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by Evan Brews Freelance Writer In light of recent information leaked by the controversial website WikiLynxx, Catherine Harrison, president of the Association of Retired Student Educators, released a statement denouncing information shared by Stephen LeClair and WikiLynxx. “Information shared by WikiLynxx could further tarnish the image of academic affairs,” noted Harrison. “Tensions should still be [...]

by David Anthony Freelance Writer In this struggling economy, fraught with tenuous financial and budgetary situations, multiple institutions of higher education face critical cuts to student services such as student extracurricular activities and more specifically to holiday related spending. However, after a tour of some of the most prosperous colleges and universities nationwide, this reporter [...]

Midge Downey, the director of social justice at Portand Tech, resigned unexpectedly last week. Conflicting reports reveal Downey may have been offended by a new job title she received after a recent promotion. Allegedly, the president of Portland Tech added responsibilities to Downey’s job description and wished to compensate her with a salary increase and [...]

by Colleen Schmidt Special Guest Contributor Higher ed administrator Colleen Schmidt has begun secretly videotaping her meetings with students. A recent conduct hearing has received national attention for her use of best practices – although this student does make some exceptionally cogent arguments.

Hills University, the college that promised high US News rankings by opening with a $100,000/year tuition price tag has once again changed the face of higher education for the über-entitled. “We have opened a remote learning site we’ve dubbed the ‘Blackberry Campus,’” said Hills admissions director Wesley Cavallari. “Through Blackberry, students can take classes through [...]

by Evan Brews Freelance Writer A new Web site has surfaced that stands to threaten the very core of higher education. The site, WikiLynxx.com, was started by former Ashbolt University president Stephen LeClair and serves as the harbinger of sensitive, interdepartmental memos exchanged between academic and student affairs administrators. Initial releases on the public site [...]

by Aloysius St. Bernard Freelance Writer Peyton Randolph University Student Government Association President Garret Hobart spent some time Saturday morning on the phone reaffirming relationships with two key allies whose leaders popped up in unflattering e-mails leaked Friday by the WikiLeaks website. According to statements released on the SGA Facebook page late Saturday, Hobart placed [...]

Team members of the Eastern Phoenix University Quidditch team, the Red Fawkes, were devastated Saturday morning when Alpha Mu Alpha sorority sister Holly Chaffee joined their practice. Quidditch is a rugby-like game introduced by author J.K. Rowling in her best selling Harry Potter book series. In the books, students use magic to play a rugby-like [...]

Kurt Pintauro evaded disciplinary action from his supervisor, Associate Dean of Administrative Services Heather O’Houlihan, this week when his holiday decorations slipped through a loophole in O’Houlihan’s published expectations of seasonal sensitivity. O’Houlihan has issued a memo each December, reminding employees of her strict office policies regarding protocol throughout the holiday season. Included in O’Houlihan’s [...]