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  • science

    College Kids All Racist In Their Own Special Ways

    College: where drunk kids are guinea pigs for social science. The funnest college-kid studies involve race, because they make everyone uncomfortable! Now comes a new study of interracial college roommates that proves we're all terrible. A racial breakdown: More »
    07/08/09
    28,547
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Pareene: oh, god, the studies are from Indiana and Ohio State? What a shock that white kids from shitholes who've never... 12 Responses | Other threads

  • math

    College: Waste of Time

    Just like my high school history teacher told us, skipping college and getting a damn job instead is the smartest economic thing you could possibly do. Someone has proven it, using mathematics! More »
    06/29/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by easternsike: I have an English degree and something like the cost of a brand new Range Rover in debt. I don't... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • recessionomics

    Help Save College Students From The Dangerous Outside World!

    The Way We Live Now: For the children. Well, for the kids. Well, for the college kids. They're kids, really. They need protection from this cruel, dirty world. And when the colleges go broke? Where will the kids go? More »
    06/22/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by TouchedByAnOctopus: It's a fact, Sarah Lawrence women give sloppy head. They have no access to the equipment for months at a... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • trendwatch

    Privileged Elites Offer Each Other Helping Hands

    The players: Manhattan media playboy Jared Kushner's younger brother Joshua (pictured); Harvard students; rich people; and NYT faux-trend specialist Allen Salkin. It's a case where both an idea and the meta-coverage of the idea are equally enraging! More »
    06/15/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by FrozenHaddock: Wouldn't posting on craigslist's erotic services accomplish the same thing--probably much more effectively? "18 year-old Harvard student seeking endowment from... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • shut up, college

    Hippie School Bans Poors

    Hippie-infested Reed College still boasts one of the best naked Slip-n-Slide celebrations in the greater Portland area, but guess what it does not boast, now: poors. Only hippies who can pay $50K a year are allowed! More »
    06/10/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Finnegan's Shake: I went to Reed and while we are an easy target for snark, we are sure as hell not a... 21 Responses | Other threads

  • from the mailbag

    Student-Professor Dust-Up at Columbia

    Today was graduation at the Columbia Journalism School, and the ceremonies were tinged with regret. Not just because the news media is imploding, either: there's a mysterious flap involving a non-graduating student and a professor who supposedly breached "standards of communication." More »
    05/20/09
    11,667
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by Cecil's Wielder: Bronson Pinchot has been moonlighting as a grabby journalism professor? 3 Responses | Other threads

  • the rich

    Stereotypical rich boy Jared Kushner is helping needy college kids get loans! Harvard kids only.

    05/18/09
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  • shut up, college

    The Daily Show Visits Arizona State, 'The Harvard of Date Rape'

    Arizona State University sparked a bit of controversy recently for refusing to bestow President Obama with an honorary degree at commencement ceremonies later today, so Jason Jones went down to investigate. Hilarity then ensued. More »
    05/13/09
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    By The Cajun Boy

    Comment by Mikey-B: I have never been more ashamed to go to that school. I mean...really? 12 Responses | Other threads

  • shut up, college

    Womyn vs. Tucker Max in Battle of Annoyances

    Which is more unbearable: Tucker Max, or Ohio State University student group Womyn and Allies Rising in Resistance (WaARiR)? Finally, they've met in a death match so we can find out! More »
    05/12/09
    18,111
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Nic Fit: I'm sorry, he was "scheduled to speak" at a University? I guess Ron Jeremy was not available? 6 Responses | Other threads

  • higher learning

    Oprah Advises Grads: Get a Private Jet, Losers

    American Poultry Queen Oprah Winfrey gave the commencement address to the starry-eyed, chickenless graduates of Duke University yesterday. Her message to them: I really love my private jet! More »
    05/11/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by HiredGoons: In all fairness, she did build her Ompire from the ground up. I don't listen to her advice, buy the... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • Media Crack

    White Supremacists Mock Your College Newspaper Articles

    In your modernist Monday media column: Print porn gets desperate, Metro leaves America, reporters now work in coffee shops, and your dumb college newspaper articles are all on your permanent record: More »
    05/11/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Queen of the Passive Aggressives: Why would anyone ever need more than one copy of playboy? 6 Responses | Other threads

  • Kids win

    Spectacularly unpopular New School president Bob Kerrey will quit in two years. Building occupations work!

    05/07/09
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  • shut up, college

    New School to Issue Useless Report

    In typical bureaucratic fashion, The New School has convened a committee to issue a formal report on the student takeover last month. Not addressed: Is this cop a huge dick, or what? [City Room]
    05/06/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by DennyCrane: "Yes, it's true, this man has no dick." 1 Responses | Other threads

  • kids today

    So Let's All Hate This Kid Now

    Hey, New York wants you to know about this little budding interior designer kid, a senior at Drew College out in Jersey. He is a treat, if you're into really precocious youngsters. And aren't we? More »
    05/04/09
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    By Pareene

    Comment by i'm a bottle: God, who wasn't utterly pretentious in college, in one way or another? -- Be it our hipsterish-ironic taste in music,... 7 Responses | Other threads

  • The Assimilator

    Do We Really Need Universities, or Just the University of Phoenix?

