Former President Barack Obama said he did not see evidence that aliens "have made contact with us," after sending social media abuzz by saying aliens were real on a podcast over the weekend. During a ...

After a lifetime in higher education, McMaster University sociology professor Vic Satzewich thought he had heard every excuse imaginable for why a student couldn’t turn in her homework.

Chances are, most of those who have attended college have at some point gone through the humbling experience of asking a professor for an extension. We all have our reasons, and whether justified (a ...

Each morning, as I open my laptop, Bean, my 65-pound Bernedoodle, pads into my office and curls up under the desk. I’m lucky to bring him to work every day, fluff and all. Bean is my quiet colleague: ...

“The dog ate my homework” may be the oldest excuse in the book, but one Arizona student now has a far more unusual culprit to blame after her pet pig was caught red‑handed destroying her schoolwork.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Travail Collective is expanding its footprint across the Twin Cities with three new restaurant openings, including a second Pig Ate My Pizza, a new Dream Creamery location and the ...

As a college professor for 30 years, I’m no stranger to the range of excuses that students provide for missed work or poor performances. But in the past year, a new phenomenon has emerged in relation ...

For as long as there have been students, there have been WILD excuses for them being late or for not handing in assignments on time. It's one of our great traditions! But sometimes, those seemingly ...

Ms. Silcoff is a cultural critic. My 10-year-old daughter’s entry into the universe of Labubu was innocent enough: She was a kid who wanted a doll. So how did my usually thoughtful and steady ...

Statement Columnist Siena Beres sits underneath a University AI banner on the outskirts of the Diag. Meleck Eldahshoury/DAILY. Buy this photo. The sophomore slump is real. On any given school night I ...