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Affirmative Action May Lose Place in College Admissions

John Johnson — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:35:05 CST

The Supreme Court has twice backed up the idea that colleges can take race into account in college admissions, but the third time might not be the charm for supporters of affirmative action. The court today agreed to hear a major case brought by a white student against the University...

Iran Puts University of Texas Student on Trial

Kevin Spak — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:40:53 CDT

Iran began the trial of 29-year-old Omid Kokabee this week, an Iranian who had, until his arrest, been studying physics at the University of Texas, Austin. Kokabee returned to Iran to visit his parents in February, only to be arrested and charged with espionage, NPR reports, but his case is...

Ryan O'Neal Sued for Farrah's Warhol Portrait

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 02:18:36 CDT

Actor Ryan O'Neal has been sued for hanging on to an Andy Warhol portrait of Farrah Fawcett that a university charges was bequeathed to the institution. University of Texas officials say they spotted the Warhol hanging over O'Neal's bed during a reality TV show featuring the actor. The painting was...

Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rates

Matt Cantor — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:47:45 CST

Graduation rates at US institutions of higher learning have dropped 33% since 2002, a Chronicle of Higher Education study finds, and the recession may be to blame. The Huffington Post lists the 12 colleges with the lowest graduation rates: Golden Gate University, San Francisco: 10% Alliant International University, San Diego:...

Texas Cops ID Campus Shooter as Student, 19

John Johnson — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:30:33 CDT

The gunman who killed himself with an AK-47 at the University of Texas today has been identified as a 19-year-old sophomore at the school. Colton Tooley was a smart kid who "showed no signs at all, whatsover," a family spokesman tells the Austin American-Statesman . “He wouldn’t or couldn’t hurt a...

Shooting at Univ. of Texas; 1 Dead in Apparent Suicide

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:37:00 CDT

A ski mask-clad gunman toting an AK-47 opened fire on the University of Texas' Austin campus today before killing himself in a library, police say. No other victims have been reported. Police locked down the campus for several hours before giving the all clear, though the Austin American-Statesman says they...

Biggest Party Animals Attend Georgia

M. Morris — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:40:00 CDT

Good news for parents paying for their kids to study at the University of Georgia: The school is finally No. 1. The bad news: The Princeton Review list ranks the nation's top party schools. "UGA has been on the party school list for a while, but it’s one we prefer...

10 Biggest College Libraries

Victoria Floethe — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:09:45 CST

Whether your purpose is to study, flirt or nap, college libraries are "labyrinths" of opportunity. The editors of College on the Record list the biggest, and why they like them. Harvard (13,617,133 books): "Because size matters." Yale (9,932,080 books): "Because it’s funny to think how little...

Predicting Cancer Is All in Your Head

Katherine Thompson — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:28:08 CDT

A simple test on cells from the mouth could help doctors predict which smokers will develop lung cancer, Reuters reports. In a test group, 95% of subjects with the genetic damage associated with cancer in their lungs had the same damage in their mouths.