    Schools suck! And they're expensive! But who will teach us Twitter? Our discussion on education reform continues with fallen academic, but American Book Award winner, Jeff Chang and Macy Halford of The New Yorker's book-blog. More »
    05/02/09
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    By T.A.N.

    Comment by VoxPopuli: OK, small rant somewhat on this topic: Other than law school, med school or the like, I've never seen the... 18 Responses | Other threads

  • The Assimilator

    Do We Really Need Universities?

    Mark C. Taylor, chairman of Columbia University's Religion department, started some shit. So much we need two posts to flush-it down properly. First up: Kate Perkins and Dan Kois. God can't save you now, Mark! More »
    05/02/09
    7,329
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    By T.A.N.

    Comment by beppolina1: From my perch inside the higher-ed conglomerate, it looks like "college" for most students involves remediation for everything their taxpayer-supported... 11 Responses | Other threads

  • school daze

    NYU to Poors: Go Away

    Did you know that it costs $54,000 to go to NYU for one year and learn how to be a failed revolutionary? Because of this, the school is "encouraging" poors to go fuck themselves. More »
    04/30/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by hamburgerhotdog: NYU isn't really academically strong enough (with the exception of certain programs, most of which aren't undergraduate offerings) to merit... 28 Responses | Other threads

  • emergency porn

    University of Maryland Will Screen Porn, Consequences and Everyone's Dignity Be Damned

    Oh, good, some jackass in the Maryland State Senate threatening to withhold public funding from a major university for maybe playing a porno flick has become a TEACHABLE MOMENT. Join the Facebook group! More »
    04/06/09
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    By Pareene

    Comment by Aaron Altman: Rabble Arousers! 17 Responses | Other threads

  • shut up, college

    Heroic State Senator Saves College Students From Porn

    There's nothing dumber or more transparent than "ironically" watching a porn movie with your buddies for laughs. But college students need to learn this for themselves, Maryland State Senate! More »
    04/03/09
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    By Pareene

    Comment by Rumpelstilskin: When I ran an independent student film society at Chapel Hill a generation ago, we were in the hole (tee-hee,... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • lower education

    Learn to Twitter for Only $5,700 a Year

    Birmingham City University is offering a year-long course in "social media": $5,700 for instruction on how to start a blog, record a podcast, and use Facebook, Twitter, and Bebo. Ridiculous, right? More »
    03/30/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by revmatty: Mitch Benn had a great little song about this on The Now Show (BBC4) this past week which he prefaces... 7 Responses | Other threads

  • scandals

    Cokey Coeds Corralled by Creepy Club Cops

    A few months ago two Fashion Institute of Technology students were arrested for dealing coke, and they laughed about it, and were subsequently crucified in the tabloids. Now they're blaming hardworking, cock-referencing undercover police! More »
    03/30/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Kari's Favorite Mark: A month-long sting to bust two college girls? You're tax dollars at work. 4 Responses | Other threads

  • kids these days

    High school kids' top "Dream schools": Stanford, Harvard, and Columbia. Frat Party Aspirations Fail.

    03/25/09
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  • shut up, college

    University of Minnesota Dance Program Devastatingly Exposed as 'Privileged'

    In protest of "the ways in which conversations about institutional racism and white privilege have been mishandled and silenced within the [University of Minnesota Dance] department," anonymous activists have be-papered the department headquarters, provocatively: More »
    03/23/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Hamilton Nolan: Here is another part of their manifesto that is not at all patronizing: "To the faculty of Color, we say: We recognize... 10 Responses | Other threads

  • porn

    The Appalachian Tackles the Cum Shot Issue

    Appalachian State University's student paper The Appalachian has just kicked off its long-awaited four-part series on pornography, and it promises to be children's treasury of hilarity that we will follow closely. Today: Cum shot controversy. More »
    03/19/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by BookishLookish: Amy D. "Cum Facial? No Thanks" Page, though trained in Marxist and feminist traditions, seem incapable of offering a sentence... 21 Responses | Other threads

  • shut up, college

    UCLA Students: James Franco Is an Academic Lightweight

    Foolish idealists have banded together and formed a Facebook group protesting the University's choice to have honey-dipped actor James Franco as their keynote graduation speaker. Because looking at that mug for 30 minutes is torture. More »
    03/19/09
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    By Richard Lawson

    Comment by StonedAndDethroned: I hope they get Nicolas Cage to do it instead just to punish the fuckers. 13 Responses | Other threads

  • amazing

    People Still Care About College Sex Mags

    As long as college kids remain edgy, there will be college sex magazines. And as long as there are a few olds with no sense of mockery, they will be scandalized by them. Still! More »
    03/11/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Pope John Peeps II: Sex mags like to think they're edgy, but when's the last time you saw one with regular people on the... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • ivy league

    Yalie Demands $1 Million for Lost (Magic) Xbox

    Yale junior Jesse Maiman is suing US Airways for $1 million because his Xbox came up missing from his checked baggage. Excessive? Not when you consider that Xbox saved his friend's very sanity. More »
    03/11/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Sarcastro: I never thought I'd type this, but I really wish I were still living in New Haven. 5 Responses | Other threads

