened to […]

One Student’s Quest For The Golden Flannel

Chopping wood isn’t easy. Just ask Matt Slingerland. He’s got a pretty lumberjack-y last name, his parents were both lumberjacks (yeah, his mom, Barbara competed in the highest level of the competition,) and now he’s trying his hand in the national lumberjack collegiate title this weekend — despite his 160-pound-junior-in-high-school size stature. […]

New UW-Parkside Chancellor Out Before He’s Even In

Well, that was fast. Less than a month after he was appointed to take over as chancellor at the University of Wisconsin’s Parkside campus, Dr. Robert E. Felner resigned from his post yesterday. Felner was hired on May 22 following an extensive search–but apparently, UW-Parkside administrators neglected to ask why he was leaving […]

The NBA Draft: Not as Fun as March Madness

You don’t need to be a basketball aficionado to get riled up for Thursday night’s NBA Draft. Watching dozens of college-age athletes join an NBA franchise, secure a seven-digit salary, and get their picture taken with David Stern will produce some sort of visceral reaction, guaranteed. Jealousy, angst, self-doubt, and depression are the […]

Clean Your Room to Bring On the A’s

You mom may have been right about the dangers of pigsty living. A recent nationwide study found a correlation between clean learning environments and college students’ academic success. The catch: The Association of Physical Plant Administrators (a bunch of college building managers) and the International Sanitary Supply Association (cleaning-supply guys) administered the survey. Is this […]

Latino Community Not Represented in College Baseball

In today’s Wall Street Journal, James Wagner reports on the diversity issue facing college baseball. According to the article, only 5 percent of college baseball players are Latino. Meanwhile, Latinos made up 29 percent of the MLB’s players last season. Although the issue looms over college baseball, the source of the problem […]

Bad Noose for Columbia Professor

The Columbia University professor who made headlines last October after allegedly finding a noose hanging on her office door was fired yesterday on plagiarism charges. The firing comes after 18 months of clashes over allegations that Madonna G. Constantine, a professor of psychology and education with a focus on racial issues at Columbia’s Teachers College, […]

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