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· Carl Samson
China May Ban Grad Students Caught Cheating From Getting Mortgages, Fast Internet
Chinese citizens who cheat in graduate schools — such as those who plagiarize other people’s works — might soon be unable to secure mortgages, use public transport and/or access the internet at faster speeds. Academic dishonesty, which could lead to a slew of other penalties,…
· Carl Samson
US Revokes Over 1,000 Visas From Chinese Grad Students and Researchers
The U.S. has revoked more than 1,000 visas for Chinese graduate students and research scholars after deeming them as a “high risk” to national security. The move serves President Donald Trump’s Proclamation 10043, which took effect on June 1 to target at least 3,000 individuals…
· Ryan General
California Passes Bill to Make Ethnic Studies a Requirement for High School Students
A new California bill headed to Governor Gavin Newsom is set to make ethnic studies a graduation requirement for high school students in the state. Assembly Bill 331: Should the governor sign the landmark bill, California would become the first state to require that all high…
· Carl Samson
Cornell Students Want TikToker Expelled for Partying Without a Mask
A TikToker from Cornell University has come under fire for partying without wearing a mask. The backlash against Jessica Zhang, 18, sparked a petition calling for her expulsion from the university in Ithaca, New York, which allows gatherings of less than 30 people as long as…
· Carl Samson
Asian American Students Who Don’t Get in Their First-Choice University End Up Just Fine, Study Says
A new study has contradicted claims that Asian American students are harmed if they fail to get into their first-choice college or university. In 2015 and 2016, the Coalition of Asian American Associations (CAAA) and the Asian American Coalition for Education (AACE),…
· Ryan General
Asian American Students the Most Likely to Have Depression, Study Finds
A new study has found that Asian American college students experience a higher rate of depression than students of other racial backgrounds. Signs of depression: Published by the Journal of American College Health, the research found that college students of Asian heritage…
· Ryan General
Trump Admin Walks Back Plan to Deport International Students Enrolled in Only Online Classes
After sparking a series of lawsuits, the Trump administration backed out of its proposed visa policy that planned to deport international students enrolled only in online classes. What ICE intended to do: Last week, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
· Carl Samson
Harvard, MIT Sue U.S. for Seeking to Deport Foreign Students Enrolled Only in Online Classes
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a new visa policy that will deport foreign students who are enrolled only in online classes for the upcoming fall semester. Harvard, which has 5,000…
· Bryan Ke
Teacher in China Wears a Qipao to Destress Students During Grueling College Entrance Exams
A high school teacher in Dandong, Liaoning province, China has gone viral for the wholesome way of showing support for his students taking the Gaokao or the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE). The teacher appeared in front of his class wearing a qipao on Tuesday before…
· Carl Samson
US Plans to Deport International Students Who Only Have Online Classes
International students enrolled at U.S. institutions that will hold classes solely online this fall are at risk of being deported, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said on Monday. The regulation primarily applies to nonimmigrant F-1 students, who pursue academic…
· Editorial Staff
Racism Makes Chinese Students in the US More Supportive of China, Study Shows
Anti-Chinese discrimination can make Chinese students in the U.S. more likely to support China and its authoritarian political system, a new study shows. The study: Researchers from Stanford University and Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou, China collaborated to find out the…
· Ryan General
High School Valedictorian Speaks Out On Racism From Students AND Teachers in Speech
A high school valedictorian in New York spoke out against the anti-Asian racism she experienced at the hands of her classmates and teachers throughout her entire public school education. A heartfelt speech: The pre-recorded video of Francine “Frannie” Newman, delivering her…
· Kimberly Nguyen
Quinnipiac University Accused of Creating Community of Hate, Racial Profiling Students of Color
Quinnipiac University has come under harsh criticism from its students for a statement it released following the Black Lives Matter protests. Nationwide protests were sparked by the death of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and many others as protestors, infuriated by…
· Ryan General
Racist and Xenophobic Flyers Target Asian Students at the University of Delaware
Several apartment complexes at the University of Delaware were littered with racist and xenophobic flyers allegedly targeting Asian students. An ongoing investigation: Newark Police Department is looking into the offensive flyers stating “Kill Chinese Virus” distributed early on…
· Carl Samson
U.S. Planning to Expel Chinese Grad Students With Military Ties
In an apparent move to intercept suspected scientific and technological espionage, American officials are reportedly planning to expel Chinese graduate students with links to the Chinese military. Estimates show that at least 3,000 students will see their visas canceled — a…
· Carl Samson
Republican Lawmakers Submit Bill Banning Chinese Students from Studying Science in the US
Republican senators have unveiled a bill that prohibits Chinese nationals from studying STEM fields at the graduate and postgraduate levels in the U.S. The bill, known as the Secure Campus Act, comes from Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), while…
· Carl Samson
African Students in Taiwan for Work-Study Program Allegedly End Up Skinning Chickens in Factory
More than 40 students from the African country of Eswatini reportedly ended up skinning chickens in a frigid factory after coming to Taiwan to complete a bachelor’s degree under a work-study program. MingDao University, located in Changhua County, recruited 47 students for the…
· Bryan Ke
Two Malaysian Students Beat Out 38,000 People to Get into Harvard
Two Malaysians were accepted into the undergraduate class of 2024 at the prestigious Harvard University after being chosen from an applicant pool of more than 38,000 people. Aqil Azmi from Shah Alam city and Zad Chin Qi Qi from Ipoh city, Malaysia have secured their spots at…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Students’ Association at Cal Poly SLO Zoombombed by Racists
A number of unidentified individuals allegedly crashed a Zoom meeting of the California Polytechnic State University’s Chinese Students’ Association (CSA) club and hurled racial slurs. The group encountered racist individuals during their weekly CSA Zoom meeting on Tuesday…
· Kimberly Nguyen
Dartmouth Students Code Entire Site in 36 Hours to Help Over 6,000 Essential Workers
Two Dartmouth College students used the time they had during the pandemic to create Give Essential, a website that matches frontline workers with essential items donated from all over the country. Sophomore Rine Uhm and senior Amy Guan, the founders of Give Essential and…