A critical debt deadline has passed — and for legions of borrowers, it could mean the difference between discharged debt and continued, crushing payments. April 15 was the deadline for the Education Department to issue its decision on applications filed by a group of post-class applicants under the Sweet v. McMahon settlement agreement. According to … Read more
Sarah Katz wanted to ride a roller coaster. In a high school essay she once recalled a time in second grade, when her mom took her to the Six Flags in her native New Jersey. She wrote about how desperately she’d wanted to ride “the biggest and scariest” coaster in the park, how she wanted … Read more
A young woman was diagnosed with blood cancer after her symptoms were dismissed as anxiety and told by a GP, “You look healthy, so you must be fine.” Abby Maxwell was reassured by doctors that nothing was wrong despite losing 84 pounds in under a year and suffering from regular bouts of nausea and vomiting. … Read more
Talk about culture shock. An adorable Italian exchange student has become a social media star after his American host mom dragged him to Olive Garden — a carb-heavy field trip that had the unsuspecting visitor all but yelling basta! before even making it to the table. In a string of hilarious and now-viral clips, viewers … Read more
A fundraiser for a former Mississippi State University student charged after allegedly shouting an antisemitic slur at Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has garnered over $36,000. Patrick McClintock, 20, was charged with disturbing the peace after he was caught on video allegedly yelling “F— the Jews” outside a pizza restaurant Portnoy was reviewing in Starkville on Nov. … Read more
New video shows the vile moment a Mississippi college student smirked after he was confronted for hurling antisemitic slurs at Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy as he was filming one of his famous pizza reviews. The hate-filled heckler, identified by cops as 20-year-old Patrick McClintock, was caught on camera bombarding Portnoy and screaming “F–k the … Read more
A Mississippi college student was arrested for allegedly hurling an antisemitic comment at Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy as he filmed a pizza review, according to authorities and reports. Patrick McClintock, 20, was arrested Monday after a viral video allegedly captured him yelling, “F–k the Jews” toward Portnoy, who is Jewish, as he filmed a “One … Read more
What a complete shock. Two years ago, a 20-year-old student at the University of Cambridge collapsed and died without any warning signs while hiking in southern France — and now her family is doing everything possible to prevent others from experiencing this same type of unexpected tragedy. Clarissa Nicholls was described as a healthy and … Read more
She’s teaching these kids a lesson they won’t soon forget. The schoolyard to jailyard pipeline may soon be welcoming another troubled youth, as a ticked-off teacher is calling the cops on a student who robbed her of a trendy trinket valued at nearly $300. But rather than rallying around the educator with support, nagging naysayers on the internet … Read more
A student’s “freshers’ flu” turned out to be deadly meningitis — and she had both legs amputated to save her life. Ketia Moponda, 19, arrived at university eight days before she was struck down with what she initially believed to be freshers’ flu — a mild cough new students get in their first few weeks. … Read more
College grads are trading chapel bells for career goals. A new study published by Education Economics finds that college graduates are significantly less likely to get married, especially in their 20s and 30s. Researchers from Iowa University analyzed US Census data from over 8 million Americans to determine how much higher education is shaking up … Read more
People increasingly support school phone bans — and New York got the message. As New York bans cellphone use during the school day, a recent study conducted by the Pew Research Center found that support for phone bans in school is increasing. The majority of U.S. adults support prohibiting students from using their phones during … Read more
Her dream of making a splashy entrance was flushed down the drain — and that stinks. No one stopped and no one stared as Sarah, a creative coed, stepped out of a plastic porta potty, dressed to the nines in floor-length formal wear, hoping to impress her classmates with an outré display on prom night. Absolutely no … Read more
An Australian college student died of a caffeine overdose after waiting several hours for the ambulance to arrive. Christina Lackmann, 32, was a biomedical science student who was found dead in her home in Melbourne in April 2021, according to 9News. Lackman had called emergency services at around 8 p.m. local time, saying she felt … Read more
That’s one fishy situation. As a busy medical school student, Gita Lozovaya spends much of her time studying, but decided to unwind one day at the beach with a friend. Residing in Yalta, a seaside town on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula — “On my day off from college, my friend and I decided to have … Read more
Talk about a kid with a lot of heart. A 14-year-old from Frisco, Texas, developed a groundbreaking smartphone app to detect early signs of heart disease in just seven seconds. Circadian AI records heart sounds, filters out ambient noise and analyzes the data using a cloud-based machine learning model — all by placing a smartphone … Read more
One of the men accused of taking part in the antisemitic sign controversy that appeared at the Barstool Sports’ bar in Philadelphia spoke out Tuesday in the latest twist in the ordeal. A sign that read “f— the Jews” was spotted at the bar in a video that went viral across social media over the weekend. Dave … Read more
The Trump administration has halted $1 billion for mental health services for children, saying that the programs funded by a bipartisan law aimed at stemming gun violence in schools were no longer in “the best interest of the federal government.” Lawmakers authorized the money in 2022 after a former student opened fire at an elementary … Read more
A 20-year-old Iowa woman is sounding the alarm on social media after doctors brushed off her “crazy random cancer symptoms” — a move that nearly killed her. “If you guys have ever had anything like this, please run to the ER and advocate for yourself because I would have died if I didn’t, like, push … Read more
A graduate student who moved into a 77square-foot micro-apartment says she has found the minimalist lifestyle liberating. Lydia Rouka, 27, is an international graduate student in Seoul, South Korea, where she studies business. The 8 ft. x 9 ft. micro-apartment, also known as a goshiwon, consists of a single bed, a desk and chair, shelving, … Read more