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Most College Students Are Part Time, and None of Them Graduate
Hamilton Nolan · 09/27/11 09:27AM
Since everyone in America aged 17-29 smartly decided to "wait out the recession" by enrolling in college—a magical fantasy land which temporarily makes your lack of purpose in life disappear—it stands to reason that college graduation rates would also be rising, right? All those motivated young go-getters just raring to acquire skills with which to grab the world by the throat, and eat it? Right? No.
Theater Professor's Firefly Poster Declared Threatening
Lauri Apple · 09/27/11 08:04AMMuslim Students Convicted of Being Mean to Israeli Ambassador
John Cook · 09/23/11 03:39PMGoals for Colleges: Admit More Rich Kids, Help Fewer Poor Kids
Lauri Apple · 09/21/11 09:11AMFamous Rapper Wreaks Havoc on College Bar by Demanding Drinks for Free
Maureen O'Connor · 09/20/11 12:19PM
It was the coolest of times, it was the crappiest of times. B.o.B., a famous rapper, came all the way to Ithaca to play a show at Cornell University. This was, according to locals, cool. But then he went and ran up a $1,060 bill at a local bar, and refused to pay the waiter. This was, according to locals, not cool. The Cornell Daily Sun reports:
Students Told Their Professor Is Dead While Waiting for His Class to Start
Brian Moylan · 09/19/11 02:46PMAmericans Too Dumb to Pick the Right College
Hamilton Nolan · 09/19/11 10:40AM
Are you "rational" when it comes to thinking about college? Hey, get real, jerk. Of course not. Whether you're a parent or a college-bound student, your brain is little more than a mishmash of various glossy college brochure stock photos and loan rate percentages that you can't even calculate. I hope you're not a math major, you irrational fool.
College Kids Who Wore Blackface to Sports Event 'Didn't Want to Offend Anyone'
Lauri Apple · 09/16/11 12:20AMMoron Student Who Accused Jewish Prof of Anti-Semitism: I Am The Victim Here
Hamilton Nolan · 09/15/11 09:19AM
Yesterday, we brought you the story of Sarah Grunfeld, the 22 year-old student at York University who ran out and publicly accused her (Jewish) sociology professor of anti-Semitism when he said the phrase "Jews should be sterilized"—as an example of a bad opinion. Grunfeld's reasoning: "The words, ‘Jews should be sterilized' still came out of his mouth, so regardless of the context I still think that's pretty serious."
The Middle Class of Colleges Also Dead
Hamilton Nolan · 09/14/11 11:29AM
Kids these days should be thankful to even get accepted into a community college, what with the parents of kids these days having so little money to donate to the endowments of Ivy League universities. Unfortunately for kids these days, community colleges these days are way more crappy than expensive colleges these days. Sucks to be poor these days!
Jewish Professor Accused of Anti-Semitism by Student Who Doesn't Listen
Hamilton Nolan · 09/14/11 09:14AMTweets About Boobs, 'Bitch Glare' Haunt Student Body Prez
Lauri Apple · 09/11/11 06:54PM
Some students at the College of Charleston in South Carolina are calling for the impeachment of their student body president because he posted super-offensive tweets about other students on the Twitter. But is their campaign driven by morality or revenge? Maybe both! Let's see if we can figure out which party's acting the most assholish here.
College to Drug Test Entire Student Body
Hamilton Nolan · 09/08/11 09:30AM
Perhaps you thought your freshman year would be one long debauchery festival featuring a few term papers here and there interspersed with copious amounts of alcohol, marijuana, ecstasy, hashish, hash oil, opium, ketamine, cocaine, GHB, DMT, DXM, LSD, salvia, amphetamine, methamphetamine, nitrous oxide, ayahuasca, ibogaine, peyote, and various distillations of regional hallucinogenic plants.
College Now 57% Off
Hamilton Nolan · 09/06/11 03:16PMLibyan Rebels Send UCLA Freedom Fighter Packing
Jeff Neumann · 09/02/11 05:24AMCollege Professor Wanted for Dealing Meth, Leading Biker Gang
Jeff Neumann · 09/02/11 04:25AM
Cal State San Bernardino associate professor Stephen Kinzey not only taught kinesiology, but he was allegedly the leader of a meth-selling biker gang, the Devils Diciples. The Los Angeles Times reports that an arrest warrant is out for Kinzey after police raided his home and found all sorts of goodies. And while we say allegedly, this guy's exteme goatee kind of gives him away. But still, this is pretty crazy:
Clueless UCLA Math Major Joins Libyan Rebels
Adrian Chen · 09/01/11 02:05PMColumbia Frat Boy Drug Kingpin Heads to Rikers
Maureen O'Connor · 08/30/11 11:55AM
Remember the Great Columbia University Frat Boy Drug Bust of 2010? Frat boy cocaine kingpin Harrison David is heading to Rikers Island: He turned himself in today to serve six months in jail, followed by five years of probation. With good behavior and time served (his plastic surgeon father refused to bail him out for two weeks after the arrest) the 20-year-old will likely serve three and a half months.
The 25 Most Unranked Colleges in America
Hamilton Nolan · 08/29/11 01:17PM
It's a day of the year, which means it's time for an online media outlet to produce a listicle of colleges, ranked upon some wacky basis! The Daily Beast tries to cover every conceivable college listicle angle today—but they stop after ranking only the categories of Best International Schools, Best Party Schools, Most Beautiful, Happiest, Brainiacs, Activists, Best Food, Future CEOs, Artistic, Least Rigorous, Cheapest, Return on Investment, Most Rigorous, Free-Spirited, Horniest, Gay-Friendly, Best Weather, Computer Geeks, Accessible Professors, Future Politicians, Greenest, and Foreign Students.