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woman speaking caption "Why I sued my Sorority" (l) lawyer holding book showing client where to sign (c) woman speaking caption "Why I sued my Sorority" (r)

‘I had to literally hire a f*cking lawyer’: Woman claims her own sorority tried to scam her

'I am now five years post-grad, but I will never f*cking forget what this sorority did to me.'

On May 19, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

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man in white jacket with caption "Asking med students how much debt they're taking out" (l) woman grimacing with caption "Salomon: $150,000 Yolanda: $150,000 Gnyata: $300,000" (c) woman holding tablet with caption "Tanya $400,000" (r)

‘How are y’all so casual about it’: Med student shows how much debt each friend is graduating with, sparking debate

'Y’all don’t be feeling too bad for them.'

On May 13, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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young woman crying with caption "POV: you're declining your acceptance to your dream university because fafsa wasn't enough to cover dorm costs"

‘The price of college in America is unfair as it is’: Girl has to turn down acceptance to ‘dream college’ because FASFA won’t even cover dorm, sparking debate

'The sad reality of a lot of Hispanic students wanting a higher education.'

On May 13, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘This one actually made me feel decent about my finances’: College student shows friends’ bank account balances, sparking debate

'I would be panicking if I had any of these.'

On May 11, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

Internet Culture

woman in car laughing hand up to mouth caption "Me and my raging republican friends writing liberal essays to get A's" (l) hammer hammering nail into itself on light green background (c) woman in car odd expression caption "me and my raging republican friends writing liberal essays to get A's" (r)

‘This is the best self own I’ve ever seen’: A young Republican claimed to write ‘liberal essays’ for a good grade. TikTok told her she was just using facts

'So you admit that Republican philosophy is not based in logic, critical thinking, and historical record?'

On May 7, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

The voices defining Web3: These students are ditching college to run an NFT business

'It’s gonna be big noise.'

On May 4, 2022 by Linda Hamilton

IRL Tech

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‘Get out ASAP’: College student says landlord painted over black mold instead of addressing the issue

'If it’s growing on your SHOES… that’s not okay!!!'

On Apr 26, 2022 by Rachel Kiley

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Woman sewing pride flag with sewing machine caption "At BYU its against the honor code to be in a homosexual relationship" (l) Graduation ceremony with jumbo screen showing woman flashing open her graduation gown to reveal pride flag (c) Woman holding open gown to show flag interior caption "I will be seen" (r)

‘I will not hide’: Student flashes Pride flag at graduation to protest honor code against same-sex relationships

'Not all heroes wear capes… some wear gowns with rainbows.'

On Apr 26, 2022 by Laiken Neumann

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laptop screen with presentation "Global Organizational Structures" caption "taking two courses that are presenting the exact slides word for word" (l) woman at laptop caption "e,ailing the director to complain that I'm paying $46,000 for this." (c) laptio screen with another presentation that is identical to "Global Organizational Structures" caption "taking two courses that are presenting the same exact slides word for word" (r)

‘I can get EXPELLED for plagiarism but y’all can do THIS’: College student discovers she was given identical slides in 2 different courses

'After graduating college I realized how much of a scam it is.'

On Apr 19, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL

‘He got your back’: Woman enters HR meeting with old Zoom background of Bernie Sanders meme by mistake

'I haven't used my Zoom account since I graduated college.'

On Apr 18, 2022 by Elizabeth Rose

Internet Culture

‘Lmao you never needed this’: Stanford professor ridiculed after claiming he carried ‘papers’ allowing him to work during the pandemic

Even his fellow doctors are mocking him.

On Apr 11, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech

Student doing schoolwork on laptop with teacher on zoom (l) woman pointing to what teachers see on the CANVAS educational learning caption "Things teachers can see on CANVAS part 3" (r)

‘This is what we can see when you take a quiz’: College professor exposes what she can see on Canvas in viral TikTok

'Kind of feels like Big Brother, doesn't it?'

On Apr 7, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

Tech

‘Someone’s gonna get in troubleee’: TikToker shows university’s filler copy for diversity mission

'They rlly said let's look out for our poc students.'

On Apr 6, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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‘He is supposed to be in charge of this organization’: TikToker puts frat president’s handling of her sexual assault allegation against frat brother on blast

'He wasn't too familiar with the protocols the chapter had.'

On Mar 30, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

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‘OK but like I don’t see the problem’: TA shows email from OnlyFans during lecture, sparking debate in viral TikTok

'This was a class in Media and Society?!'

On Mar 21, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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