by Irma Voigt Staff Writer Slacktivism reached an all time in high in January 2010, according to a report released by the National Center for Non-Service Research. Not to be confused with actual activism, slacktivism is the notion that people make a difference through passive means without actually contributing anything of substance to a cause. [...]

Liam Crosates, director of Creative Studies at the University of the Atlantic, was dismissed Friday from his position. “Giving students ideas” was the reason cited for the termination. “He was just a bad role model, plain and simple,” said a fellow administrator. “His students were constantly coming to my office with questions about why certain [...]

Transcript from sophomore Chip Park’s recent conduct hearing Hearing Officer: Chip, we’ve had reports from at least twenty-five residents and staff members in your residence hall, saying you’ve done things to humiliate them. Chip: I’m not perfect, that’s true. I have a lot to think about and work out with my floor. Is it okay [...]

A student protest in Washington, DC, led by college activist group Students Making EnerGetic Meaningful Action (SMEGMA), attracted over 500 undergraduates from colleges around the nation yesterday. Students carried signs such as “Speed Up Health Care Reform!” and “Health Care Now!” “Congress is moving way too slowly, and we’re sick of it,” said Cynthia Kors, [...]

Miami University residents breathed a sigh of relief this week when a two-day manhunt revealed that missing student Brendan Schotz was not dead or abducted. “The kid doesn’t have a cell phone,” said local police chief Tyler Gomez-Hernandez. “His roommate alerted us when he didn’t receive any texts from his roomie after Brendan went home [...]