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White Student Union Plans Patrols of Towson University

White Student Union Plans Patrols of Towson University

The highly controversial White Student Union at Towson University has announced that they will begin patrols of the university with the stated goal of improving campus security. In an interview with the school’s student newspaper, the Towerlight, Matthew Heimbach, who founded the White Student Union (WSU) at Towson last fall described the purpose of the ...

Should You Bring Your iPhone to T-Mobile?

Should You Bring Your iPhone to T-Mobile?

Alongside the launch of its contract-free service plans and LTE network, T-Mobile announced it would be offering the iPhone 5 to its customers beginning April 12. The move officially brings the iPhone to all four major U.S. carriers, begging the question: Are you getting a good deal? Crunching the numbers of the other three major ...

Facebook, Why So Red?

Facebook, Why So Red?

For those of you who are a little late to the game, you’ve probably noticed that scores of Facebook profile photos were replaced by a simple red equal sign yesterday. Why, might you ask, would so many people choose this sign? What does it mean? Much like other Facebook fads, such as posting the color ...

UNC Suspends Honor Court Case Against Alleged Sexual Abuse Survivor

UNC Suspends Honor Court Case Against Alleged Sexual Abuse Survivor

Today, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has suspended the Honor Court case against Landen Gambil, a UNC sophomore and alleged sexual abuse survivor who faced the possibility of expulsion after being charged with “intimidating” her accused attacker by speaking publicly about her assault. Gambil had been one of five female students at ...

A Guide to T-Mobile’s New Contract-Free Plans

A Guide to T-Mobile’s New Contract-Free Plans

On the eve of its LTE network launch, T-Mobile has made available its new contract-free service plans featuring unlimited data starting at $50 per month. The company calls its new service strategy “UNcarrier,” as it becomes the first major wireless carrier to deviate from phone subsidies and contracts. Is this enough to lure you away ...

Support for Gay Marriage Among Millenials Hits Record High

Support for Gay Marriage Among Millenials Hits Record High

Support for gay marriage among youths is now at a record high, with new findings by the Pew Research Center showing that over 70 percent of young people today currently support the idea of marriage equality, making those born between 1981 and 2000, often referred to as Millenials, the most gay-friendly generation of all-time. Support ...

Cuts to Higher Education Will Have Long-Term Effects, Says Study

Cuts to Higher Education Will Have Long-Term Effects, Says Study

States that have cut higher education budgets rather than raise taxes face long-lasting repercussions on their own economy, says a new report by the the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The report by the CBPP, which scrutinizes budgets on both the federal and state level, found that states allocated 28% less per student for ...

UT Pulls Official Funding from ‘Sex Week’

UT Pulls Official Funding from ‘Sex Week’

Officials at the University of Tennessee have announced that a planned “Sex Week” on campus would no longer be receiving its funding after negative attention from state lawmakers. Students planned events and panels beginning April 5 to discuss sex and sexuality in an educational environment. Much of the funding for the event, totaling $18,195, was ...

College Of The Ozarks Refuses Students Who Take Out Loans

College Of The Ozarks Refuses Students Who Take Out Loans

With the student debt crises reaching critical levels and experts warning of a potential “domino effect” on the US economy, one private college in Missouri, the College of the Ozarks, is taking a different approach to ebbing the growing tide of debt: refuse admittance to students who require loans. While it may sound impossible and ...

The 10 Best Cities for New College Grads in 2013

The 10 Best Cities for New College Grads in 2013

We know what you don’t want to think about after college. You don’t want to think about the fact that you might not get a job, that you may have to settle into one just for the paycheck, or that you may have to move back in with your parents. Unfortunately, those are all very ...

Spring Break on South Padre Already Yields Over 100 Arrests

Spring Break on South Padre Already Yields Over 100 Arrests

Spring Break has begun. For college students across the country, its an excuse to shirk all responsibility for a week of partying that has grown all the more anarchic over the years, a notion supported by police from South Padre Island, reportedly home to the world’s largest beach party, reported on Tuesday morning that the ...