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University Thrilled to be Included on Local Weekly Newspaper’s ‘Best of’ List

Posted on Wednesday, October 10th 2012
Tags: princeton review, rankings, us news, validity
University Thrilled to be Included on Local Weekly Newspaper’s ‘Best of’ List
by Anselmo Watkins Freelance Writer Florida’s Jasper University has been named the “Best College” by the Palm Coast Weekly independent newspaper, the university announced in a press release Friday. “This is an outstanding recognition for this university and something that our faculty, staff and students can be proud of,” said Jasper President Ronald Moore. “The [...]

University Promotes Drinking as the New “It” Thing

Posted on Friday, July 16th 2010
Tags: admissions, alcohol, amythyst initiative, beer, campus, ethics, princeton review, promotion
University Promotes Drinking as the New “It” Thing
by Anselmo Watkins Freelance Writer A California university is attempting to counter its reputation with students as “boring” and “no fun” by encouraging beer drinking by students on campus. Whitson State University’s president is the newest member of the Amethyst Intitiative, a group of college CEOs lobbying to lower the drinking age. Whitson State’s new [...]

University Promises High Rankings and Equal Opportunity through $100,000 Tuition Pricetag

Posted on Thursday, January 21st 2010
Tags: college, increase, prestige, princeton review, raise, rankings, tuition, us news
University Promises High Rankings and Equal Opportunity through $100,000 Tuition Pricetag
Pending accreditation, Hills University will open in Los Angeles next fall and set the college ranking systems on their ears. Having listened closely to recent debates about the University of Georgia’s tuition rates, Hills has perhaps the clearest branding image in the nation. “We will be the first college to charge $100,000 a year for [...]

Deans Dress as Doofuses in Misguided Attempt to Earn US News Attention

Posted on Thursday, October 1st 2009
Tags: clowns, college rankings, meaningless, misguided, princeton review, reactionary, reactionist, ridiculous, submission, us news
Deans Dress as Doofuses in Misguided Attempt to Earn US News Attention
In a humiliating act of powermongering, dozens of college presidents forced subordinant administrators to dress in red afro wigs and rubber noses in response to a rumor that the US News & World Report planned to add a new category “Physical Comedy” to the criteria for the famous college rankings. “It was a terrible mistake,” [...]

No One At Cal Tech Will Score a Date This Weekend

Posted on Friday, July 31st 2009
Tags: beer, cal tech, california institute of technology, jillian berman, party school, penn state, princeton review, rankings, social life
No One At Cal Tech Will Score a Date This Weekend
“Thanks a lot, Princeton Review” said a sign hanging in the window of a Cal Tech student apartment this week. “Now I’ll never get laid.” As the US media regaled the success of Penn State in achieving noteriety as this year’s “#1 Party School,” Cal Tech students responded cheerlessly to the news of earning the [...]

Penn State Voted Top Puke School!

Posted on Tuesday, July 28th 2009
Tags: nittany lions, party school, party schools, penn state, princeton review
Penn State Voted Top Puke School!
The same day Penn State was named the country’s top party school, the National Puke Association also honored the Nittany Lions with the 2009 Vomit of Honor Award for producing the most intellectual and noble chunks in the USA. “We are humbled by this award,” announced an executive from Penn State. “We wish to thank [...]

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