More Trouble for Ahmadinejad

Staff / Truthdig Dec 21, 2006 The student movement that led to revolution in Iran may now be setting its sights on the country's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was protested last week during an appearance at the same university where the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy was planned. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

French Students Turning to Sex Work?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 1, 2006 France's leading students union estimates that some 40,000 students have taken up prostitution to fund their studies French police are disputing the report, saying prostitutes are posing as students (Via BloggerNews) Also: Check out the battle in the Italian gov't over transvestite bathroom rights. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Salon Probes the Post’s Impotence Myth

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 Salon writer Rebecca Traister doesn't buy the Washington Post's big story about the causes behind an alleged rise in impotence among college students. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Harvard Student’s Book Pulled From Shelves

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2006 The Ivy League sophomore, who got a $500,000 two-book deal, admitted borrowing material from two other books. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Freshman

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2006 How did the Taliban's chief spokesman abroad end up a student at Yale? The New York Times Magazine has the story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sex Week at Yale Draws Controversy, Porn Stars

Staff / Truthdig Feb 18, 2006 A prudish Harvard student, writing in a conservative campus newspaper, says the following of Yale's annual ode to sex: "I don't see how bringing a Playboy stripper to campus is helping anything." No surprise there. The Yale contingent at Truthdig knows from experience that Cantabs are sooooo uptight. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Homosexuality Still a Capital Crime in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2006 "What for me is love, unfortunately, is punishable by death," says a remarkably brave Iraqi medical student, speaking on the record and using his real name. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )