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Sun, 04/03/2011 - 15:13 by Jaspreet Virk
A first-grade teacher at Paterson, N.J. school district was suspended Thursday following a Facebook post criticizing her students.
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Thu, 03/03/2011 - 19:10 by Jaspreet Virk
Did Northwestern University psychology professor push all boundaries when he agreed to organized a sex toy demonstration in class? While the students and administration have defended the after-class live-sex presentation, Prof. John Michael Bailey is facing the wrath of parents.
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Tue, 03/01/2011 - 17:11 by Jaspreet Virk
Those applying for colleges and universities based on the information offered online, beware! You might come across a fake website trying to cheat you off your money. This is what a fake educational institute, University of Redwood, has been accused of.
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Fri, 01/28/2011 - 20:10 by Anter Prakash Singh
A recently released survey titled, “American Freshman: National Norms Fall 2010” revealed that the number of college freshmen rating themselves as having “below average” emotional health has increased significantly. The emotional health has touched its lowest in the last 25 years.
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Fri, 01/14/2011 - 11:59 by Priyanka
Many students suffer from pre-test blues, which in turn sometimes severely affects grades. According to a new study, these anxiety-blues can be easily dealt with. All one needs to do is to spend 10 minutes writing down his/her fears/worries/negative thoughts related to exams.
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Mon, 12/13/2010 - 07:06 by Prince damin
Los Angeles -- U.S. colleges are turning to bounce houses, comedy hours and "midnight munchies" parties to help students deal with pre-exam stress, school officials say.
Events both quirky and serious are being staged at campuses across the country to help students ease tension as they approach final exams with a battered economy and decimated job market in their futures, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday.
So in addition to extra counseling, additional library hours and dedicated quiet study areas, colleges are offering laser tag, petting zoos, karaoke parties and miniature golf, all designed to reduce stress for students worried about competition for jobs and graduate school admission along with concerns of higher tuition and loan burdens.
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Thu, 12/09/2010 - 07:56 by Prince damin
Athens, Ga. -- A U.S. chicken chain said it will not press charges against Georgia fraternity brothers accused of stealing its 12-foot inflatable chicken.
Zaxby's corporate officials said they decided not to press charges against two University of Georgia students after the chicken, missing since Oct. 5, was found behind their Beta Theta Pi fraternity house Saturday, the Athens (Ga.) Daily Herald reported Wednesday.
University of Georgia-Athens police said the Office of Student Conduct may still take action against the two men, who told authorities their frat brothers were unaware of the theft.
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Tue, 12/07/2010 - 09:23 by Prince damin
Pittsburgh -- As computer technologies increasingly drive world economies, America is lagging behind in offering computer science classes to its students, a study shows.
A report by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science found computer science education missing in most American elementary and secondary school classrooms, and the number of introductory and Advanced Placement courses in computer science has declined in the last five years, a university release said Monday.
"Some states and some schools are offering some really excellent courses," Mark Stehlik, co-author of the report, said.
"But overall, the picture is pretty bleak."
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Wed, 12/01/2010 - 10:24 by Prince damin
Newark, Ohio -- College students who exhibit narcissistic tendencies are more likely than other students to cheat on exams and assignments, a study by U.S. researchers shows.
Research at Ohio State University's Newark campus suggested narcissists are motivated to cheat because their academic performance provides an opportunity to show off, and that they didn't feel particularly guilty about their actions, a university release said Tuesday.
"Narcissists really want to be admired by others, and you look good in college if you're getting good grades," Amy Brunell, assistant professor of psychology, says. "They also tend to feel less guilt, so they don't mind cheating their way to the top."
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Sat, 11/13/2010 - 06:47 by Prince damin
Knoxville, Tenn. -- A former University of Tennessee student convicted of hacking into Sarah Palin's e-mail account during the 2008 campaign was sentenced to one year in prison.
David Kernell, who was convicted in April of two counts related to hacking the former Alaska governor's personal e-mail account, was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release, CNN reported Friday.
Prosecutors told the Knoxville, Tenn., court Kernell accessed Palin's e-mail account in 2008, when she was running as the Republican nominee for vice president, by resetting her password and posted screenshots containing personal information to a public Web site.
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Thu, 11/11/2010 - 08:08 by Prince damin
Champaign, Ill. -- A U.S. researcher says his software program will make it easier and more enjoyable for elementary school students to learn basic addition and subtraction.
University of Illinois education Professor Arthur Baroody says the program, Number Sense, can build on a child's natural tendency to see out patterns and relations to learn simple mathematical reasoning strategies, a university release reports.
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Fri, 11/05/2010 - 00:31 by Prince damin
Grand Rapids, Mich. -- The five current and former Michigan college students accused of taking the head from a 10-foot fiberglass giraffe said the theft was a prank.
The current and former Calvin College students -- Michael James Ludema, 23, Andrew Ryan Webster, 21, Christopher Paul Vanderzee, 21, Jonathan Randal Gelderloos, 21, and David James Kaemingk, 22 -- told police they sawed the head and neck from giraffe, located behind a billboard on I-196, in April 2009 as a prank and intended to mount the head and neck in their dorm, The Grand Rapids Press reported Thursday.
The suspects face a five-year felony charge of larceny over $1,000. Attorneys not involved in the case said the five men are more likely to face fines and probation than jail time.
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