Lecture example sparks media frenzy on Roberts

What started out as a simple law lecture turned into a media frenzy on Thursday at Georgetown University.

Professor Peter W. Tague started his criminal law course in the morning by telling students that the Supreme Court’s chief justice, John G. Roberts, would announce his retirement soon due…

Professor arrested for murder of colleagues

Details continue to surface in the case of the recent shootings of biology professors at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Authorities arrested Biology professor Amy Bishop after her shooting spree at a biology department meeting on Feb. 12 left three faculty members dead and three more in…

St. Michael’s gets Third Eye Blind for concert

On April 16, popular ’90s band Third Eye Blind will play at St. Michael’s College in Burlington.

A survey released last year showed that the campus preferred a spring concert that featured a rock band.

“The top genre was rock, overwhelmingly rock,” said secretary of programming Claire…

Abilene publication  debuts on Apple iPad

The Optimist, the student newspaper of Abilene Christian University, is getting big press for being the first collegiate publication to debut on Apple’s iPad. Student and faculty researchers from many departments are working on the project, which should make the Optimist iPad-ready by March. The newspaper is already available…

Pressure to work linked to dropout rates

A recent study found that students who drop out of college do so because they feel pressure to work.

The survey, conducted by Public Agenda, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research firm with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, determined that 71 percent of students who leave school…

Crime rates go up during holidays at U. Penn

Members of the University of Pennsylvania police force reported a spike in violent crimes over a three day period in late December.

Two robberies, an assault and a purse snatching occurred between December 15-17. In each of the instances, the victim was walking alone, late at…

Dan Brown tops college bestsellers book list

The number one bestselling book on college campuses this year is “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown, according to a list compiled by the Chronicle of Higher Education. Other bestselling books include “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak, “The Time Traveler’s Wife” by Audrey Niffenegger, “Pride…

Maryland College cuts carbon by 80 percent

St. Mary’s College cut its carbon dioxide outputs by 80 percent last year thanks to a series of student initiatives.  Students purchased Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) to offset 100 percent of their carbon footprint due to electricity use.
Several new buildings on campus introduced geothermal HVAC systems…