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Slate’s Rebecca Onion harshly critiques Run Hide Fight: Infidels, a Daily Wire action film anchored by Jonathan Majors, calling it a deranged, disturbing Die Hard–style depiction that centers on Gaza-campus protests and violent hostage drama, while noting Majors’ controversial casting amid production turmoil and safety concerns on set.
An Ivy League teaching fellow argues that Gen Z Catholics are flourishing on U.S. campuses, with Yale’s Catholic Intellectual Tradition becoming a surprising highlight. The piece contends that universities should actively expand Catholic history and related perspectives—including women’s voices and queer history—across the curriculum to treat faith as a living, relevant field and to better connect with religious students, rather than isolating it as a siloed identity. The author calls for broader support for religious studies at top schools, citing the trend in Catholic colleges and the relevance of Catholic thought to current events.
Prices are up due to a RAM and storage crunch, but you can still get solid college laptops by prioritizing 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage and choosing a recent Apple silicon or Windows 10/11/12-era machine. Be wary of 8GB RAM on Windows, though it can work on macOS in budget Macs. The guide suggests a range of options: MacBook Neo (budget 8GB/256GB), MacBook Air with M5 (16GB/512GB), Asus Zenbook A14 (16GB/512GB, OLED), Acer Aspire 14 AI (16GB/512GB), HP OmniBook 3 16 (Snapdragon X), Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 4 refurb (16GB/512GB), Asus Chromebook Plus CX34, and Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 514. If you can stretch, the Air remains the best balance of build quality and performance for four years, with refurbished/models often offering strong value; plan for continued price pressure into next year and consider refurbished or newer models to future-proof your purchase.
Viral chatter about a $20 burrito in Los Angeles shows how inflation and rising campus costs hit students hard: with LA’s minimum wage at $18.42, a single burrito can take more than an hour of work, prompting students to cook in bulk, dodge pricey meal plans, and seek cheaper campus options while debates over price and nutrition unfold.
Mashable’s 2026 guide tests 80+ laptops and highlights six top college picks—MacBook Air 13" with M5 for portability, Acer Swift Edge 14 AI as a slim Windows option, Dell 14S for battery life, budget-friendly MacBook Neo, Acer Swift X 14 for engineering/gaming, and MacBook Pro 14" for graphics work—covering performance, battery life, and value while advising on RAM/storage, major-specific needs, and avoiding older ARM Windows laptops.
Howard University unenrolled more than 500 incoming freshmen ahead of fall classes after they missed payment deadlines and scholarship reporting, despite reminders. The university says the enrollments were due to unmet payment arrangements or reporting deadlines, though some students with external scholarships may be affected and a few have been reinstated on a case-by-case basis. Students report frustration with slow financial-aid responses and unclear reinstatement of aid, highlighting broader concerns about the aid process at the school.
Jennifer Lopez celebrated her twins Max and Oskar Muñiz’s graduations with an Instagram carousel of emotional family moments from both ceremonies, as the pair head toward college. Oskar is set to study theater and visual arts at Sarah Lawrence College, while Max’s exact college choice hasn’t been revealed. Lopez notes the twins’ ADHD journeys, emphasizes their hard work and kindness, and highlights that they were accepted to all five universities with scholarships.
Baseball America provides a color-coded, regionals-focused statistical cheat sheet for all 64 NCAA tournament teams, highlighting runs per game, run differential, and offensive metrics (with Georgia Tech leading in wOBA and OPS and Lamar near the bottom), plus pitching metrics like fastball velocity and strike/miss rates. The article emphasizes green (above-average) vs red (below-average) areas across categories and notes that this postseason ranking focuses on talent and key players likely to miss the postseason, offering a data-driven contrast to their regular-season Top 25."
The NCAA baseball selection committee on Sunday announced the 16 regional hosts for the 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament, including Georgia, Georgia Tech, Auburn, Texas, North Carolina, Texas A&M, Oregon, Florida, Southern Miss, Kansas, Nebraska, UCLA, West Virginia, Mississippi State, Florida State and Alabama, with the bracket and seed order to be revealed Monday on ESPN2. Mississippi State earned the final hosting spot over Arkansas, a decision that could fuel debate over the weight of RPI versus the “eye test” as Selection Monday approaches, as several at-large cases remain sensitive to those metrics. Automatic bids from most conferences were already determined. The tournament is set to begin May 29.
Baseball America projects the 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament field of 64 using the updated two-seed seeding format, listing top national seeds (UCLA, Georgia Tech, Georgia, Texas, North Carolina, Auburn, Alabama, Texas A&M) and laying out a regional bracket across eight sites. The SEC leads with 12 bids, followed by the ACC (9) and Big 12 (7), with the projection designed to reflect Selection Monday’s structure—even if the committee does not publicly release the full two-seed rankings.
Yann LeCun urges shedding doom-mongering about AI: don’t rely on front‑line CEOs for labor impact, continue higher education (especially physics or electrical engineering), and expect AI to reshape work—not erase it—by turning managers into overseers of AI agents, a new kind of boss.
After tying in prelims for the final spot in the 200 free, Virginia's David King sacrificed his chance to swim the final so Maximus Williamson could race; Williamson then won the NCAA title in 1:30.03, becoming the fastest American freshman to win the event since 2016 and highlighting Virginia's team-first culture.
Research shows that college students tend to eat more and gain weight due to social and environmental factors, especially in group settings, with notable gender differences and a disconnect between perceived and actual calorie intake, highlighting the importance of digital dietary tools and broader context in interventions.
Ford CEO Jim Farley's son questioned the need for college after working as a mechanic, highlighting a broader debate about the value of a four-year degree versus skilled trades, especially as costs rise and demand for blue-collar workers increases. Experts emphasize the importance of promoting trades, addressing stigmas, and viewing AI as an empowering tool rather than a threat to essential workers.
The FAFSA for the 2026-27 school year has launched earlier than ever, with new features like faster verification and a new aid calculation formula using the Student Aid Index, aiming to streamline the application process and improve access to federal financial aid.