Here’s some news that’s sure to restore your faith in humanity. Emma Sulkowicz, the Columbia University student and rape survivor who vowed to carry a mattress around campus until her attacker was banned from school, has been receiving a lot of help from her classmates. “Mattress Performance: Carry That Weight,” was created after the now-senior was raped […]
A senior studying visual arts at Columbia University has pledged to carry around her dorm mattress everywhere she goes as long as her rapist is enrolled at the same school — a visual performance that both highlights the weight Emma Sulkowicz carries as a rape victim, and the university’s failure to tackle sexual assaults in […]
With the World Health Organization projecting numbers for those contracting Ebola to rise to the tens of thousands, U.S. colleges are considering screening students from West Africa for the virus. The outbreak, which has resulted in more than 1,500 deaths in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leon, is said to be largest in history. There is no cure […]
It’s not every day you hear about NFL teams scouting basketball players, especially basketball players who have never touched a football field in their life. But for former Miami Hurricane forward, Erik Swoope, it’s a different story. The 6-foot 5-inch California native signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent back in May […]
There’s a hairy situation going on at Arizona State University. Gender studies associate professor Breanne Fahs is encouraging her students to rethink the way they view hair. Fahs is offering female students extra credit if they choose to stop shaving their armpit hair. Yeah, you read that right. The professor is also offering male students extra credit if they opt to […]
In need of a little grade boost? Toss your razor! At least, that’s what one professor at Arizona State University is suggesting. Professor Breanne Fahs offered female students extra credit if they agreed to “stop shaving their legs and underarms for ten weeks during the semester while keeping a journal to document their experiences.” Fahs, […]
The first black female student body president at the prestigious Lawrenceville School near Princeton, N.J., was forced to resign from her position after posting an Instagram photo depicting what she described as a typical “Lawrenceville boy.” Maya Peterson, who graduated from the high school in June following the March incident, was told she would face disciplinary […]
The countdown to the NBA Draft has begun! History will be made Thursday night, when 30 NBA teams pick and choose from the nation’s top college basketball prospects. The Cleveland Cavaliers will have the No. 1 pick, making them the first team to have back-to-back No. 1 picks since the Orlando Magic back in 1992-93, and […]
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid has apologized after tweeting a meme that indirectly called applicants poor. The tweet above was sent out in a comedic fashion with the popular line from the hit film Bridesmaids. After many students tweeted FAFSA about how offended they were, the tweet was deleted and replaced with an apology. […]
As if we needed another reason to love Starbucks, news that employees of the uber popular coffee spot will be eligible for a free college education through Arizona State University’s online program is making us feel less guilty about spending $5 on a Frappuccino. The new initiative, which is the first of its kind, will allow many […]
Talk about excellence. A 10-year-old California native has become one of the youngest people to ever graduate high school. Tanishq Abraham received his diploma on Sunday in a private ceremony at the Sacramento California Auto Museum. The home-schooled genius achieved a 4.0 GPA, while successfully meeting the state’s requirements to graduate. “It wasn’t, like, easy, but it […]
On Monday, President Obama will announce an expansion of a program that helps student loan borrowers manage their debt, a White House official said. The President plans to take executive action to lower student loan payment by capping monthly payments for certain federal student loans at 10 percent of a borrower’s discretionary income. From MSNBC: The action would expand Obama’s “Pay […]
