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· Ryan General
College Student Killed By Champion Boxer After Getting Paid $34 to Fight
A poor college student desperate for cash died after fighting a kickboxing champion in a match. Promised $34 for the fight, 22-year-old Ming Jixian decided to take on an experienced kick-boxer named Wang Haoran in Chengdu city, Sichuan province on November 30.
· Leanna Chan
Toronto Man Arrested for Throwing Poop at Asian College Students
Toronto police have apprehended the man they believe dumped buckets of fecal matter on unsuspecting college students. Great work by @TorontoPolice arresting an individual in the “feces attacks” investigation. He can’t face justice or be given help until apprehended and it seems…
· Carl Samson
Taiwan Welcomes Hong Kong College Students Fleeing Violent Protests
Taiwan has officially welcomed students affected in the Hong Kong protests to its colleges and universities. Violent clashes reached Hong Kong campuses earlier this month, including the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Polytechnic…
· Jin Hyun
14-Year-Old Asian American Genius Elected Student Body President of Pierce College
Vivan Yee may only be 14-years-old but she’s already thriving at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, California as the president of the Associated Students Organization. Yee was only 12 years old when she began attending the community college located in Los Angeles, the same year…
· Carl Samson
Pennsylvania College Athletes Spark Outrage Over Racist Costumes for Halloween
Several students at a private college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania have been accused of racism after wearing costumes that depicted Asian, African and Hispanic stereotypes over Halloween weekend. The students, reported to be athletes at Franklin & Marshall College, shared photos…
· Bryan Ke
American College Students Want to Learn Korean More Than Ever Because of K-Pop
The number of students learning Korean in universities throughout the United States has increased almost exponentially over the past 10 years, and it’s most likely due to the incredible popularity of K-pop. According to the U.S. Modern Language Association, the number of…
· Khier Casino
5 Facts About the College Student Who Became Miss International Malaysia 2019
Charmaine Chew, who hails from Kedah, will represent Malaysia during the 2019 Miss International pageant in November. The 22-year-old from the city of Alor Setar will compete in Tokyo against 82 other participants from around the globe in the 59th annual pageant on Nov. 12.
· Carl Samson
Why Students Are Forced to Take the SAT to Go to College
Last week, Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang called for a reduced emphasis on standardized testing. He particularly took a jab at the SAT, which has long been used to assess students’ readiness for collegiate studies. “We came up with the SAT during World War II to…
· Carl Samson
Genius College Students Create a ‘Boba Watch’ App to Track Milk Tea Expenses
A trio of college students developed and designed a program that allows people to track how much they are spending on boba milk tea. Boba Watch, now available for iOS and Android, emerged from a Facebook group called Subtle Asian Traits (SAT), where it has gone viral and has…
· Bryan Ke
Teen Dies of Heart Attack After Suicide Attempt from Failing College Entrance Exam, Getting Scammed
A teenager from Bohol province, Philippines died from a heart attack after failing her college entrance exam and getting duped out of thousands of Philippine pesos. Camiel Ann Humol, a 19-year-old resident of Barangay Santo Tomas in Trinidad town, Bohol died on June 1 after she…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Single Mom Handmakes 20,000 Brooms to Send Her Daughter to College
A 55-year-old woman in northwestern China has touched hearts on the internet for her unfazed devotion in securing her child’s education. The single mother, identified as Li Yaomei, has made more than 20,000 brooms in just three years not only to send her daughter to university…
· Ryan General
Mother of Expelled Stanford Student Says Her Daughter is a Victim of the College Admissions Scandal
The mother of recently expelled Stanford University student Yusi ‘Molly’ Zhao has denied any wrongdoing in the family’s $6.5 million payment to the college admissions scandal ringleader, William Rick Singer. Mrs. Zhao, the wife of Chinese pharmaceutical billionaire Tao Zhao, has…
· Ryan General
Most Shanghai College Students Have Never Been Kissed or Had Sex, Survey Finds
A significant number of college students in Shanghai have claimed to be virgins, with many saying they have never even kissed yet, a recent survey has revealed. In the study conducted by the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, nearly 2,000 local teenagers were interviewed about…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Families are Accused of Giving the MOST Money in College Admissions Scandal
Two families in China have been accused of shelling out millions of dollars in order to get their children into top U.S. schools. According to reports, both families were the highest-paying clients of William “Rick” Singer, the alleged mastermind behind the college admissions…
· Ryan General
This Woman was Secretly Filmed in Her College Shower and All She Got Was an Apology Letter
A female undergraduate from Singapore’s National University of Singapore (NUS) made headlines last week after she posted about a peeping Tom incident at her campus hostel. The victim, third-year communications major student Monica Baey, recalled an incident in November when she…
· Ryan General
Student Who Opened Fine-Dining Restaurant in His College Apartment Reveals New Cookbook
Jimmy Wong, the proud owner of the highly successful fine-dining pop-up “DENCH,” is ready to share his story and some awesome recipes with the world in the upcoming release of a special cookbook. Wong made headlines last year for being able to pay his way through school by…
· Carl Samson
Single Asian Mom Files $500 BILLION Lawsuit Against Rich Parents in College Bribe Scandal
A single mother in San Francisco filed a $500 billion class-action lawsuit against rich parents involved in the nationwide college admissions scandal that allegedly robbed more deserving Asian or Asian American applicants. Jennifer Kay Toy, a former teacher in the Oakland…
· Carl Samson
College Assignment in China Requires Students to Get 1,667 Friends on WeChat to Get an A+
A professor in eastern China has divided the internet after giving his students an assignment to add as many friends as possible on WeChat. The unidentified professor at Henan University of Economics and Law provided the assignment to students enrolled in the course called…
· Ryan General
Japanese Exchange Student Gets Culture Shock After Seeing How American College Students Dress
A Japanese exchange student attending college in the United States has sparked some intense social media discussion about the differences between American and Japanese culture after posting a tweet about how Americans dress. Kanta (@theonlyonekanta), who has been living in…
· Ryan General
Boy Genius Who Went Viral For Helping College Students is Now a Published Researcher at 13
Daniel Liu is a child genius who won hearts online when he was 11 years old after he went viral for offering to help his much older college classmates. Back in 2016, the science whiz was taking classes at the University of Toledo while also enrolled at his high school.