The college student who tracks Elon Musk's private jet says the Twitter CEO 'seems really bothered' by his account

May 9, 2023

The college student who tracks Elon Musk's jet said he "seems really bothered" by his account. Jack Sweeney's comments followed Musk's BBC News interview in which he discussed banning @ElonJet. Sweeney said Musk's "obvious annoyance of ElonJet just adds to the significance of ElonJet." Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. The college student who runs a Twitter account tracking ...read more

Third graders at Madrid Neighborhood School are surprised with full rides to college

May 9, 2023

The Hill After School Satan Clubs gain popularity amid legal victories After School Satan Clubs have been steadily increasing in popularity and are not likely to slow as their supporters rack up media attention and legal wins fighting for free speech. The clubs, associated with the Satanic Temple and offered only in primary schools, began at the beginning of 2020 and quickly gained attention from parents… WOFL Parent accused of strikin ...read more

Getting Rid of Legacy Preferences in College Admissions Would Be Satisfying. It’s Not Nearly Enough.

May 9, 2023

School There are many other things we can do to increase equity in a post–affirmative action world. Harvard University. Marco Almbauer/Wikimedia Commons Twenty years ago, Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, then patriarch of one of America’s most famous political families, took on a fight to reform selective college admissions. At the time, it was not a popular fight with liberals in government. Many members of Congress benefited from practices like the legacy pre ...read more

Biden proposes rule for transgender student athletes that allows for some restrictions, opposes 'categorical' bans

May 9, 2023

CNN  —  The Biden administration proposed Thursday a new federal rule change that would allow for schools to enforce some restrictions on transgender student athletes, but opposes policies that “categorically” ban those students from participating on sports teams consistent with their gender. “The proposed rule would establish that policies violate Title IX when they categorically ban transgender students from participating on sports teams consistent with their gender identi ...read more

Anthony Richardson and the rise of the high-risk, high-reward quarterback era

May 9, 2023

We are a week away from the NFL draft and Anthony Richardson fever shows no sign of letting up. When the quarterback announced he was leaving Florida for the pros after a single season as the Gators starter, observers of the college game scoffed. Sure, he was fun and exciting; he could do things few, if any, college quarterbacks could dream of. But Richardson was horribly inaccurate. Another season in the SEC oven, and he may just round into the kind of polished passer the league would prize. ...read more

DeSantis wants to eliminate in-state college tuition for undocumented students and beneficiaries of the Obama-era DACA program

May 9, 2023

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to repeal their access to in-state tuition rates for undocumented students. The immigration package is, according to The New York Times, one of the toughest in over a decade. At least 12,000 DACA recipients benefit from in-state tuition in Florida.  Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. As part of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's extensive immigration reform ...read more

Steve Barclay accused by rcn of trying tto bull and ssilence nurse

May 9, 2023

Health secretary Steve Barclay has been accused by the Royal College of Nursing of trying to “bully and silence” nurses after the government issued legal papers in an attempt to block a planned May Day strike, describing it as unlawful. A “pre-claim” letter was issued in Barclay’s name on Friday, demanding the RCN cancel industrial action planned for 30 April to 2 May. In the five-page legal letter, seen by the Guardian, the government’s lawyers say they will seek “declaratory re ...read more

A 2nd Kentucky shooting kills one and injures another at a college — both in Louisville, hours apart

May 9, 2023

Less than two miles away and just hours after this morning's Kentucky bank shooting that killed five and injured eight, another gunman (possibly with another suspect) shot and killed one person and injured another. The second shooting occurred outside a building at Jefferson Community Technical College in Louisville, according to Courier Journal, and the two shootings are thought to be unrelated. "Let's be clear. This was an evil act of targeted violence," Louisville Mayor Craig Greenburg, cle ...read more

Third graders at Madrid Neighborhood School are surprised with full rides to college

May 9, 2023

The Hill After School Satan Clubs gain popularity amid legal victories After School Satan Clubs have been steadily increasing in popularity and are not likely to slow down as their supporters rack up media attention and legal wins fighting for free speech. The clubs, associated with the Satanic Temple and currently only offered in primary schools, began at the beginning of 2020 and quickly gained attention… Reuters Israel demolishes Pa ...read more

A college student got a top grade for an essay written with the help of ChatGPT, report says

May 9, 2023

A college student said he was given the highest grade on an essay written with the help of ChatGPT. The student told BBC News he adapted and tweaked the content generated by the chatbot. He said the first-class mark was the highest grade he'd received at Cardiff University in Wales.   Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. A student at Cardiff University in Wales said he receiv ...read more