email from university caption 'If you have negative amount due you have a credit balance and do not owe the College. Amount due $1.96' (l) man with hand on chin caption 'Not my $1.3B endowed school hitting me up for $2 the past 8 months' (c) typing email reply to school caption 'are you guys hurting for the $1.96 or do y'all got this' (r)

‘Are y’all hurting for it?’: TikToker’s university hounds him for outstanding bill under $2

'Since it's been 8 months I'm assuming there are no consequences of not paying it right?'

On Jul 24, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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woman with hand over mouth holding in laugh caption 'This guy in my coding class at Columbia complaining about being a man in Psychology' (l) Students sitting in circle male student speaking to female students (r)

‘There’s just like so many women to compete against’: Columbia student complains about how hard it is to be a man in the psychology field

'Does he realize how ironic that statement is?'

On Jun 21, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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robot on wheels with balloons tied to it driving around a library

‘So happy that my tuition went towards a balloon robot that roams the library during finals week’: Private college roasted for balloon robot in viral TikTok, sparking debate

'Have to pay to print but hey at least there’s a robot with balloons to hopefully provide some serotonin.'

On May 23, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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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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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
college graduation caps with facial recognition tech on top

‘Don’t stop at one search’: Emails reveal how Clearview pushed college police to use facial recognition on students

Clearview's free samples can be used against you.

On Mar 24, 2022 by Louise Macaraniag

Tech
Old books strapping a shiny chain. Forbidden literature locked with a padlock. Dark background.

Infamous, reactionary tweeters band together to launch own university that will teach ‘forbidden courses’

'Are you offering a major in getting ratio'd or just a certificate?'

On Nov 8, 2021 by Claire Goforth

Tech
defective showers at howard university

‘Why were students not informed?’: Viral video shows defective safety showers at university research lab

'This has to be an OSHA violation.'

On Nov 1, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

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A USC Frat house is covered in graffiti after allegations of sexual assault and drugging.

‘Don’t let them forget’: TikTok shows frat house covered in graffiti to protest allegations of spiked drinks, sexual assault

'Frat row has got to go,' protesters shouted.

On Oct 26, 2021 by Tricia Crimmins

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A woman in a hallway (L) and trash piled up in a hallway (R).

‘We’re paying this much rent and can’t even put our trash in the… trash’: Student puts university apartment on blast over living conditions in viral TikTok

'I hate it here.'

On Sep 27, 2021 by Sabine Joseph

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Students gather outside a fraternity house at the University of Nebraska Lincoln to protest a sexual assault.

‘Rot in hell!’: TikTok video shows students protesting notorious frat after allegations of sexual assault

Hundreds of students participated.

On Aug 25, 2021 by Tricia Crimmins

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A t-shirt (L) and postcards (R).

The Brigham Young Virginity Club wants to make abstaining from sex cool again

But is the popular Instagram account an elaborate joke?

On Jul 17, 2021 by Tricia Crimmins

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Homepage article image

College student who shared suicide-killing note online sparks demands for mental health support

'Can this happen again? Could it happen to me?'

On Apr 7, 2021 by Jennifer Xia

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A patch on a member of ICE

ICE says foreign students taking online-only courses may need to leave U.S.

The news has sent shockwaves throughout the foreign student community.

On Jul 6, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

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jaden mcneil kansas state university

University not expelling white nationalist who joked about George Floyd’s death

The Kansas State University football team recently threatened to boycott to get the student expelled.

On Jul 1, 2020 by Zachary Petrizzo

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