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Prank Led to Campus Alert; 2 Arrested

Two Wittenberg University students were charged Wednesday over a prank that led to a campus alert warning students of a gunman in a residence hall, police said.

Mistrial in Trial Over Student Death

A judge Tuesday declared a mistrial after a jury could not reach a verdict in the trial of a man accused of raping and suffocating an Eastern Michigan University student.

Race Wounds Reopened at Kentucky School

A Southern university is trying to defend its image after the student newspaper published a cartoon of a black man being sold at auction and a racist death threat was scribbled on the door of a black student leader's dorm room.

Human Remains Found on N. Dakota Campus

Human remains, apparently buried for some time, have been found by construction workers digging on the University of North Dakota campus.

University President Pulls Web Profile

Salisbury University's president removed her Facebook profile after being questioned about unprofessional captions posted alongside photos on the Web page.

4th Arrest in Football Player's Death

A fourth man has been charged with murder in the shooting of a football player on the University of Memphis campus during a botched robbery, authorities said.

Cadet Honored in NYC Gun Suspect Capture

A police cadet credited with helping capture a masked student armed with a loaded rifle at St. John's University was honored Thursday, as the student's family blamed the incident on mental illness.

Jesuit School to Review Speaker Policies

Days after canceling a speaking engagement to a best-selling author who helped a friend commit suicide, a Jesuit university says it will review policies that govern how and why it invites certain speakers to campus.

Take My Name Off Law School, Donor Says

Amid outrage from students, school leaders and legislators over his use of the N-word, the former chairman of the Roger Williams University board said Wednesday he wants his name removed from its law school.

R.I. School Official Resigns After Slur

The longtime chairman of the Roger Williams University board admitted Monday that he had used the N-word during a board meeting, saying it "kind of slipped out."

Univ. President Fired After Cover-Up

The president of Eastern Michigan University has been fired, months after school officials publicly ruled out foul play in the death of a student who had been raped and killed in her dorm room.

3 E. Michigan Administrators Forced Out

Three Eastern Michigan University administrators, including the president, have been forced out, months after top school officials were accused of covering up the rape and slaying of a student by publicly ruling out foul play.

US: Virginia police express disappointment NBC News, others broadcast shooter's statements

The disturbing video of an armed Cho Seung-Hui delivering a snarling tirade about rich "brats" and their "hedonistic needs" had some marginal value to the official investigation, but it didn't add much that police didn't already know, State Police said Thursday. The self-made video and photos of Cho pointing guns as if he were imitating a movie poster were mailed to NBC on the morning of the Virginia Tech massacre. A Postal Service time stamp reads 9:01 a.m. — between the two attacks that left 33 people dead. "This is it. This is where it all ends," Cho says in one videotape, in which he appears to be more melancholy than angry. "What a life it was. Some life." "You had a hundred billion chances and ways to have avoided today," Cho says in one, with a snarl on his lips. NBC said the package contained a rambling and often incoherent 23-page written statement, 28 video clips and 43 photos. It was given to State Police but contained little that they didn't already know, Col. Steve Flaherty said.

Threats Rattle Schools in 10 States

Campus threats forced lock-downs and evacuations at universities, high schools and middle schools in at least 10 states on Tuesday, a day after a Virginia Tech student's shooting rampage killed 33 people.

Students Protest Upcoming Cheney Speech

More than 200 demonstrators held a quiet rally Wednesday at Brigham Young University to protest Vice President Dick Cheney's upcoming commencement speech, while his supporters staged a counter-protest.

2 Shot to Death on U. Washington Campus

A man and a woman were shot to death in the University of Washington's architecture building Monday in an apparent murder-suicide, university police said.

Norovirus Hits N.J. College Campus

Fairleigh Dickinson University's Florham Park campus was recovering Monday from a suspected norovirus outbreak that has sickened at least 124 students, school officials said.

It pays to be well hung, if you're a rat

Well-hung males may enjoy an evolutionary advantage over their less well-endowed competitors - in certain rodents, anyway. The finding may help answer the vexing question of why penis size is so variable among mammals.

China University Requires Golf Lessons

A Chinese university is requiring law and business students to take golf lessons to prepare them for a business world where deals are made on the golf course, news reports said Tuesday.

Q&A; With Head of U. of Phoenix

Bill Pepicello was recently appointed president of the University of Phoenix, the largest accredited private university in the country. Owned by Apollo Group, Inc. — a Phoenix-based public company — the for-profit chain of schools enrolls just under 300,000 students and operates in 39 states and online.

Iran Head Wants Liberal Teachers Ousted

Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Tuesday for a purge of liberal and secular teachers from the country's universities, urging students to return to 1980s-style radicalism.

Iran Head Wants Liberal Teachers Ousted

Iran's hard-line president urged students Tuesday to push for a purge of liberal and secular university teachers, another sign of his determination to strengthen Islamic fundamentalism in the country.

Grads in Plagiarism Scandal Face Hearing

More than three dozen Ohio University graduates accused of plagiarism must appear before a panel that will decide whether they can rewrite their master's projects or face penalties, which could include losing their degrees.

Ohio Research Animals Die After Outage

Hundreds of laboratory mice and rats died when a power outage at Ohio State University produced sent room temperatures soaring as high as 105 degrees, the school said.

