Twitter Inc. co-founder Christopher “Biz” Stone dropped out of college—twice, from Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts, Boston—yet this fall he’ll be advising M.B.A. students at the University of California at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business on topics such as entrepreneurship and innovation. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Mr. Stone, who left [...]
As pre-collegiettes quickly approaching your first year at college, it’s normal that your nerves and worries are kicking into high gear. You’re about to enter unchartered territory, an entirely different world than high school (as much socially as it is academically). That said, the first week of college is a complete blast and you’re going [...]
Passionate college football fans everywhere always think their rivalry is the most important. They get absolutely up-in-arms if you dare to disagree. No matter where you go to school, it’s likely your football team has some kind of rival. Every year the big game is discussed for months in advance and drives thousands of loosely [...]
College fight songs are more polarizing than Nickelback singles. In each case, there tends to be a small but fiercely loyal contingent who love them. And those folks must defend their passion — whether it be for “Something In Your Mouth” or “Rocky Top” — against a larger society that just doesn’t get the appeal. [...]
NORMAN, Okla. — On the day before he died, Austin Box and his dad flew back to Oklahoma City from St. Louis after catching a couple of Cardinals games, ate lunch near the airport and shot the breeze. Routine father-son stuff, Craig Box remembers, then Austin had to leave to renew his driver’s license and [...]
How do you get people to recycle? It is a quandary that we, as a nation, have yet to figure out. In an effort to combat this age old problem, this August, Kansas State University tried to rally their community to be more ecologically conscious byinventing a mascot called “Ecokat.” Ostensibly, she is a sort [...]
The highly rated Balere Language Academy in Miamiis the daytime home of students from kindergarten through 8th grade, but the school is now responding to complaints that the same Miami-Dade charter school is hosting parties after hours. “Raunchy, booze-soaked bashes into the wee hours,” to be more specific, theMiami Heraldreports. Advertisements for the parties print the [...]
On Friday, the California State Senate approved Seth’s Law (AB 9), a bill designed to crack down on the harassment of LGBT students in the state’s schools. Named after the 13-year old Seth Walsh, the gay junior high student who took his own life last year after facing constant harassment from bullies at his school [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — At churches, shopping centers, schools, and local tea party meetings in California, fired-up volunteers have started gathering signatures for a ballot referendum that would repeal the nation’s first law requiring public schools to include prominent gay people and gay rights’ milestones in school lessons. Organizers of the Stop SB48 campaign_ Senate Bill [...]
Quick Response (QR) codes are beginning to pop up on city buses, in museum exhibits, and just about anywhere people need easy access to information. But we’re only beginning to scratch the surface of how they can be used to improve the formal educational experience. As the number of Americans, particularly students, with smartphones continues [...]
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