  • snark

    'A Writing Style Ideal for Sex-Deprived Nerds'

    "One might say, in fact, that snarky writing is a wish-fulfillment for compulsive masturbators." No, that would be "banging your cousin in real life." *Snark!* [Collegiate David Denby supporter]
    03/10/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by krismry: That David Denby bore sure is pathetic if he thinks snarkism was invented by new media jackoffs. The original jackoffs... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • Media Crack

    College Papers Stage Sympathy Die-In

    In your philosophical Friday media column: arm-twisting at the San Francisco Chronicle, intellectual thuggery at the NAACP, body-slamming of college papers, and death and rebirth of reporters: More »
    03/06/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by beppolina1: It would take some bananas starry-eyed chutzpah to work on a college newspaper these days. What are you being trained... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • kids these days

    College Radicalism Replaced by Tucker Max

    Back in the sixties, college kids read books—books about revolution and sex and drugs. Today, college kids read Harry Potter books and whine about cops touching their Macbooks. Who's responsible? Tucker Max. More »
    03/06/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by TheHonJudgeSmails: They're both wrong, and both generations sucked raw ass, as all late-teenaged and early-twenties people have since when the average... 9 Responses | Other threads

  • shut up, college

    Keith Olbermann Now Just Andy From The Office

    Which I guess makes Ann Coulter... Angela? See, here he is pointing to his Cornell Diploma in order to settle some ridiculous argument. So this is what he'll do without George Bush to kick around! More »
    03/06/09
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    By Pareene

    Comment by PrettyNotPretty: Wait, people actually frame their diplomas? I thought that was just something doctors did so you can make sure they... 15 Responses | Other threads

  • recessionomics

    Ten New Jobs For J-School Graduates

    Despite the fact that there are not enough jobs for people already in journalism, kids still pay big money to go to J-schools. Where will they find work? New ideas for a new world: More »
    03/03/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by YaffaBubulcus: I went to J-School, American University. I am now a flight attendant. This is not a joke, it's just my... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • crime & punishment

    NYU Kids Forced to Go Back to Class on Monday

    The 18 NYU kids who occupied the Kimmel center got their just desserts: one week suspensions for all! More »
    02/27/09
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    By Pareene

    Comment by uninspired: Taking a deal instead of facing a hearing isn't very reflective of the Che Guevara t-shirts you know at least... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • Shut up, nilla

    On 'Police Brutality'

    Today, there's another video of a college kid wailing while being arrested. We never thought it would come to this, but we're officially sympathizing with cops. Let's review the concept of "Police brutality," kids: More »
    02/26/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by bringmemyTofu: I don't know, Hamilton. I have to say that the knee on the neck thing is a bit disconcerting. I... 10 Responses | Other threads

  • shut up, college

    The Painfully Ridiculous End to the NYU Revolution

    The final, farcical moments of the failed Revolutionary NYU Food Court Occupation were caught on film by one of the protesters. And then shown to the world, despite being—by any standard—incredibly embarrassing. More »
    02/23/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by oboesqueaks: I'm so glad I went to an engineering school that didn't bother with any of this bullshit. We may... 15 Responses | Other threads

  • school daze

    NYU Food Court Revolution Crushed

    After last night's clash with cops, a hardcore band of dead-enders continued to occupy the NYU student center food court, for Democracy. But it sounds like it's game over now people. The Man wins! More »
    02/20/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by TheHonJudgeSmails: What kind of college suspends students? Do they give out demerits and assign detention as well? 11 Responses | Other threads

  • breaking

    Police Clash With NYU Protesters

    We have reports of a street confrontation between NYU protesters and cops starting around 1 AM, the deadline set for demonstrators to leave the campus food court they occupied. Twitter seemingly confirms: More »
    02/20/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by gawkimo: What I don't understand is why these students are taking sides in Palestine. And I don't mean against Israel, but... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • crises

    Vegan Lunch Dilemma Brings NYU Revolutionaries to Brink of Explosion

    We are closely following the breaking news at the student-occupied NYU food court, where protesters are fighting for Palestinian solidarity. The most important issues so far: vegan lunches and cigarette breaks. Things are getting tense! More »
    02/19/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by bringmemyTofu: Um, you took over the building. Just smoke a fucking cigarette. 12 Responses | Other threads

  • direct action

    Revolution Strikes the NYU Food Court!

    Not to alarm you sheep out there as you go about your bourgeois activities this morning, but you should be aware that that the NYU student center food court has been occupied by revolutionaries!! More »
    02/19/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by TheHonJudgeSmails: Can we plz have photos of the "attractive rebels" of which you speak? 10 Responses | Other threads

  • higher learning

    Inside The Michael Phelps College Doofus Party

    Who took that photo of dolphin-boy Michael Phelps hitting a bong? Who cares? It's no worse than that photo of you in college, licking liquid acid off a naked mule. But the media is investigating! More »
    02/09/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by FormerEnglishMajor: I'm going to bet the photog was some girl he later dumped/stopped seeing. She had it for a while (party... 3 Responses | Other threads

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