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Daily Beast college contributor Zac Bissonnette thinks high school seniors are obsessed with college, calling the college application process “one of the most emotionally wrought contests of their lives," which it might be for huge nerds. The UMass student also believes that college admissions people are sadistically dangling the possibility of ...
The New York Times thinks it has discovered a college trend, that being the desire to innovate. Reporter John Schwartz says that in his supreme knowledge of colleges (as a parent) he’s seen the innovator impulse. And according to him, that’s new.
Now, let’s not get carried away: as a reporter and as a parent, I find myself ...
This is THE END. The auto industry is dead. Or just about.
It's amazing the stories you hear about car manufacturers from where I sit, in an educated mid-Michigan community that is perfectly suited to retrain autoworkers into just about anything technical that is not auto-related.
Governor Granholm was interviewed by the national media al...
On Thursday I provided college males out there with a list of 5 essentials to survive as the market continues to go straight to Hell and promised to follow up with a list of 5 essentials for the female student. As promised, here is my list of essentials for the average college female to get through these tough financial times, because not all of...
Before viewing the rankings, let’s put things into perspective. Many Europeans have a chip on their shoulder when it comes to their education system, and they get offended when someone from the United States claims to have a larger one on theirs.
Case and point: On October 1st, an OTR editor declared that Harvard, Columbia and the University o...
Spot the freshman
The new wave of students are set to hit the party scene this weekend. Their first weekend of freedom from their parents and high school will be primarily spent at house parties around campus. Beware of these freshmen! They are beer-guzzling, fight-causing, puking machines. Here are ten ways to spot a freshman invader.
10. R...
The shirt says, "I may be broke but I'm not flat busted." Classtastic. Although I guess it's good she didn't grow up during the days of Abercrombie or else she might be wearing a "Spitters and Quitters" shirt.
This brings me to a new point, can you imagine all the ridiculous crap that's going to be unearthed about the politicians of the future ...
Coed Magazine’s University of Michigan blogger, Jason, explained why Michael Strahan staying retired is the best thing for NY Giants fans.
Over at College Candy, UMass blogger, Kelly, posted a guide on “how to avoid the dirt and make the big(ger) bucks” with a college job.
Drunken Stepfather reported that the owner of Antiquiet, a music blog...
The “college visit” movie is hard to pull off (see the monstrosity that was College Road Trip).
But yet another contender is throwing its hat in the ring, and it’s simply titled College.
The movie, which follows three high school students' wild weekend visit to a local campus, premieres this Friday. Watch the trailer below:
The previe...
Somebody needs to sit down Kent State University president Lester Lefton and have a little chat with him. Homie seems to have gotten the impression that college is about trying out a bunch of classes, or some other nonsense. I nominate the Kent State student who told the Kent News that college is “just one big party with a cover charge.”
Accor...
Life is hard as a child prodigy. Colin Carlson was set to start at Connecticut College this fall, but recently some deans refused to allow the young boy to affiliate with an academic house. They cited challenges and legal risks that come with having him on campus. Now, the preteen will enroll at University of Connecticut instead.
At the age of...
1) College Road Trip
A girl who wants to go visit colleges with her friends gets stuck with her overbearing and overprotective father instead. It sounds like a good enough plot. However, when the annoying Raven-Symoné and obnoxious Martin Lawrence are the main stars, it’s the perfect recipe for disaster.
2) Accepted
Again, the plot of this movi...
Once again, the Clintons disappoint thousands. Not only that, he possibly crushed UCLA students on one of the most important days of their life – college graduation.
Bill backed out of his speaking engagement at UCLA’s commencement ceremony because of an ongoing labor dispute in California.
What a bummer.
On the bright side, if these future ...
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