Philanthropists Give $10M to Tenn. College

The founder of Pilot Corp. and his wife have given $32.5 million to the University of Tennessee, the largest individual gift the university has ever received, a newspaper reported Thursday.

The Vine

Korean Business Grads Behind the English Ball

Source: Bloomberg.com

In a recent poll, 64 percent of over 1000 South Koreans surveyed said they were stressed at work because they had insufficient English.

Free-Speech Group Accuses Universy of Delaware of 'Thought Control'

Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

The University of Delaware is engaging in "systematic thought reform," according to a prominent free-speech group, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education .

Va. Tech Distributes Donations For Shooting Victims

Source: www.nbc4.com

Virginia Tech officials said Tuesday they have distributed more than $8.5 million in donations to help victims of the April shootings. Families of the 32 people killed by student gunman Seung-Hui Cho were eligible for cash or a combination of funds and endowed scholarships in th …

Why Students Spend 6 Years on "4-Year" Degree

Source: Pay For College Blog

Remember the days when earning a B.A. or B.S. really took just four years? Well it seems that—for some students—those days are fading into memory. Find out what students are doing to cost themselves 2 extra years of time and money.

Pennsylvania Cutting Student Aid

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The PHEAA will cut state funded financial aid by 58 percent next year if a vote last week is actually implemented. The agency's interim president, James Preston, blamed the reductions on cuts in federal subsidies for student loans and on financial markets.

Dealing with a Natural Disaster or Emergency in College

Source: Surviving College Life

Tips for college students (on or off campus) to help them deal with and prepare for a natural disaster or emergency.

August's child 'doomed to exam failure' against classmates almost a year older

Source: the Mail online

Children born in August do significantly worse in exams than classmates born 11 months earlier at the beginning of the academic year, a landmark study found yesterday.

Elite and Expensive Colleges' Students Fail Basic History Test

Source: Pay For College Blog

Students from schools like Cornell, Yale, Duke, and Princeton received some of the lowest scores on a nationwide survey of students' knowledge of basic U.S. history.

College Costs Outpace Inflation Rate

Source: The New York Times

Tuition and fees at public and private universities have risen this year at more than double the rate of inflation, with prices increasing faster at public institutions, the College Board said in reports released yesterday.

Oral Roberts University President Takes Leave Of Absence

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Richard Robert, president of Oral Roberts University and son of evangelist Oral Roberts, has asked the board of ORU for a leave of absence. This is from the lawsuit of a former faculty and variety of accusations that are being made against Roberts and his wife.

Ole Miss to get new school of journalism - Hattiesburg, Miss.

Source: hattiesburgamerican.com

Thanks to the generosity of alumni Ed and Becky Meek, the University of Mississippi plans to ask the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning to approve the creation of a new School of Journalism, Marketing-Communications and Technology.

University President Pulls Questionable Personal Facebook Profile

Source: WBOC

The president of Salisbury University faces questions after posting photographs on a social networking Web site. SU President Dr. Janet Dudley-Eshbach posted several pictures on her Facebook profile.

Why Every Student Should Fill Out the FAFSA (Even Thought its Hard and You Don't Want To)

Source: Pay For College Blog

The FAFSA is complicated--it's true. But it turns out there are a lot of reasons for families of ALL income levels to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The bottom line? It could save you a lot of money on the cost of college.

College Football: Leach wants Texas Tech's stars in Heisman watch

Source: The San Antonio Express-News

Harrell and Crabtree are on record paces, but honors rarely go to Red Raiders.

Outstanding Jewish American Professor Finkelstein finally leaves DePaul University

Source: Finkelstein

Professor Norman Finkelstein is an outstanding, internationally acclaimed academic who was subject to a sustained campaign by members of the Zionist Lobby. Denied tenure and teaching he has left.

Why and When You Should Drop a Class in College

Source: survivingcollegelife.com

Are you thinking about dropping a college class? Or wondering what to do if you ever think you need to drop a class? Read up on the "when" and "why" of dropping to help you decide if it is the right move for you.

No storybook ending after tycoon dolls up village - CNN.com

Source: CNN

The story of how an extremely wealthy benefactor renovated most of a town, creating a picture-perfect village - and angering more than a few townsfolk in the process.

Yale professor Anthony Kronman laments the politicization of the humanities.

Source: City Journal

The second cause of the humanities' decline, Kronman believes, is the culture of political correctness to which the 1960s gave rise, and which today manifests itself in the worship of "diversity" as the supreme pedagogical virtue.

2007 Solar Decathlon

Source: The Washington Post

The 2007 Solar Decathlon, featuring 20 universities from around the planet, competing to create a self-sustaining house.

The Rise of the Ghetto-Fabulous Party

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I think a fair amount of these kids are conscious that the parties they are having are offensive and are quite willing to play stupid or play the 'double-standard' card (like Imus) when pressed

Chinese student farms pigs for inflation profits

Source: Telegraph

A student who gave up university to farm pigs has become an emblem of China's fear that its long boom is at risk from inflation and the crisis in the international economy.

Single and Loving It!

Source:

Hugh Grant was in Scotland this past weekend for the Dunhill Links Golf Championship, but the real action happened off the links!

Students feel the financial pinch

Source: The Age

THE sharp sting of university costs and rising living expenses has taken its toll on the state's campuses as thousands more students find themselves forced to defer study to enter the workforce. Soaring numbers of school leavers are filling gap-year programs to work and holiday  …

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