Christina Mueller

The Music Industry Campus Crackdown Continues

By Christina Mueller - Education - September 5, 2007

Letters were sent to 58 colleges warning of possible lawsuits against students. more >>

Another Look at the UCLA Taser Incident

By Christina Mueller - The Paper Trail - August 2, 2007

An independent investigation of the infamous UCLA Taser incident--university police zapped a student after he refused to show his school ID, and a cellphone clip of the incident was posted on YouTube--says the officers violated use-of-force policies and guidelines of office conduct, the Daily Bruin writes. more >>

Going Once? Twice? Sold! To the Psychic in the Back

By Christina Mueller and Alison Go - The Paper Trail - August 1, 2007

After a two-month whirlwind tour of the world, Northeastern University student Josh Minney was out of money and stranded in Rome. His genius idea? Sell himself on eBay. more >>

Feral Felines and Their Fleas

By Christina Mueller - The Paper Trail - July 31, 2007

A pack of feral cats got the boot at Texas Tech this week after they sneaked into basement classrooms of a campus building and subsequently infested the area with fleas, reports the Daily Toreador. These ain't no lolcats, though. more >>

A Flashback in Nebraska

By Christina Mueller - The Paper Trail - July 25, 2007

Remember flash mobs—that trend circa 2003 in which hordes of people gather in public, do something absurd, then vanish as quickly as they appeared? The Daily Nebraskan recently infiltrated the Lincoln Underground Flash Mob and writes all about it.. more >>

Gunshots Lead to a Suspension

By Christina Mueller - The Paper Trail - July 19, 2007

A Yale University fraternity member was arrested and suspended from the university after allegedly firing two rounds into the frat's ceiling, the Yale Daily News reports. The frat house where he was living also had to be evacuated after police found bomb-making materials there, in addition to two illegal assault rifles, nine firearms, ammunition, and a supply of chemicals in the student's room, according to the police. more >>

Con Man Strikes Minnesota Chemistry Department

By Alison Go and Christina Mueller - The Paper Trail - July 3, 2007

In what we in the business call a slow news week, the Minnesota Daily reports that an unidentified flimflammer swindled $37 out of a University of Minnesota chemistry professor. Posing as a former student of the teacher's "general chemistry" course (a class the professor never taught), the hustler also swiped a $150 chemistry book and poked around with lab chemicals. more >>

A Fraternity, a Goat, and Some Introspection

By Christina Mueller and Alison Go - The Paper Trail - June 22, 2007

Not satisfied with ordinary punishment, Louisiana State University is calling for its Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity chapter to sing "Kumbaya" during an "introspection period"—designed as reprimand for housing a live goat last fall, reports the Daily Reveille. Members claimed it was a chapter mascot. more >>

'I Like Girls, and I Like Money,' Says Calendar Man

By Christina Mueller - The Paper Trail - June 20, 2007

Joining the ranks of schools with calendars that objectify women, Michigan State, Lansing Community College, and a nearby upscale beauty school will offer up scantily clad models for East Lansing Girls Next Dorm—the project of LCC business student Tyler McClure. According to a State News article, the young entrepreneur trolled MySpace to find models, about half of whom go to MSU and none of whom live in dorms. more >>

Kentucky Concedes Thanksgiving Defeat

By Alison Go and Christina Mueller - The Paper Trail - June 15, 2007

How considerate of the University of Kentucky to approve a one-day extension of Thanksgiving break. Officials are eliminating class (which no one attends, anyway) the Wednesday before the holiday, the Kentucky Kernel reports--in theory giving "students time with their family as well as a chance to be better prepared for finals. more >>