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What to Do While Waiting for Admission Letters
By Jackie Mantey -
Education
- October 31, 2007
Tips for keeping track of your college applications and keeping admissions officers in the loop
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'Zombie Feeling' Settles Over Campus After Minnesota Bridge Collapse
By Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- August 3, 2007
While the Interstate 35 bridge collapse has wounded the nation, it cut a little deeper for the students at the University of Minnesota.
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Give Me a L-O-O-P-H-O-L-E?
By Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- August 2, 2007
A recent decision by the University of Oregon athletic department to invest a pretty penny in a competitive women's cheerleading squad has twisted the spankies of parts of the college sports community, resulting in a war of words via the Oregon Daily Emerald.
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Trail Mix
By Kenneth Terrell and Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- August 1, 2007
Daily updates from campuses nationwide.
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Bad News for Campus Campers
By Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- July 31, 2007
UC-Santa Barbara's chancellor alleviated two of the administration's most irritating problems in one fell swoop by banning camping on school property, reports the Daily Nexus..
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Your Pet's Time of the Month
By Alison Go and Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- July 26, 2007
Colorado State scientist finds that something about full moons drives pets to the vet.
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What Did You Expect? I'm Just an Anthropomorphic Squirrel
By Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- July 25, 2007
Smokey Bear has lasted almost 63 years, yet Kent State University's crime prevention mascot, Simon the Squirrel, may be abandoned after just one year because of budget constraints, reports the Daily Kent Stater.
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At Penn State: Let's All Be Lonely Together
By Jackie Mantey and Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- July 24, 2007
Penn State home to highest percentage of singles of any city in the country.
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Board Up Your Homes! The Fourth Graders Are Coming
By Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- July 19, 2007
Several groups of prepubescent boys have reportedly been assaulting and harassing University of Pennsylvania students and staff, leaving "people at fear when they see little children," reports the Daily Pennsylvanian.
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$1 Crack? Not Exactly
By Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- July 19, 2007
A West Berkeley, Calif., dollar store, which the police labeled a safe haven for drug activity, will be shut down by the city, reports the Daily Californian.
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Don Imus, Meet Ralph Papitto
By Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- July 19, 2007
A growing number of unhappy students, legislators,and faculty are calling for the removal of recently ousted Roger Williams University Board of Trustees Chairman Ralph Papitto's name from the university's law school, reports the Providence Journal. Last week, fellow board members accused Papitto of using the "N" word during a meeting in which they were discussing the need for more race and gender diversity on the board.
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Sunshine Brings Alabamians to Their Knees
By Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- July 12, 2007
In a state where crops and citizens are in dire need of heavy rainfall, what was Alabama Gov. Bob Riley to do? Turn to the Big Man himself, it seems.
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The Cost of Being Black
By Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- July 10, 2007
Wannabes on VH1's White Rapper Show aside, a new study says that the average white person would have to be paid around $10,000 to become black permanently, reports the Lantern. The relatively low amount shows that "White Americans are blind to the cost of being black," as one researcher put it.
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Michigan's Foot Bath Controversy
By Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- July 2, 2007
To assist the University of Michigan-Dearborn's large Muslim population, the school will spend $25,000 installing foot baths in two campus bathrooms, reports the Michigan Daily. Although the Dearborn campus is following in the footsteps of several other universities, clean-feet critics claim these "aggressive accommodations" violate separation of church and state in public institutions.
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Iowa Really Doesn't Want You to Drink
By Jackie Mantey and Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- June 22, 2007
Old news: Alcohol is linked to bad decisions. Sort-of-new news: Alcohol is linked to bad decisions over time, the University of Iowa's Daily Iowan reports.
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Students Upset About Antimarijuana Policies
By Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- June 22, 2007
While George Washington University students complain about their school's harsh antipot policies, Kansans lament a bill that makes the possession or sale of almost all drug paraphernalia illegal in the state, leaving some tobacco-licensed shops near Kansas State University worried about a loss in income, reports the Kansas State Collegian..
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Webcams Are Officially Not Fun Anymore
By Alison Go and Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- June 20, 2007
Troy University in Alabama will give cameras to 11,000 of its online students to be used during exams, reports the Boston Globe. The move is an attempt to prevent cheating scandals plaguing so many colleges and to boost the online degrees' credibility.
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If a Giant State School Isn't Safe From a Budget Crisis, Who Is?
By Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- June 18, 2007
Florida State University announced Friday that it will freeze enrollment for the coming school year in order to stabilize its budget, reports the FSView. A combination of factors has resulted in the freeze, and officials say they simply "just do not have the money to admit more freshmen and transfer students.
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Trail Mix
By Alison Go and Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- June 18, 2007
* Apparently the police at UCLA are much more appreciative of some skin than those over at Notre Dame. The California cops blocked traffic and got an eyeful as almost 9,000 Bruins (and a rubber blow-up doll) shed their clothes and celebrated the end of the year during the school's triannual Undie Run, reports the Daily Bruin.
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Grade-Changing Graduate Caught in the Act
By Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- June 15, 2007
Martin Sedigh receives an F in execution. The 24-year-old financial analyst for Merrill Lynch broke into American University in an attempt to change the grades he received while in school, reports Washington City Paper.
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Alabama Bans Fireworks, but Not on the Senate Floor
By Alison Go and Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- June 14, 2007
YouTube has ruined many a life, but the reputation of a whole state? Bringing new meaning to the motto "We dare to defend our rights," two Alabama state senators came to blows on the Senate floor last week (which was of course recorded and widely viewed online). Soon afterward, a sense of shame befell students at the University of Alabama, the Crimson White reports.
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Prospect of New Hooters Falls Flat for Some Locals
By Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- June 13, 2007
Local murders and a drunk-driving epidemic pale in comparison with the atrocities committed by a restaurant that serves "two kinds of buns"—or at least that's what one sarcastic Texas A&M Battalion columnist argues..
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The Grrreat Debate: Time to Tame the Real Tiger?
By Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- June 12, 2007
Louisiana State University is mourning the kidney failure death of Mike V, the university's live tiger mascot. The search is on for a new one to live in the school's man-made jungle, complete with room service and free medical care, reports the Daily Reveille.
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MSU Drops Domestic Partnership Benefits
By Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- June 8, 2007
Michigan State University is the latest to join the state's employers who will no longer offer health insurance benefits to partners of its employees in same-sex relationships, the State News reports. Michigan employers are dropping their domestic partnership benefits because a February Court of Appeals ruling said that the 2004 state amendment passed by voters banning gay marriage also bans such health benefits.
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