Progressive College Eliminates All Corporations from Campus
by Hannah Q. Scott Freelance Writer Some colleges have removed Coca-Cola products from dining halls, others have stopped selling big-name sportswear in student stores, but Stanley College has taken these moves to a whole new level. After divesting from all investments in South Africa during the fight against apartheid in the mid 1980s, and removing [...]
Me Love You Long Dime: Money Saving Tips for Colleges in this Struggling Economy
Posted on Wednesday, December 22nd 2010
Tags: best practices, budget, fiscal, saving, sustainability
Tags: best practices, budget, fiscal, saving, sustainability
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 [...]
Speechless Lecture Is Newest Addition to Sustainability Program
by Joann Richards Freelance Writer In a bold move, Binelli College in Wisconsin has taken their sustainability initiatives to another level by moving toward a speechless lecture format. Artie Finkleman, president of Binelli College, is proud of this new direction, stating, “After hearing a story on National Public Radio about bookless libraries at Stanford University, [...]
Tufts Inadvertently Builds Ideal Spot for Sex-Displaced Roommates
Posted on Friday, March 12th 2010
Tags: garden, LEED, library, policy, roommate, sex, sustainability, tufts
Tags: garden, LEED, library, policy, roommate, sex, sustainability, tufts
Fortuitously timed after critics’ response to Tufts University’s new policy forbidding residential students from having sexual intercourse with a roommate present, the University has built a state-of-the-art rooftop garden on top of the Tisch Library. “Why would I want to have sex in my room when I can make out on top of the library?” [...]
Yale on Cutting Edge of Hiring Developmentally Challenged
Posted on Monday, February 8th 2010
Tags: admissions video, certification, LEED, locked, showers, sustainability, violation, yale
Tags: admissions video, certification, LEED, locked, showers, sustainability, violation, yale
In an attempt to combat the Ivy League reputation of intellectual elitism, Yale University is rumored to have taken bold steps and embraced an equal-opportunity philosophy that includes hiring developmentally challenged administrators. In what many observers see as an indication of the new practice, Yale released its absurdly long Glee-ish admissions video this winter, brazenly [...]


