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Academic fraud or political witch hunt?

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli wants to investigate former UVA professor Michael Mann’s research and emails. UVA has fought back. An impending court r

Cambridge calls for illegal-alien amnesty

Cambridge city councilors are scheduled to vote on a resolution calling for passage of federal legislation tha

Can you hear me now? Study says more teens can’t

“Pump it (louder),” say the Black Eyed Peas in their 2006 hit single, which according to a recent study, teens

Textbook rental boom may not save that much

Textbook sellers near campus like the University Co-op and Austin TXbooks, formerly known as Beat the Bookstor

Gambling on grades could pay out in more than cash

Here’s how it works: Students register on the site, upload their course schedule and give the company access t

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  Even after Manhattan’s Landmarks Preservation Committee denied historical status last week to the Ground Zero building proposed to become a mosque, th

• Money for nothing: Colleges binge on luxury, not education

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• Antiwar protester pleads guilty to violent act

  The glass Snapple bottle that Michael Dranove threw at a D.C. military recruitment center was supposed to be a water balloon. But another protester mi

• Republican attacks professor’s pot study

  Republican Dino Rossi has been spending the week attacking the $800 billion federal stimulus plan pushed by Democrats in 2009 as a waste of money, poi

• The party does stop: JMU cracks down on campus drinking

  JMU is determined to change its alcohol culture by implementing new enforcement and education programs from the start of the year and by keeping Sprin

• University of Indiana county rejects satellite voting for 2010

  Every seat was full and several had to stand in the back of a small courtroom at the Bloomington Justice Building Wednesday. Many of them were in supp

• USSA board must meet diversity quota of “30% openly queer”

  The United States Student Association is looking for national board members — of a certain sexual orientation. Wednesday, I received this email from A

• Study says men like curves — but for casual relationships

  It turns out men do prefer curves, UT researchers found — but usually for casual relationships. Researchers discovered men determine whether a woman i

• The Smoker’s Code: An excerpt from an essay in Jonah Goldberg’s new book

  The following is an excerpt from Jonah Goldberg’s new book, “Proud to Be Right,” a collection of essays by 22 young conservative writers. In 2008, the

• Prop 107 ends affirmative action in Arizona

  Arizona citizens voted to end affirmative action last week with the passage of Proposition 107, but despite the measure passing by a 60 percent majori

• Princeton wages war on Israel through Sabra hummus boycott

  What is with college students making everything political? One would think food—especially a delicious Mediterranean spread enjoyed by both Israelis a