Oops. Forgot to give RT credit to @caboni for the prof/student throwdown link. http://bit.ly/dwsUni # RT @TheOnion In Focus: Importance Of Education Given Valuable Lip Service http://onion.com/cknR2A # Don't forget CronkNews editor @LeahWescott will be the guest on tonight's @BreakDrink podcast. http://ow.ly/1aM2v 7:00 EST, 6:00 Central. # Please welcome Juan Hues, the newest writer for [...]

by Irma Voigt Staff Writer Tired of educating students and parents about the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), one university office is taking an extremist approach. “We’re simply denying our mission, vision, our very existence,” said Erik J. DeLaney, Director of Judicial Affairs at Tennison State University, in what he said would be [...]

By Brody Truce Staff Writer A recent online student safety poll at Bridger College in Cody, WY found that over 80% of students are uninterested in using the College’s designated crosswalks when crossing the street. “Frankly, we were all shocked,” said Nancy Ambrose, head of Bridger College’s Campus Safety Division. “We were pleased that our [...]

By Juan Hues Freelance Colleges are praising a newly developed personality test, the Creative Reasoning Assessment Program, introduced by startup Personally Perfect, Inc. The test was originally developed for Fortune 500 companies but has gained new ground in the college and university sector. Like previous personality inventories, the new test allows individuals to answer a [...]

2010 marked a dramatic change in men’s skating fashion, as sequins and sparkly unitards took center stage at the Vancouver Olympics. Fashion-forward skaters like Johnny Weir have changed the face of bling-sewn spandex. Costumes bedazzled from head to toe are now the minimum expectation for skaters competing at the highest level. Unfortunately, the change has [...]

College roommates Patsy McLoughly and Melissa Growson have announced a lawsuit against Charlestown University for failure to activate the webcams of laptops borrowed by the coeds. “We read about the school district in Pennsylvania that used stolen school-owned laptops to spy on students at home, and we couldn’t believe the kids were upset,” said Growson. [...]

Leah Wescott, the founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Cronk of Higher Education will join the weekly college student affairs podcast at Breakdrink.com. Podcast host Jeff Jackson writes the BreakDrink.com blog to provide up-to-date news about college administration. Jackson and cohost Gary Ballinger discuss current issues and new technology to help university administrators connect and improve [...]

Horrible UA-Huntsville shootings. http://ow.ly/16XsH We hope critics will avoid the usual course of post-tragedy woulda/shoulda. # Happy V Day @moretips4u @tkatie217 @JeffBC94! Big kisses for all your RTs. The heart-shaped box of candy is on the way. # Our editor, @LeahWescott, is going to be a guest on next Wednesday's @BreakDrink podcast. 2/24/2010. Way to [...]

Greg Dierstein, a freshman in Professor Romano’s literature seminar in 1993, woke up at 3:00 a.m. last night with an enlightened revelation. “I think Dr. Romano was right when he said reading and writing are really important in the real world,” said Greg. “I’m going to start using spellcheck so I can get that promotion [...]

Staff members of the Jamestown University Counseling Center came to blows following a long-brewing conflict between the counselors with children and those without. “Those single bitches get to leave here and go out partying all night,” said one woman with two elementary-age children. “I have to go to school concerts, soccer games and science fairs.” [...]