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College Students Illegally Use ADHD Drugs, Study Says
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- December 15, 2008
Ninety percent who take drugs without prescription use them as a study aid.
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North Carolina Schools Brace for Hanna
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- September 5, 2008
Louisiana State continues to clean up and restore power after Gustav.
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Some at UNC Object to Antiabortion Display
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- September 5, 2008
Critics say the $5,000 allotted by student government to the event is too much.
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UNC Rejects Victoria’s Secret PINK
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- September 2, 2008
Meanwhile, black colleges lobby to get their schools’ branding onto lingerie company’s clothing line.
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UNC's Minority Enrollment Drops
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- August 19, 2008
Even as applications and acceptance letters go up.
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North Carolina Raises GPA Standards
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- June 5, 2008
Borderline students beware: The University of North Carolina is raising its grade-point average standard for academic eligibility to a 2.0.
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Thousands Mourn UNC Shooting Victim
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- March 7, 2008
Student body president was killed by unknown assailant.
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Morning Buzz: March 7, 2008
News Desk
- March 7, 2008
As a summit of Latin American leaders opens in the capital of the Dominican Republic today, all eyes are on the escalating conflict between Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, which was touched off last week by a cross-border raid conducted by Colombian forces. Earlier today, Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa demanded that Colombian leaders formally apologize for entering the country's territory.
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Students at UNC and Auburn Killed in Shootings
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- March 6, 2008
One victim was the head of the UNC student government.
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Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- February 12, 2008
The University of Texas combines a chili cook-off with finding a job; the Universityof North Carolina celebrates its 213th anniversary
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An Outbreak of Flu Outbreaks
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- February 7, 2008
From South Carolina to Oregon, an epidemic of sick students.
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Men's Community to Launch at UNC
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- January 17, 2008
The University of North Carolina is launching a "men's community" to address in part flagging graduation rates of men.
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Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- November 28, 2007
After having 13 sorority bids denied this year, a UC-Berkeley senior thinks her wheelchair is the cause; A small chemical explosion forced the evacuation of a school building at the University of North Carolina
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Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- November 20, 2007
Asian and Pacific Islander applicants to the University of California system now have 23 ethnic sub-categories to choose from.
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It's the Morning After at UNC
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- November 19, 2007
Students at the University of North Carolina learn about sexual empowerment.
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Wildfires Shutter UC-San Diego Campus
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- October 22, 2007
Raging fires force UC-San Diego to cancel class, while out east, Duke and UNC continue to water nongrassy field hockey fields.
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When I Was Your Age, I Slept on Twin Extra Long
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- September 20, 2007
Responding to students' widening waistlines and senses of entitlement, schools like American University and the University of North Carolina-Greensboro are now offering double beds for oft-slumbering students, the Washington Post reports.
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A Generation's Defining Moment
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- September 11, 2007
In an anniversary year that isn't even a multiple of five, colleges (and their newspapers) across the nation commemorate the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon six years ago.
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Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- September 6, 2007
*According to the Badger Herald, the University of Wisconsin canceled at least two courses, then forgot to tell anyone. Oops.
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Good Job Graduating. Just Kidding.
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- August 22, 2007
Forget lead paint and poison dog food, the University of North Carolina is recalling almost 2,000 defective diplomas from alumni who graduated in the spring, the Daily Tar Heel writes. According to their diplomas, students from the College of Arts and Sciences were governed by Madeline Levine, "Dean of the Professional School." Except they're not in the professional school. Actually, there is no professional school. Oops.
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The Funny Thing About Virgins...
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- August 9, 2007
A study out of the University of North Carolina shows that young people with an IQ score either below 70 or above 110 are more likely to be virgins than their average-intelligence counterparts.
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Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- June 14, 2007
* The fastest way to get state law enforcement to crash your party at Louisiana State: Get 10 kegs, a case of Jägermeister, and 53 miscellaneous bottles of alcohol. Also, don't forget to advertise the rager openly on Facebook, charge a $5 cover, and encourage guests to "drink all you want," according to the Daily Reveille.
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Trail Mix
The Paper Trail
- December 1, 2006
The Minnesota Daily finished a series of scary articles about the threat of avian bird flu on an up note last week: Administering tests for the virus is now "quick and inexpensive," the paper writes.
A Roanoke College professor has decided to retire, citing age as the reason, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports.
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