UMich Med School Leaves Dogs Be

The med school at the University of Michigan, accustomed to using dogs in one of its courses, decided to switch to human models after an animal rights group got fussy. Though most med schools favor either models or cadavers, UMich’s Advanced Trauma and Life Support course thought dogs were the best bet.
Doctors operated […]

Debate Crosses Racial Divide

It’s the real-life version of a How Far We’ve Come movie: Wiley College (a HBC) and SMU (a “historically white college,” according to the Chron) held a debate this week. The punch line? The debate was first scheduled for 1935.
Ben Voth, SMU’s debate coach, provided the sappy summary line for me: “Just in having […]

Saving Money by Eating People’s Trash

You might not have free tuition, but you can still save money at college. One Princeton student advocates “freeganism” — living off of other people’s trash — as not only a cost-cutting measure, but also a political statement: why waste? For more (and maybe more appealing) tips on surviving the recession as a student, go […]

Best THON in 37 Years

Every year since 1972, Penn State students have run THON, a dance marathon whose proceeds go toward The Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Children’s Hospital. This year’s THON was the most profitable yet: PSU students racked up $7,490,133.

The Act to Help Children Read Gooder

Here’s where education law gets fun.
No Child Left Behind has gotten a bad rap. Though Bush made it famous, it’s actually a reincarnation of a 1965 law, simply called the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. So, suggested Education Secretary Arne Duncan, why not start fresh? The proposal: separate the decades-old law from Bush’s legacy […]

Gen Y Accused of Entitlement…Again

If you feel gypped when your papers get anything less than an A, you’re not going to like an article in this week’s New York Times. We’ve heard that Gen Yers feel entitled to top-notch lives: high-paying jobs, fairy tale love stories, fame. Apparently, our entitlement extends to the classroom.
Professors quoted in the Times […]

Race-Based Financial Aid at Tennessee State?

Affirmative action in admissions is one thing, but giving financial aid based on race? Not okay.
Allegedly, though, Tennessee State University thinks black students deserve more financial aid than non-blacks of the same economic standing. Angela Cela, a grad student from Guam, launched a class-action lawsuit this week against the school, which she said denied […]

College Pres. found Driving Drunk

Once again, a college faculty member fails to follow the rules. This time, it’s President Darnell Cole of Milwaukee Area Technical College, who was cited for drunk driving this week.
The details of the case make it more sad than funny: Cole, whose BAC was 0.20 (the standard for intoxication is 0.08), received […]

Some NYU Students Consider Leaving School

For a chunk of NYU students, it’s come down to the bills: a number of undergrads are considering taking a break from school or transferring because they can’t pay tuition, today’s Washington Square News reports.
There are other money-saving options, like choosing to commute rather than live on campus. But for many students, even that […]

Students Boycott Subway…for Better Deal?

Some boycotts have political motives — like one last week, designed to protest Prop. 8. Others, like a Notre Dame boycott of Subway, make you go, “huh?”
The issue in this case is the local Subway’s decision not to offer a $5 footlong deal. Apparently, sophomore John Traub thinks getting the cheap, huge sandwich up […]

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