When a student from the University of Minnesota, or even a stranger, is sexually assaulted, they face tremendous shame and self-loathing, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Psychology of Women Quarterly.But those feelings are amplified when they go public with the incident.“When we have to publicly report a sexual assault, we have…
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More than $6.5 billion scholarship fund for students with student loans
Students who attend college for at least three years can receive a $6 billion scholarship, the Department of Education announced Thursday.The scholarship, announced at the start of the school year, is part of a $4.4 billion investment in higher education.The announcement follows a year-long effort to address a $1.3 trillion student loan crisis.The Education Department…
Trump administration to investigate media for biased reporting
NEW YORK — The Trump administration will investigate media outlets for biased coverage of its plans to expand background checks for gun buyers, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.The Office of Government Ethics will lead a review into the media’s coverage of the proposal, which Trump has promised to push through Congress.The president…
How to read the latest research papers in university
With its academic research in the spotlight, the University of Pennsylvania has become the poster child for how to read research papers.The U.P. has also been named one of the top 10 universities by a U.S. research organization, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, in a ranking that is expected to be released…
How to stop using Google, Facebook and LinkedIn for online dating
Recode reader Matt, a college student, writes that he has been using LinkedIn for his job search for the past two years.But he’s also found that using the company has a big downside: He’s losing the ability to see what people are looking at, which can affect his career.So he decided to try out the…
How to avoid a job search for the wrong reason
The first step in finding a job is to get an idea of what you might be good at.Do you have the right skills?Do you know where the money will come from?Are you a good communicator?If the answers to those questions are yes, you should get to work.You want to know the truth before you…
Study finds students are ‘socially and academically more accepting’ than academics
LONDON, England – Students are “more socially and academally more accepting” than academics, according to a new study of university sex on campus.The study, commissioned by the National Union of Students (NUS), found students at universities across the country “have more positive attitudes towards sex than their peers in the rest of society”, while they…
How to save money with online dating, and save money on car reviews
The cost of living is the biggest expense for most Australians, with many looking to save as much as they can on their car purchases.However, many are also looking to find the cheapest and most convenient way to do so, with a new study looking at the best and cheapest ways to get a car…
How to get the most out of the next generation of technology, and why we’re all in this together
By James Corbett/Bloomberg BusinessweekA few years ago, Facebook was a relatively obscure startup with $1 billion in market cap.But the social network has since grown to $40 billion, a quarter of the company’s $200 billion valuation.This year, it’s the sixth-largest company in the world, and its users spend almost two billion hours per month on…
Which college fraternities are the most popular online dating sites?
More than 80 percent of U.S. college frats are now available for online dating, according to a survey of the top 30 online dating services.The survey of more than 8,000 undergraduates from online dating platform, TheHarmony.com, showed that the number of sites that accept memberships from the fraternity system jumped from 2,500 in 2014 to…
