by AJ Marshfield Freelance Writer Florida East State University Residence Hall Coordinator Jason Picks reported a suspicious parent this week to the university’s threat assessment team. According to Picks, parent Miranda Washburn sent him an email stating she is absolutely paying $14,000 a year in housing costs so her daughter Sarah can have “an incredibly [...]

by Barbara Murphy Freelance Writer As students return from Thanksgiving break to the campus of Whinemore College, staff at WC’s counseling services find their schedules packed with anxious students. While many assumed the anxiety related to impending final exams, counselors were surprised to find another source of student distress: returning home for the winter break. [...]

AJ Marshfield Freelance Writer In response to a growing number of correspondences from helicopter parents, Statebridge University has brought in an expert: The Parent Whisperer, also known as author and psychiatrist Dr. Mattie Helms. “Despite the fact that many faculty and staff members are parents themselves, most parents refuse to believe that anyone who works [...]

by Alan Finch Freelance Writer Charles Franklin, a career counselor at Mount Whitney College, is in jail today after an incident involving a student’s mother. According to Mount Whitney’s student newspaper, The Daily Climber, Mr. Franklin and the unidentified woman became embroiled in an altercation after she refused to wait outside during her son’s mock [...]

by Irma Pelt Senior Staff Writer The American Bar Association (ABA) reported a shortage of available lawyers across the nation this week. The report described a near-crisis situation caused largely by college students and their parents. “Every college student has a lawyer on retainer, sometimes two or three lawyers,” said Fritz Summers, spokesperson for ABA. [...]

by Alan Finch Freelance Writer Administrators at Wallace College are making headlines with a recent decision allowing parents to enroll in place of their children. The new registration status, defined as “Proxy” by the college, was approved last night by Wallace president Dr. Sheila Jefferson. Believed to be the first of its type in the [...]

by Brody K. Truce Senior Staff Writer For years, a silent yet bitter war has divided employees at Carter College. The issue: unscheduled leave for “childcare issues.” According to the employee handbook, Carter College permits employees with exempt status who work at least two hours of any given day to leave early without taking vacation [...]

In a March Madness season full of upsets and dramatic underdog stories, the NCAA thinks the time might be right to consider a rule change that would democratize team sports. “What we’re proposing is a waiver of the ‘Too Many Players on the Field’ rule at the beginning of each game,” explained an NCAA spokeswoman. [...]

By Brody Truce Senior Staff Writer This year, Cancun’s Playa Platino resort was the destination of choice for many students at Chestnut View College, an elite liberal arts college in New Hampshire. “We are having a totally awesome time,” exclaimed Buffy Billingsley, a first year student at Chestnut View. “All of the girls on my [...]

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.” [...]