There are plenty of left wing terms that could vanish from the English language and not be missed but that’s not what this school had in mind.
KOLO News reports.
University in Michigan Releases List of Banned Words
So a university has decided, without holding a presser, that about a dozen words and phrases...
Students are complaining across the country about food!
New York Post reports.
Students at Lena Dunham’s college offended by lack of fried chicken
Students at an ultra-liberal Ohio college are in an uproar over the fried chicken, sushi and Vietnamese sandwiches served in the school cafeterias, complaining the dishes are “insensitive” and “culturally inappropriate.”
Gastronomically...
That’s a pretty hefty price tag to fix up the student union.
KSL.com reports.
Kansas State University to spend $6M more on student union
Kansas State University is set to spend $6 million more than originally budgeted for the renovation of its student union.
The Manhatt...
How common was it across the country for college students to struggle to come up with enough money for food or shelter?
The New York Times reports.
Hungry, Homeless and in College
THREE months after starting college, Brooke Evans found herself without a place to live. She was 19.
She slept in libraries, bathrooms and...
Laziness will no longer be a barrier from getting a Slurpee.
Time reports.
Lazy College Students Can Now Have 7-Eleven Munchies Delivered to Their Dorms
Escaping the “freshman 15” at some schools just got harder: 7-Eleven now delivers to dorms in five states.
The convenience store partnered with mobile app Tapingo to bring dorm-room delivery...
“I will not consume any food… at the expense of my health until either Tim Wolfe is removed from office or my internal organs fail and my life is lost.”
Campus Reform reports.
Student launches hunger strike over cancellation of Planned Parenthood contract
A graduate student...
Brown’s Daily Herald issued an apology after a photo of Malia Obama next to a beer pong table went viral.
From The Blaze:
College Newspaper Apologizes to Malia Obama After Photo of Her at a Party Went Viral
At 17-years-old, Malia Obama has already toured multiple colleges in the quest to find where she’ll...
Texas A&M University is raising money and soliciting food donations for South Carolina’s relief efforts.
From KBTX:
Texas A&M to Donate Proceeds from Special 12th Man Towel Sales to South Carolina Relief Efforts in Addition to Hosting Aggies CAN
Texas A&M, Home of the 12th Man, has waved 12th Man towels in support of...
Here’s something you probably never thought you’d read at The New Republic.
Kudos to writer Matt Bruenig.
The Case Against Free College
In the United States, as in much of the rest of the world, college students receive three kinds of public benefits: tuition subsidies, living grants, and public loans. Through various combinations of...
This should help students find work in a competitive job market.
Michael McGrady reports at the College Fix.
University workshop encourages students to channel their inner chicken
Linda Mary Montano, aka the ‘Chicken Woman,’ to lead two days of events focused on contemporary performance artistry
For the poultry inclined, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is set...
Exercise is not just your mind!
NBC News reports.
The 50 Fittest Colleges in the U.S.: What Makes Them So Healthy?
When looking into colleges, prospective students often consider location, class size and course offerings. But none of that can be fully appreciated if once they arrive, students place their health on the back...
Perhaps if more colleges were run by people from the business world, higher education wouldn’t be in such a mess.
Kellie Woodhouse reports at Inside Higher Ed.
Unpopular Pick
Come November, the University of Iowa will have a businessman with little experience in academe at its helm — and many faculty members and others...
College football is different in this era.
ESPN reports.
Have we reached college football free agency?
Over a period of four days, two of the inaugural College Football Playoff teams replaced their Heisman-Trophy-winning quarterbacks with graduate transfers, fifth-year players who set foot on campus with their eligibility unencumbered by a redshirt year.
Oregon named Vernon...
Should a student work a job in college?
The Sun Herald reports.
Kids and Money: Holding down a job in college requires juggling skills
Not long ago, the standard advice to college students was that hitting the books and holding down a job didn’t mix during the school year.
Now, whether out of necessity to...
Plan on pursuing journalism? Maybe you should attend Cornell or one of these other top rated schools.
University Herald reports.
Cornell University Has The Best College Newspaper In The Nation
Aspiring journalists and writers may want to consider attending Cornell University as it has topped The Princeton Review’s “Best College Newspaper” list.
The Princeton Review...
And yet, tuition at California’s state schools keeps going up.
Larry Gordon reports at the Los Angeles Times.
College students move off campus as room and board costs rise
When he moves off campus this fall, UCLA junior Will Van Der Wey said, he will miss the variety of dining hall meals. His homemade...
Knowledge on Ebola is a test that students are failing.
Fox News reports.
College students still largely misinformed about Ebola
Months after the Ebola virus outbreak of 2014 had briefly the U.S., American college students still understood little about the disease and how it spreads, a 2015 survey suggests.
“I w...
It’s a very nice job to have.
Time reports.
College Presidents Rake in Big Perks on Top of High Salaries
Firing a leader is supposed to end a crisis, not make it worse. But when the board of trustees at an Illinois college voted to get rid of the institution’s president after word began...
“Debt-free college” is a new buzz word for Democrats and one leftist outfit has floated a new plan for it.
Eric Owens reports at the Daily Caller.
Progressive Group Outlines Fuzzy Dreams Of Debt-Free College For All
The chorus of calls for debt-free college education has grown steadily more strident among Democrats as the...
Banning bottled water didn’t solve the problems it was supposed to. Isn’t that amazing?
The Huffington Post reported.
When The University Of Vermont Banned Bottled Water, Students Drank More Unhealthy Beverages
A ban on bottled water at the University of Vermont actually increased the number of bottles sent to the trash,...
The irony is that this student club will be seen by most as less controversial than a campus club for conservative students.
Pardes Seleh of Campus Reform reports.
Kinky sex club rises at USC
Students at the University of Southern California (USC) could soon be tied up, but not in their studies.
USC students have...
As Eric Owens of the Daily Caller reports, at least two American colleges have given gluten-free students their own separate dining area.
Fancypants Colleges Segregate Gluten-Free Students
Two fancypants liberal arts colleges in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pa. are now segregating students who have been diagnosed with celiac disease and students who have...
