Baylor Pays Students to Retake SAT

Last June, Baylor University offered prefrosh money to retake their SATs. Anyone who retested got $300 to the campus bookstore. Those whose scores jumped at least 50 points got $1000 in merit aid.
Wait, students who were already admitted were encouraged to take their admittance exam again? Confusion!
As usual, outrage ensued. People who oppose […]

Fightin’ Words About Frats in E-mail Hoax

When University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students got an e-mail earlier this week bashing the Greek system, it probably didn’t come as much of a surprise–after all, what’s more of a slap in administrators’ faces than student-run, semi-autonomous campus groups that promote large doses of unauthorized fun? But while the sender was listed as “Chancellor […]

Iowa College Prez Takes an Active Interest in Student Activities

And when we say “student activities,” we mean the kind that involve mini-kegs of Coors Light. According to the Des Moines Register, Iowa Central Community College’s president, Robert Paxton, was partying with his son and some friends when someone on board snapped the above picture, which shows Paxton appearing to pour the beer down […]

Awkward Speech Alert

In the wake of John Edwards Affairgate 2008, Salem State College has announced that Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth, will stay on the schedule to speak during the college’s Speaker Series next month. A college spokesman explained:
“During our 26-year history, the series has experienced controversy, demonstrations, cancellations, reschedules, deaths of speakers and weather delays. […]

Ex-FBI Agent on the Case of an Anonymous Newspaper

It’s a real detective story! Step one: An anonymous, fake newspaper reported that Massachussetts’ Cambridge College was closing for financial reasons and criticized Chancellor Eileen Brown. Step two: An anonymous, real person sent the newspaper to lots of important dudes, including trustees, donors, and faculty. Step three: Cambridge College refuted the newspaper’s claims, which could […]

If These Things Actually Happened, The PreReq would Write About Them

A-Rod and Madonna were seen canoodling secretly at the University of Montana’s freshman orientation events. None of the students at the University of Montana own cameras, so no pictures were taken.

Anne Hathaway and her estranged, jail-bound ex-boyfriend were spotted cheering on the Aggies at a Texas A&M football game. “Gig ‘Em Ags!” said […]

Anarchy in the UK

Let’s face it, Great Britain has really strange traditions, like misspelling color even though they invented the damn language and actually caring about professional socc… errrrrr, football. But our cronies across the Atlantic are just getting weirder as time goes on. They have this National Student Survey, which is used to gather feedback […]

Holy Smokes!

A raging fire on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus left the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house burnt to a crisp earlier today, reported The Capital Times. Firefighters had trouble getting the flames that enveloped the 1890 Victorian home under control, but the 25 frat members who lived inside all got out safely. Unfortunately, however, all […]

Colleges Students Across the Country Agree: Nudity Solves Everything

Seriously. When did getting naked in public become the preferred method of dealing with everything from stress to world peace?
Failed a Statistics exam? No problem, streaking through the quad will make you feel better. Want to raise some money for charity? Make a Facebook event and get 4,000 of your closest friends to […]

Cheerleaders Gone Wild!

It’s a dark, sad day at Arizona State University.
Let us all take a moment of silence to commemorate the end of an era for a beloved school group: the ASU cheerleading squad.
You, ladies, will be remembered for your stunning athleticism, your never-waning enthusiasm and school spirit, the way you’d rally the crowds […]

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