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Publishing Company Starts School Year by Removing Over 1,000 E-Textbooks
Cash-strapped students rely on access to cheap digital textbooks. Only a few weeks into the fall semester, hundreds of titles suddenly disappeared.
College Students Are Worried That Anti-Abortionists Will Rat Them Out
“I would not be surprised if these groups become more bold with Roe.”
It’s Back to School in the Apocalypse, and Parents Are Losing Their Minds
Teachers and students are getting sick, parents are fighting for and against mask policies, and school board meetings are getting very nasty.
VICE Readers’ Back-to-School Outfits Made Us Care About Clothes Again
Not even COVID-19 and remote classes via video chat can put a damper on the joy of a great first-day-of-school outfit.
How to Fit in a Real Workout When You Have Only 20 Minutes
When you can't dedicate as much time to training as you might like, here's how to keep your priorities straight—without feeling guilty.
People Who Stayed Home For College Share Their Best Partying Tips
Being stuck with your parents in the town you grew up in might seem suffocating, but people who have done it say there are lots of ways to make it work.
Sorority Houses Have Their Own COVID-19 Rules. Now One Is a Hotspot
23 students at an Oklahoma State sorority have tested positive for COVID-19. Maybe it's because the adults who run the house "are not expected to enforce guidelines or discipline accordingly."
A Beginner's Guide to Getting an Education Without Going to College
Sharpen your pencils and get ready to teach yourself everything you want to know, minus the exorbitant tuition fees.
Flawed Algorithms Are Grading Millions of Students’ Essays
Fooled by gibberish and highly susceptible to human bias, automated essay-scoring systems are being increasingly adopted, a Motherboard investigation has found
A Bulletproof Backpack Isn't Enough to Keep Kids Safe in School Shootings
Some kids are heading back to school with bulletproof vests, jackets, and backpack inserts. But keeping kids safe is about more than buying expensive gear that may not be effective against an active shooter.
Teenage Dreams at MoMA PS1's Back to School Blowout
Boasting a subterranean foam party and a urine-soaked karaoke chamber, MoMA PS1's Thursday night fall season opener was anything but studious.
All the Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Started University
We asked the most educated guy we have on the roster for wisdom.