Tag: college
All colleges in New York state will be mandated to adopt uniform affirmative consent policies, including private schools, Reuters reports. Governor Cuomo signed the bill on Tuesday during a rally at NYU, saying “Why is sex assault on college campuses such a problem? Because we let it go on too long.” “The so-called ‘yes means […]
Are you an economics student having trouble understanding some of the concepts? Or perhaps you’re a teacher searching for a new way to engage your students? Prepare by watching Seinfeld. The aptly named online archive project Yadayadayada Econ has found wisdom in the “show about nothing,” extracting clips from the show that illustrate economic concepts […]
Last month, New York State Education Department approved a new degree at NYU‘s Tisch School of the Arts through the NYU Game Center. The school will soon be accepting applicants for a new Bachelor of Fine Arts in Video Game Design. Game Center will accept 20 students into the program in January 2015 and a freshman class of […]
Russia To “Protect” College Students From Internet Porn, Torrents, Online Games, “Extremist” Dissent
According to a non-sarcastic headline on Russia Today, “Moscow authorities promise to protect student campuses from internet porn.” The limitations will be imposed in line with the recently introduced Russian laws on information, on protection of children, and on countering extremism. As part of Moscow City Hall’s massive $20 million plan to equip college campuses and […]
For now, New York academic groups are free to boycott Israel all they want, as a bill that would limit their free speech on the matter has been withdrawn from the New York State Assembly. The legislation would curtail schools’ abilities to direct state funds to groups like the American Studies Association and the Association for […]
On March 1st, Florida State University Panama City student Benjamin Blouin trolled his entire campus by hacking into the school’s wi-fi, then redirecting users from the school’s homepage to time-worn shock/porn site Meatspin.com. He was arrested by campus cops and charged with “offenses against computer users,” a felony. Apparently, Blouin pulled the prank in order to […]
In the spirit of promoting “geographic diversity,” NYU will not allow incoming freshmen to choose their roommates, starting with the 2013-14 class. In fact, they’re completely changing the method used to place first-year students. Rather than taking potential compatibility into account, the school’s new housing policy will match up classmates in the seven first-year residence […]
