Schools for Scandal

Stories

Stories 41 - 49 of 49

<< Prev 1 2 3

July 2007
- College Prez Fired Over Rape, Murder Cover-Up
  
  ABC News | Jul 17, 07 5:22 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The president of Eastern Michigan University has been fired for his role in covering up the rape and murder of a 22-year-old old student in a campus dorm last year, ABC News reports. The school's vice president and public safety director were also ousted. The parents of the slain student, Laura Dickinson, were initially told there was no sign of foul play. More »
June 2007
- Duke Settles With Lacrosse Players
  
  Associated Press | Jun 18, 07 3:50 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Duke University has reached a settlement with the three lacrosse players falsely accused of rape last year. Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty, and Dave Evans, who were suspended last year, will receive an undisclosed amount from the university, which admitted with surprising directness that the deal is intended to close the door on future lawsuits. More »
May 2007
- Phony Student Nabbed at Stanford
  
  Stanford Daily | May 25, 07 10:02 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Stanford University officials evicted an 18-year old student this week after discovering she was not enrolled at the school—despite living in several dorms, buying textbooks, and appearing to study for exams, the Stanford Daily reports. Azia Kim masqueraded as a sophomore majoring in human biology for eight months before a suspicious RA alerted the housing office. More »
- German Students Do Full Monty
  
  Der Spiegel | May 9, 07 5:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - German students are capitalizing on their assets—nude calendars, raising money for charities and better conditions on campus, are all the rage. While some of the calendars have a whimsical feel, professional photographers have gotten in on the action, too. But "they work primarily with sports students, who tend to have somewhat more toned physique," Der Spiegel reports. More »
- California Student Shoots Three in Video Game Row
  
  Fresno Bee | May 8, 07 4:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A California college student is under arrest after an argument over a video game console left one man dead and two others wounded. Jonquel Brooks opened fire late Monday night in a Fresno apartment building, after an argument over a Sony Playstation escalated. Brooks, on leave from Fresno State, turned himself in late this morning. More »
April 2007
- MIT Admissions Dean Resigns in Bizarre Scandal
  
  New York Times | Apr 27, 07 6:23 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The dean of admissions at M.I.T. has resigned after revealing she lied on her resume 28 years ago. Marilee Jones, a college-admissions guru and author of a popular book on combating the pressure to be perfect, claimed degrees from three New York colleges; it turns out she doesn't even have a BA. More »
March 2007
- V-Word Gets Teens Suspended
  
  Associated Press | Mar 8, 07 2:11 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Three high school girls in a New York City suburb were suspended for reciting the word "vagina" in an excerpt of the "The Vagina Monologues" during a school open-mic night. Faculty had instructed the 16-year-old honors students to delete the word, in deference to children in the audience, but the teens disobeyed orders, because, as one of the students put it, "we knew it was the right thing to do." More »
- Pretty Faces Make Profitable Sororities
  
  New Republic | Mar 6, 07 1:51 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - An Indiana sorority that elicited national outrage for kicking out 23 overweight or non-white members did so not just for "Aryan uniformity" but for the sake of the almighty dollar, writes the New Republic 's Alexandra Robbins. The DePauw University's flagging Delta Zeta chapter believed that a prettier sisterhood would attract more women—and their money. More »
- Lawsuits Aimed at Swapping Students
  
  CNN | Mar 5, 07 10:40 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The recording industry is bringing out the big guns in its battle to stop illegal music downloads, threatening to sue hundreds of college students each month if they don't stop swapping swiped tunes. The kids need to be taught some download etiquette, says RIAA President Cary Sherman. "Remember that the habits that they form in college will stay with them for a lifetime." More »