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On Campus
Mar 15, 2010, 01:43PM
The Texas textbook takeover
How a radical conservative faction on the Texas school board rewrote history.
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On Campus
Mar 12, 2010, 09:55AM
The Grading Curve
"In the words of one late faculty member from Dartmouth, 'we began systematically to inflate grades, so that our graduates would have more A's to wave around.'"
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On Campus
Mar 10, 2010, 03:58PM
More crazy school policy
A seventh grader is suspended for saying no to drugs.
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On Campus
Mar 05, 2010, 11:28AM
How far is too far? The Badger Herald and a Holocaust denial ad
Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison rallied on Wednesday against an ad posted on their school newspaper website linking to Bradley Smith's "Committee for Open (Holocaust) Debate." The newspaper staff are defending the ad as free speech.
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On Campus
Feb 18, 2010, 02:54PM
School-issued laptops used by administration to spy on students
"It was only then that Blake Robbins' father, Michael, verified from Assistant Principal Lindsay Matsko that the school district did in fact have the capability of remotely activating the cameras embedded in the district issued laptop computer wherever the computer may be situated and regardless of whether the student is using it."
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On Campus
Feb 12, 2010, 04:34PM
The Cornell Sorority Fashion Police
Two words: "No frumpy."
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On Campus
Feb 08, 2010, 12:52PM
Graffiti Archeology
Deep inside the University of Chicago library.
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On Campus
Feb 01, 2010, 09:52AM
What makes a great teacher?
"As Farr and others had noticed, great teachers tended to reflect on their performance and adapt accordingly. So people who tend to be self-aware might be a good bet."
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On Campus
Jan 19, 2010, 01:54PM
45 incredibly weird college scholarships
Money for nothing and your chicks for free...
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On Campus
Jan 19, 2010, 10:02AM
The Girl Who Conned the Ivy League
"Investigators had never encountered anyone like this mysterious young woman, whom they discovered was not Brooke Henson at all but an imposter named Esther Reed: a criminal with an MO radically different from that of a typical identity thief. Rather than max out people's credit cards and move on, Esther would become them, spending years living under a succession of assumed names."
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On Campus
Jan 18, 2010, 03:04PM
Writing English as a second language
Lessons from William Zinsser.
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On Campus
Jan 08, 2010, 11:32AM
Roommates not allowed at crazy Tufts University orgy
Or... at least that's what I took away from this whole story.
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On Campus
Jan 06, 2010, 01:22PM
1974 - the year that streaking was born
The trivialization of the streaker.
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On Campus
Dec 22, 2009, 10:54AM
Donald Barthelme's syllabus
"Attack the books in no particular order, just read them."
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On Campus
Dec 16, 2009, 09:53AM
Well I know I have a final today, I just don't know where... or in what...
Online universities, the military's free-schoolin' pledge, and one 22-year-old ex-marine who can't remember what classes he's taking.
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On Campus
Dec 14, 2009, 11:09AM
The evolution of friendship
A look back by literary critic and former Yale English professor William Deresiewicz.
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On Campus
Dec 09, 2009, 09:34AM
What do philosophers really think?
A comprehensive survey of several thousand working philosophers.
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Mar 02, 2010, 11:09AM
Dear Applicant: Sad Face
Tales from the rejection letter pile.
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On Campus
Feb 09, 2010, 09:12AM
Murphy’s Law Is Not A Joke
But you can still laugh if you want to.
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On Campus
Jan 22, 2010, 01:08PM
That’s Why I Chose Yale
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On Campus
Jan 07, 2010, 11:33AM
I Hate Academic Writing
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On Campus
Dec 08, 2009, 10:33AM
All or Nothing
The difficult decision between co-ed and unisex education.
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On Campus
Sep 25, 2009, 10:17AM
My Samurai, My Classmate
Media representations of the samurai-sword incident seem reductive from a Hopkins student's point of view.
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On Campus
Sep 24, 2009, 09:41AM
Yale is Safe... Kinda!
Your chances of being murdered here are actually quite slim.
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On Campus
Sep 09, 2009, 10:05AM
The Unimportance of Gym Class
Still the most worthless of high school requirements.
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On Campus
Aug 18, 2009, 10:14AM
Don't Have Sex With Your Students
Why is this the first piece of advice that new T.A.'s get?
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On Campus
Jul 14, 2009, 11:39AM
Colleges Buy-In For the Latest Student Addiction
Online gambling can be as addictive as any substance, but colleges think nothing of enabling students through high-speed Internet connections throughout campus.
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On Campus
Jun 09, 2009, 09:57AM
The Importance of Empathy
It's gotten a bad rap over the last few weeks, but graduation season is the perfect time to remember that empathy may be society's best hope.
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On Campus
May 13, 2009, 01:05PM
Our Failing Academic-Industrial Complex
The de-centering of individual departments has made liberal arts education a purely self-serving industry.
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On Campus
Apr 03, 2009, 01:39PM
Keep Your Porn Off My Taxes
Should porn screenings be allowed at state universities? Relatedly: Why would anyone care?
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On Campus
Mar 05, 2009, 11:26AM
Thank You For Teaching
We all respect teachers, but the position remains one of the country's most thankless.
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Mar 09, 2010, 11:02AM
Well... don't get much crazier than that
College tuition hike protestor at UC Davis.
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On Campus
Feb 24, 2010, 01:06PM
Sonic boom wave lancing atmospheric ice crystals
everyone in unison: "whoa."
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On Campus
Jan 18, 2010, 10:12AM
Look Around You presents - Module Two: Water
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On Campus
Dec 02, 2009, 10:45AM
Students sing Queen to heckle Sherrif Joe Arpaio
A bit about his horrible record.
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On Campus
Nov 10, 2009, 04:11PM
A Practical Guide to Racism presents: Office Hours
"I'll do anything to get a better grade in this class."
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On Campus
Oct 29, 2009, 12:42PM
I don't think college has really taught you anything...
How Not to Be a Millionaire.
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On Campus
Oct 19, 2009, 10:01AM
Chevy Chase teaches you how to pass a test
You know, back when Chevy Chase was good.
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On Campus
Oct 15, 2009, 04:32PM
Have you tried biting?
Self-defense for complete dweebs. A lot of running seems to be involved.
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On Campus
Sep 25, 2009, 04:19PM
Not much changes
Riot police and U. of Pittsburgh students clash.
Also, the first use of the LRAD against American civilians.
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On Campus
Sep 25, 2009, 11:13AM
Get 'em while they're hot
The League of Librarian Trading Cards.
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On Campus
Aug 03, 2009, 10:57AM
College dorm rooms will never be the same again
Japan's Ramen-making robots.
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On Campus
May 22, 2009, 01:08PM
It's that time of year
Ellen DeGeneres' surprisingly excellent commencement address at Tulane University.
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On Campus
May 20, 2009, 02:25PM
Let's go to art school!
A student at the San Francisco Art Institute snuck a short film into an MFA exhibit at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to protest cuts in faculty and student resources.
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On Campus
Apr 10, 2009, 11:47AM
Scary high school geniuses
Via Boing Boing, a list of ten high school science fair projects that will make you weep.