Read more Ivy League stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/850/ivy-league.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:25:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69731/ivy-league-crimes-are-more-equal-than-others.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe killing of Yale grad student Annie Le dominated headlines around the world, "but every murder is uniquely dramatic," Jack Shafer writes for Slate. Why this one? It involves a magic word. "Three murders at a Midwestern college equal one murder at Harvard or Yale," Shafer calculates. "If you kill...http://www.newser.com/story/69731/ivy-league-crimes-are-more-equal-than-others.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 14:49:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69391/high-profile-murders-haunt-yale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGraduate student Annie Le's murder is just the latest in a series of high-profile killings to rock Yale University in recent history, reports Gawker, which dubs the university "Murdertown of the Ivies." The Yale killings too often feature a troubling mix of race, class, and bungling by authorities, Gawker notes....http://www.newser.com/story/69391/high-profile-murders-haunt-yale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 5:01:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69160/harvard-yale-18b-poorer-as-endowments-drop-30.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHarvard and Yale remain the richest schools in the US, but both are getting a lesson in economics. The endowments of the Ivy Leaguer shrank by about 30% over the last year thanks to risky investments, reports Bloomberg. Harvard's fell $11 billion to $26 billion and Yale's dropped $7 billion...http://www.newser.com/story/69160/harvard-yale-18b-poorer-as-endowments-drop-30.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 8:35:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68931/harvard-crimson-runs-holocaust-denier-ad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFirst, Yale censors Muhammad cartoons in a new book, then the Harvard Crimson runs an ad from a Holocaust denier, notes Gawker. "Can you provide, with proof, the name of one person killed in a gas chamber at Auschwitz?" asks the ad from the "Committee for Open Debate on the...http://www.newser.com/story/68931/harvard-crimson-runs-holocaust-denier-ad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 3:47:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66316/harvard-launches-preppy-menswear-line.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHarvard University has teamed with a clothing maker to launch its own menswear line—and it's not doing much to dispel preppy stereotypes. The Harvard Yard line, billed as "a contemporary men’s wear collection based on classic Ivy League style," features short-sleeved plaid shirts, patterned jacket, seersucker shorts, and other...http://www.newser.com/story/66316/harvard-launches-preppy-menswear-line.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Aug 2009 8:21:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65183/gates-rage-its-class-not-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSkip Gates isn’t outraged because he was the victim of racial profiling. He’s outraged because the cops didn’t recognize his Ivy League credentials, a fellow black Ivy Leaguer writes anonymously on This Week in Blackness and Salon. "He didn’t resent being identified as Black; he resented being identified as that...http://www.newser.com/story/65183/gates-rage-its-class-not-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 8:26:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64153/watson-waves-goodbye-to-harry-potter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter 10 years at Hogwarts, Emma Watson is ready to move on to the Ivy League, the New York Daily News reports. The Harry Potter actress, who’s been playing the boy wizard’s pal Hermione Granger since she was 9, is taking a break from acting—and movie shoots, screaming fans,...http://www.newser.com/story/64153/watson-waves-goodbye-to-harry-potter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 11 Jul 2009 16:28:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60465/shriveled-sports-scene-irks-some-ivy-alums.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Ivy League has a reputation for excellence in all things, but the consignment of its sports programs—particularly the more visible ones like football and basketball—to college athletics’ second tier has alumni clamoring for change, the Wall Street Journal reports. Academic standards limit the pool of top student-athletes...http://www.newser.com/story/60465/shriveled-sports-scene-irks-some-ivy-alums.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 May 2009 10:25:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60432/looking-for-extra-credit-schools-get-downgraded.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe credit crunch is starting to hit even top-tier universities, the Wall Street Journal reports. Both Moody’s and S&P stripped Dartmouth of its AAA rating this week. It’s the 20th college Moody’s has downgraded this year. “That’s comparable to the rate of downgrades universities saw during the dot-com bust,” said...http://www.newser.com/story/60432/looking-for-extra-credit-schools-get-downgraded.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 May 2009 9:06:34 CDT