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Mom, Stop! Mother Scouts College Campus for a Date for Her Son

FILE - An employee organizes bouquets of flowers to be exported overseas, ahead of Valentine's Day, at Discovery Farm in Facatativa, Colombia, Feb. 8, 2018.
FILE - An employee organizes bouquets of flowers to be exported overseas, ahead of Valentine's Day, at Discovery Farm in Facatativa, Colombia, Feb. 8, 2018.

A Maryland mom took the Valentine's Day tradition of providing her son cards for his classmates to a new level this week: She scouted his college campus for a girlfriend.

Wearing a multicolored scarf, the 50-something woman approached students in two buildings on Towson University's campus this week, showing them a picture of her son on her cell phone and asking if they would date him, according to campus police reports.

Not everyone thought it was charming. As first reported by the Baltimore Sun, police sent an email to the campus community, asking them for information on the woman.

"HELP US IDENTIFY," highlighted in red, is written above a surveillance footage screenshot of the woman on campus released by university police.

Police said that the woman was not being sought on criminal charges, but they wanted her to just stop, according to the Baltimore Sun.

"This incident advisory is being provided in order to make the TU Community aware of an incident on campus that may cause concern," Charles Herring, chief of the university police department, wrote in an email to the campus community. "This advisory is intended to heighten awareness and inform the community of incidents that may impact their safety and security."

The incident is, of course, far from the first case of a mother publicly vouching for her son and his dating life.

Last October, Navy veteran Pieter Hanson's mother tweeted a photo of him in his uniform with the text "This is MY son... He is a gentleman who respects women. He won't go on solo dates due to the current climate of false sexual accusations by radical feminists with an axe to grind. I VOTE. #HimToo."

Pieter didn't agree with his mom speaking for him politically and created the Twitter handle "ThatWasMyMom" to denounce the #HimToo platform that tries to diminish the #MeToo movement in which women publicly name those who have assaulted or harassed them, often in professional settings.

Pieter gained 170,000 likes for tweeting a photo of himself and explaining that he believes women who come forward. Pieter now mostly tweets photos of his cats.

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Competition grows for international students eyeing Yale

FILE - The Yale University campus is in New Haven, Connecticut, on Dec. 4, 2023.
FILE - The Yale University campus is in New Haven, Connecticut, on Dec. 4, 2023.

It’s tough to gain admission to Yale University, and it’s getting even tougher for international students as standout students from around the world set their sights on Yale.

The Yale Dale News, the campus newspaper, takes a look at the situation here.

Read the full story here.

Student from Ethiopia says Whitman College culture made it easy to settle in

FILE - This May 18, 2021, photo shows a woman typing on a laptop in New Jersey.
FILE - This May 18, 2021, photo shows a woman typing on a laptop in New Jersey.

Ruth Chane, a computer science major from Ethiopia, writes about her experiences settling into student life at Whitman College in the U.S. state of Washington.

"The community at Whitman College made sure I felt welcomed even before I stepped foot on campus," she says.

Read her essay here.

Claremont Colleges student gets a shock when she heads home to Shanghai

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2012, photo, students walk through the campus of Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, Calif.
FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2012, photo, students walk through the campus of Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, Calif.

In The Student Life, the student newspaper for the Claremont Colleges, a consortium of five liberal art colleges and two graduate schools in Claremont, California, student Rochelle Lu writes about readjusting to her Shanghai home after spending a semester in the United States.

Read the full story here.

Cedarville University aims to ease transition for international students

FILE - A recent graduate wears a garment with their graduation year April 25, 2024, in Los Angeles.
FILE - A recent graduate wears a garment with their graduation year April 25, 2024, in Los Angeles.

Cedarville University in the U.S. state of Ohio says it’s got more than 140 international students representing 44 countries.

Here, the school interviews Jonathan Sutton, director of international student services. He talks about his job and the opportunities for international students on campus.

Read the full article here.

Morehouse College offers prospective students tips on applying and thriving

FILE - People enter the campus of Morehouse College, a historically black school, in Atlanta, Georgia, April 12, 2019.
FILE - People enter the campus of Morehouse College, a historically black school, in Atlanta, Georgia, April 12, 2019.

Morehouse College, a private, historically Black liberal arts college in the U.S. state of Georgia, offers a guide for international students interested in attending the school.

Among the tips to apply and thrive at Morehouse:

  • Take advantage of the school’s orientation program
  • Turn to the school’s Center for Academic Success for tutoring, support and more
  • Immerse yourself in campus life via clubs and societies

Read the full article here.

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