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· Sebastian Dillon
U.S. Universities Expelled 8000 Chinese Students For Cheating, Getting Bad Grades
According to a recent survey, thousands of rich Chinese students were expelled last year from American schools because of cheating. Last year alone, U.S. universities expelled around 8,000 Chinese students for cheating and bad grades, with more than half of them from top-100…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Why College Students Give Bad Ratings to Professors With Asian Names
A new study published in the journal Language in Society reveals that educators at U.S. colleges with European-sounding last names tend to get better ratings from students than those with Asian-sounding last names. Used by students to evaluate their teachers, Rate My Professors…
· Sebastian Dillon
Shia LeBeouf Gives the Scariest, Most Intense Motivational Speech Ever
A video of Shia LeBeouf giving an intense motivational speech might just leave you too afraid to not succeed.
· Augustine Reyes Chan
College Board Loses 300 SAT Tests, High Schoolers Doomed to Retake Them
Hey kids, remember that SAT you took almost a month ago? Well, oops, they were lost. And guess what else? You now have to retake them! Nearly 300 students at Broad Run High School in Ashburn, Virginia, learned yesterday that the SATs they took on May 2 failed to arrive to the…
· Max Chang
Cat Lovers are Smarter Than Dog Lovers, Claims New Study
Pet owners, prepare to debate: dog lovers may be more energetic and outgoing, but cat lovers score higher in intelligence, a recent study has found. As if it wasn’t obvious before, dog people and cat people have different personalities, and owners choose their pets based on the…
· Jacob Wagner
New Study Reveals Why Being Good at Your Job Might Not Really Be a Good Thing
Apparently, working today doesn’t always just mean eating tomorrow. It might also mean working even harder tomorrow to eat the same the day after. A new study from researchers at Duke University, University of Georgia and University of Colorado finds that competent, hardworking…
· Editorial Staff
Inside the World of Personal Assistants Used by the Powerful Elite
Did you know that the DMV will open early or close late for certain people? Or that the police are available as an escort during rush hour? All of this is possible when you have a rockstar assistant. When you’re working as an assistant to very important people, your job often…
· Editorial Staff
Why This Student Got into Every Ivy League School and Rejected All of Them
Ronald Nelson is a high school senior who’s accomplished something most students only dream of: admission to all eight Ivy League schools. Nelson’s qualifications are equally as impressive. He’ll be graduating with a 4.58 weighted GPA, a 2260 out of 2400 SAT score and 15 AP…
· Max Chang
When a Student’s Baby Started Crying in Class, This Professor Had an Incredible Response
A professor at Hebrew University in Jerusalem has been making headlines this week for the way he responded to a baby crying in his class. During one of his lectures, a student’s baby started crying. Feeling embarrassed, the mom stood up to try to leave.
· Max Chang
New Harvard Study Debunks How Everyone Usually Answers This One Interview Question
Humblebragging, a skill that comes naturally to someone who thinks a little too highly of themselves, is something you never want to do in a job interview. Or anywhere, in fact, you don’t want to come off sounding like a douchebag. What is humblebragging? It’s the act of…
· Editorial Staff
Black Cards and Vertu Phones: The Life of a 20-Year-Old Self-Made Millionaire
Everyone knows that financial freedom isn’t easy to attain. It can take years of hard work, discipline and luck to reach it. Then there are people like 20-year-old entrepreneur Evan Luthra. Evan Luthra recently hit the internet spotlight when his Instagram account was featured…
· Jacob Wagner
Watch a Young Zuckerberg Explain ‘The Facebook’ to Perplexed News Anchors in 2004 Video
11 years ago today, someone named Mark Zuckerberg appeared on CNBC to discuss a social network that had 100K users. https://t.co/qP6y4qocfB
· Jesse Miller V
These Are the 10 Best Business Schools for Networking
Quick, grab a savvy individual on the job hunt or who’s looking to get ahead, and ask them what’s the most important factor behind landing the right gig. You might get a few answers that include things like: qualifications, experience or education. Still, one answer is going to…
· Jesse Miller V
Drinking a Glass of Wine Actually Makes You More Attractive, Study Finds
You’re at your favorite local watering hole, and you’ve knocked a few back. Feeling emboldened by your newfound liquid courage, you scan the room for prospects. You lock eyes with someone who flashes you a smile, make your approach, and that’s when something miraculous happens.…
· Melinda Sherrill
10 of the Highest Paying Jobs That Don’t Require a College Degree
College isn’t suited for everyone, so it’s a good thing that bachelor’s degrees aren’t a prerequisite for success. Vocational schools — institutions that teach and provide certification for trades — are well adapted for potential laborers and workers who enjoy working with their…
· Editorial Staff
This New Kickstarter Campaign Could Be The Answer to California’s Drought Problem
If there’s one environmental issue we should all be nervously contemplating, it’s the crisis involving the shortage of our most valuable resource — fresh water. For residents of California, the crisis is already here, and the need to find a solution can’t be put off any longer.…
· Max Chang
Snapchat is Offering College Grads $450,000 to Work There Instead of Google
For the last couple of years, Snapchat has been working hard to lure students from top computer science programs by offering them more money than most recent graduates could ever dream of earning.
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Why Your Success in Life Depends on What You Do in College, Not the College You Go To
Getting into an elite college is more cutthroat than ever. Ivy League institutions like Harvard and Yale, and top universities like Stanford and MIT have around a 7.4% admission rate for a pool of around 40,000 applicants. Similarly, small, top liberal arts colleges like Amherst…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
A 20-Year-Old Man Nearly Starved to Death After His Sugar Daddy Locked Him in His Apartment
A young Chongqing male nearly died this week after being locked up in the apartment of his sugar daddy, a 40-something male, China News reports. According to Yubei Police Station, Liu, who has only been identified by his surname, was locked in a room in a rented apartment…
· Anthony Orona
How a Man With a Passion to Stop Hunger Revolutionized How We Eat Ramen
If you visited Google today, you might have noticed the mighty search engine’s new Doodle honoring what would have been the 105th birthday of Momofuku Ando, the inventor of Cup Noodles. For most of us — if we’re being honest here — life without top ramen would have been…