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Scientists at the University of California, Riverside recently discovered a rare species of worm that kills tarantulas, and naturally, named it after actor Jeff Daniels, Variety reports. The inspiration behind the “Tarantobelus jeffdanielsi” is Daniels’ character Dr. Ross Jennings in the 1990 film Arachnophobia about a town overrun by a new species of spiders. Even […]
Congratulations are in order for Megan Thee Stallion, who graduated from Texas Southern University on Saturday. The “Thot Shit” artist now has a bachelor’s degree in health administration. “Good morning hotties!!! It’s graduation dayyyy,” she said in a tweet mere hours before the graduation ceremony. As you’ve surely seen on your timeline this weekend, the three-time […]
A Lil Uzi Vert fan is hoping to see the Eternal Atake artist at his upcoming college graduation. Instagram user @bigassheel (a.k.a. Raheel Ahmad), who will graduate from Temple University in Uzi’s hometown of Philadelphia next January, had a chance encounter with Uzi back in 2019 during which he received some added incentive and encouragement […]
Here’s something bound to fix students’ attention spans: Drake and The Weeknd will be the subjects of their very own media couse at X University (a.k.a. the soon-to-be-rebranded Ryerson). Dubbed “Deconstructing Drake and The Weeknd,” the course will be taught by well-known author, podcaster, and publicist Dalton Higgins. He’s also a prof-in-residence at The Creative School, the faculty in which this course […]
The University of Virginia has disenrolled more than 230 students for not complying with the school’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement. The Virginian-Pilot reports 238 students, including 49 who were enrolled in fall courses, were disenrolled after “receiving multiple reminders via email, text, phone calls, calls to parents that they were out of compliance.” Approximately 96.6 percent of the UVA student body is fully vaccinated […]
October’s Very Own is celebrating Canadian excellence for fall/winter 2021. On Wednesday, the Drake-founded imprint unveiled a co-branded collection made in partnership with the University of Toronto. The capsule includes a varsity jacket, rugby polos, hooded sweatshirts, fleece pants, headwear, and a tote, all of which feature the OVO owl and the UofT maple leaf logo. All pieces […]
Target has joined the growing list of retailers and restaurant chains offering educational assistance for its employees. The retail giant announced Wednesday that it would pay for the full cost of college for its U.S.-based part-time and full-time employees. Target plans to invest $200 million over the next four years in the program, which will offer debt-free assistance for select […]
A medical student at Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona was arrested after allegedly threatening to bomb her school and kill several people. According to CNN, Mona Asadi, 29, faces four felony counts of computer tampering after using a laptop in a “course of conduct that threatened, terrorized or tormented specific individuals.” The university’s dean reported a […]
Emory’s School of Medicine apologized on Wednesday to 83-year-old Marion Hood for rejecting his application over six decades ago because he was Black, per Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I am sorry I must write you that we are not authorized to consider for admission a member of the Negro race. I regret that we cannot help you,” the […]
Despite the academic school year coming to a close for many colleges and universities, schools still keep a tight eye on their students to combat COVID-19. Three University of Massachusetts Amherst students learned this the hard way after being suspended for attending an off-campus party without masks. USA Today cites that the three students were […]
