College Offers Loan Repayment Assistance To Its Broke College Grads
A liberal arts college in Michigan is offering its future broke, college grads loan repayment assistance to its incoming freshman.
Richard III, Dogs of the Iditarod, and David Beckham in Underwear [Current Events Cheat Sheet]
A rogue police officer, a king’s remains and David Beckhan in his under garments, round out this week’s current events cheat sheet.

Is The New Cover Of Sylvia Plath’s ‘The Bell Jar’ Sexist?
There’s been some debate as to whether the new cover of The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath’s groundbreaking novel about a woman who suffers from clinical depression due to the pressures of gender norms and misogyny, is sexist.
That One Time Australia Tried To Ruin Every Kid’s Birthday
The best part of any birthday party is getting your cake with an amount of candles equivalent to your age (maybe even one more for good luck) and then making a wish about getting that pink bike you wanted and blowing our your damn candles like a pro. But Australian officials ain’t having any of that.
NC Students Divided Over Butt Plug Bingo, True Story
North Carolina State University decided to host a kinky bingo night. Oddly enough, many students were pretty pissed that their student fees were going to such a “crass” game.
Fashion Student Commits Suicide, Leaves Behind Louis Vuitton Bag of Names Banned From Funeral
The lack of support she felt from her “friends” after a supposed bullying incident seem to have caused the young student to turn to suicide.
Can Your College Sue You? Hint: Yes, It Can.
U.S. borrowers have accumulated around $1 billion in loans and schools like Yale and The University of Pennsylvania have been forced to take extreme measures. They’re suing students.

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Super (Beyonce) Bowl, Blackouts, and a Kid President [Current Events Cheat Sheet]
The day after the Super Bowl: if you were partying it up last night, sorry about that hangover. If, like me, you only tuned in at halftime to see Beyonce and Destiny’s Child give the BEST halftime performance ever, congratulations, your thoughts are probably still full of her fabulousness.
Women in Combat, Norovirus, and Manti Te’o Songified [Current Events Cheat Sheet]
Katie Couric pushed Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o for some answers about his fake-dead-girlfriend controversy. And because the internet is beautiful, the Gregory Brothers songified it. Why, why, Manti?
Nightclub Fire in Brazil Kills at Least 245
At least 232 people died in a tragic nightclub fire at Kiss Nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil early this morning. According to CNN, about 2,000 people were inside the club when the fire broke out, which was double the maximum capacity of 1,000.
Obama Urged to Resign Over Beyoncé Lip-Snycing Scandal [WTF Friday]
I kid you not, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said that, “By lip-synching the national anthem, Beyoncé has cast a dark cloud over the President’s second term,” and the only way to remove that “cloud” is by resigning.
Are These Protestors Slut Shaming Rosie Huntington-Whiteley?
A women’s body or anyone’s body is not inherently sexual unless it is objectified and then sexualized. You can sexualize something by including suggestive overtones, language or gestures. These ads do none of that.

Happy 40th Anniversary Roe v. Wade: Where We Are Today [Sex in the News]
Today is the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the ruling that established the right to obtain an abortion across the country. The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of a woman’s rights to choose, at least within the first three months after conception. However, with how much talk there was about abortion in the last election, it almost feels like this ruling is going through a mid-life crisis.