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A Chinese Middle School is Forcing Students to Write Letters Exactly Like a Computer
The handwriting work of young students from one school in China is gaining attention this week for its computer-like precision and neatness. Photographs of the handwriting work of students from Hengshui Middle School in the Heibei province of China went viral on Chinese social…
· Jacob Wagner
Professor in China Who Resembles Einstein Becomes Instant Celebrity Amongst Students
One man is winning admirers and creating quite a buzz on the internet in China for his striking resemblance to famous scientist Albert Einstein. The professor, 68-year-old Gary Manzo from the United States, has been teaching English and sociology at Fujian Agriculture and…
· Riley Schatzle
Chinese University Punishes Female Students By Brutally Roasting Them in the Hot Sun
On Tuesday, instructors at a university in Hunan, China, forced more than 20 female students to lay down on asphalt under the hot sun while wrapped in blankets because they did not keep their room clean. While the rest of Hunan Vocational College of Foreign Languages, which…
· Riley Schatzle
Chinese University Forces Students to Pull Their Majors Out of a Hat
A well-known Chinese university is facing criticism after forcing civil engineering students to pick their majors at random through a lottery. Second-year students enrolled in the urban planning school at the University of Southern China are required to choose one of seven…
· Sebastian Dillon
Chinese Plastic Surgery Program Tells Students to Practice on Each Other
A Chinese plastic surgery training center is under investigation after teachers used students as guinea pigs and asked them to practice procedures on each other. The school originally advertised that after their four-day program (yes, only four days), students would be able to…
· Editorial Staff
15 Times Broke College Students Completely Hacked Life
College may be the time in an individual’s life when they are introduced to advanced concepts such as computational linear algebra or astrophysics, but it is also the time when many learn how to fix real-world problems on a budget. From cooking pasta in a coffee maker to using…
· Riley Schatzle
Psychology Professor Gives the Most Evil Extra Credit Problem to His Students
Dylan Selterman, a psychology professor at the University of Maryland, has been assigning the same extra credit problem on his final exam since 2008 — only one class has ever answered correctly. The prompt reads:
· Riley Schatzle
Selfless University President Gives Away $200,000 Bonus to Students and Charities
The president of the University of Cincinnati, Santa Ono, just opted to have his $200,000 yearly bonus donated to students and charities. President Ono is not the type of person to make a spectacle out of his finances just for attention. He has now turned down his six-figure…
· 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…
· Riley Schatzle
How Two Chinese Immigrants Made $1 Million off Apple Stock
A Queens couple has been investing in Apple stock since the late 1990s and now they own over $1 million in Apple shares. Ning Wang is the editor-in-chief of Sing Tao Newspapers, a Chinese newspaper chain, and Ting Qian is a communications manager at the Institute of Electrical…
· Riley Schatzle
How a Jar of Peanut Butter Can Cure Your Hangovers
A few years ago three friends were discussing the idea of a possible cure for the dreaded hangover when they came up with the idea for a product called Steem, a caffeinated peanut butter. Andrew Brach, Keith Barnofski and Chris Pettazzoni were discussing banana bread and peanut…
· Laura Dang
Inside the Life of a 23-Year-Old Brazilian Soccer Star Worth $75 Million
Brazilian soccer star Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, 23, has accomplished much for someone his age. Beloved in his home country and with adoring fans all around the world, Neymar also has 32 million Instagram followers who he keeps updated on his life, hairstyles and…
· Laura Dang
This 17-Year-Old With Dyslexia Says Being Bullied Pushed Him to Become a Millionaire
A dyslexic entrepreneur who was bullied in school as a child for his learning disability is on his way to becoming a millionaire by the time he turns 20. Seventeen-year-old Ollie Forsyth, of Pury End, Northamptonshire, is a budding businessman who started his first company, an…
· Editorial Staff
Here’s the Damage One Big Mac Will Do to Your Body in 60 Minutes
While fast food is quick and cheap for workers and students on the go, we all know eating it regularly isn’t good for our health. So what are the immediate health consequences of eating one of the most famous fast food burgers of all time? A new infographic from Fast Food Menu…
· Riley Schatzle
Elon Musk Paid His College House Rent by Hosting Epic Nightclub Parties
Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk displayed his entrepreneurial spirit in college when he transformed his house into a nightclub to pay his rent. After Musk transferred from Queen’s University to the University of Pennsylvania, he rented a large house, threw huge parties…
· Laura Dang
High Schooler Raises $80,000 for College Using Website That Pays for Good Grades
One high school student earned $80,000 before walking down the aisle for graduation. Abby Saxastar raised the money through a startup called Raise.me and is using the funds to cover her full tuition at Stetson University, a private college in central Florida. According to CNN,…
· Adam Ornelas
Why Every Startup Should Seriously Consider Competing in a Pitch Contest
The entrepreneurial lifestyle is hot right now. Everywhere you go, every site you visit, every social media timeline you scroll through has some evidence of its omnipresence. Instagram is dotted with motivational quotes attributed to titans of industry; bold fonts overlaid…
· Max Chang
Inside the Life of The $400 Million Co-Founder of Instagram
Kevin Systrom is the 31-year-old co-founder of Instagram, the photo-sharing app that helped define a generation. In July of 2012, Facebook acquired Instagram for $1 billion in cash and stocks. Systrom made $400 million in the deal and still remains Instagram’s CEO today.
· Riley Schatzle
What Japanese Kids Do During Lunchtime Will Blow Your Mind
Many American children either bring a lunch to school with them or buy what the school cafeteria has to offer, but this group of Japanese children not only eat the same lunch, but they also serve, dine and clean up as a collective effort.