The scene is right out of the 1950s with students pecking away at manual typewriters, the machines dinging at the end of each line. Once each semester, Grit Matthias Phelps, a German language instructor at Cornell University, introduces her students to the raw feeling of typing without online assistance. No screens, online dictionaries, spellcheckers, or delete … Read more
Students from the Northeast are heading South in record numbers, drawn by universities where sunshine, football and Greek life define campus life. Rather than chasing the Ivy League dream, many students are now opting for schools in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), which consists of 16 schools including the University of South Carolina (USC), the University of … Read more
Hollywood isn’t always fair. Anthony Hemingway, who directed four episodes of “All’s Fair,” is defending the Kim Kardashian-led legal drama series from scathing negative reviews. “You’re not going to please everybody,” Hemingway, 48, told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview published Wednesday. Anthony Hemingway attends the “All’s Fair” premiere in Los Angeles on Oct. 16. Getty … Read more
An unspoken set of rules have always governed the college admissions process for many Asian families. They understand, for example, that an Indian male applying to study computer science or a Chinese female pianist will have to work exponentially harder to distinguish themselves in the admissions process. For South Asian families in particular, the college … Read more
New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. It’s no secret: college admissions have always been fiercely competitive. But as demand for higher education swells, applicant pools jumped 5% in just the past year, turning an already ruthless competition into what must feel like … Read more
Hypocrisy: That’s the theme around a New Jersey Little Leaguer’s controversial suspension for flipping his bat after a home run. Suspended Haddonfield Little League star Marco Rocco’s father, Joe, called out Little League’s decision-makers for suddenly being anti-bat flipping after his 12-year-old son’s celebration landed him a suspension ahead of the New Jersey Little League … Read more
Brandon Tierney was run from his son’s 10U Little League baseball game and apparently did his best Billy Martin impression. The WFAN radio host, who had just returned from vacation, dove into the details after a caller provided an alleged first-hand account of Tierney, an assistant coach of his son’s team, being ejected after arguing … Read more
A beer league team in Ontario just earned themselves a lifetime’s worth of bragging rights. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl turned up in Oilers jerseys at a pickup game at Magna Centre in Newmarket, Ontario, last Wednesday night in a dream-come-true moment for local fans and players. Making the moment even sweeter for the locals: … Read more
Bronny James is keeping up with girlfriend Parker Whitfield’s summer adventures. The rising second-year guard and son of Lakers superstar LeBron James swooned over a recent batch of Whitfield’s Instagram snaps, which featured a handful of poolside photos, as he gears up for the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. “My girlfriend!” the 20-year-old James … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. There’s nothing impossible about this mission: watch and comment on one of the biggest sporting events of the year. Just days after contributing to a record-breaking Memorial Day box office … Read more
Students and parents have long approached the admissions process with a simple assumption: If you can get into an Ivy League school, you can get in anywhere. Based on that assumption, many applicants devote all of their time, energy and effort to their Harvard application first, then plan to tinker with their essays a bit … Read more
Expectant parents are goo-ing and gaa-ing for these monikers. Baby name consultant Colleen Slagen revealed why parents are requesting “Ivy League” names — and, no, they’re not naming their children Harvard or Brown. Most moms and dads dream of their child getting accepted into an Ivy League school, but that’s not why they’re requesting names … Read more
The Rockford Peaches together again? Well, some would call that a home run. The stars of the 1992 film “A League of Their Own,” including Geena Davis, Lori Petty and Rosie O’Donnell, had a mini reunion at Chicago’s Donald Stephens Convention Center for the Chicago Sports Spectacular on Sunday. The trio spent the day signing memorabilia and snapping photos with fans … Read more
I work at a prestigious fintech company where everyone went to Ivy League or prestigious schools. I went to a good public university and grad school but didn’t have a very high GPA, and I feel like an outsider. I just want to be seen as valuable and fit in. How do I do that? … Read more
The future of dating apps in New York won’t just be online. The League — which vets everyone on the app — has launched a series of upscale events in New York, including in the Hamptons and at the US Open, to make in-person events a key piece of the service. “It’s the beginning of … Read more
There’s no crying in baseball, but grab your tissues for this. The historic baseball field featured in the 1992 family comedy “A League of Their Own” was destroyed in an overnight fire. The Jay Littleton Ball Park in Ontario, CA, built in the 1930s, could not be saved after it was engulfed in flames just … Read more
She’s truly in a league of her own. Fifty years ago, Maria Pepe of Hoboken, NJ, changed the trajectory of girls’ sports — fighting for the right to play Little League baseball. “It wasn’t just about baseball,” Pepe, now 63, told The Post. “It was about girls’ roles in society. Now they are able to … Read more
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made history when he signed onto the National League’s Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB). Just six weeks later, Larry Doby, a 23-year-old from Paterson, NJ, left the Newark Eagles in the Negro National League to join the Cleveland Indians and … Read more
Match Group was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action claiming that its dating apps Tinder, Hinge and The League are designed to addict users, generating more profit for the company, rather than help them establish relationships. The plaintiffs said Match’s “predatory” business model defrauds those looking for love and fearful of missing out with … Read more
ESPN and the NFL are in advanced talks that could result in the league taking an equity stake in ESPN, The Post has learned. As part of a potential agreement, Disney-owned ESPN would take control of NFL Media, which includes NFL Network, and the league would receive equity in ESPN. For the long-term viability of … Read more