Students protest Arizona immigration law

Students from the University of Texas and local civil rights groups staged a protest on the U. Texas campus against the new controversial Arizona immigration law. The students used signs, chants and pink boxers to protest.

Members of the student group wore pink boxers and handcuffs in reference to Joe…

Gates urges Harvard students to give back

Renowned Harvard dropout, Bill Gates returned to the university on Wednesday to encourage students to seek philanthropic jobs. In his address to a packed audience, Gates stressed the importance of youth’s involvement in social issues such as alleviating poverty and improving the standards of education and global health.…

Former Brown student sues alma mater

A former student, William R. McCormick III, has sued Brown University for denying him the chance to defend himself after the daughter of an alumnus and major donor accused him of rape.

According to the lawsuit, the accuser first alleged that McCormick was…

Web site makes it easier to pinpoint party schools

Five students from U. Florida have created the Web site partyschooltexts.com in order identify the number one party school in the United States.

Text message conversations are listed on the Web site, grouped by college, and students can vote for their favorites.

“It’s ridiculous how the…

UCLA celebrates “the Dude” at Lebowski Fest

A man dressed as Jesus swilling White Russians and bowling strikes was not out of place in Los Angeles on April 2-3, at the Annual Lebowski Fest. The festival celebrates the 1998 cult film “The Big Lebowski.”

The festival started in Louisville, Kent. in 2002, and has since…

Hamilton adopts need-blind admissions

While tough economic conditions have caused many colleges to favor applicants who do not require financial aid, Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., has decided to swim against the current by adopting a need-blind admissions policy.

Admitting those students who would otherwise not be admitted due to financial needs will cost Hamilton…

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…