Across the pond, a swirl of controversy has arisen from student preparations for an Empire-themed ball, which is set to be held at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, on June 14, 2009. (As an aside, John Harvard is an alumnus of Emmanuel College). The Emma May Ball is one of several ‘May balls’...

In an entirely expected turn of events, British socialite Peaches Geldof, 19, officially announced her divorce to Harvard alum and Chester French band member Max Drummey this past weekend. They were married for just over six months. According to the Daily Mail , Peaches is currently “besotted&...

To old people who existed before Al Gore created the Internet: if you’re going to sign up for social networking sites like Facebook, you better be damn well sure that you know what you’re doing. Apparently, Dartmouth Religion Professor Reiko Ohnuma never considered that her students migh...

Last week the Nixon Library released over 198 hours of Richard Nixon’s rantings - recorded after his re-election in 1972 - and Gothamist pulled a few interesting quotes on the disgraced president’s disdain for, well, pretty much everything, which includes the Ivy League. Speaking with He...