Applicant Who Actually Faced Punishment For Sexual Assault Clearly Not Yale Material

NEW HAVEN, CT—Immediately dismissing the high school senior’s chances of acceptance after reviewing his record, Yale admissions officers reportedly decided Friday that an applicant who had actually faced punishment for committing sexual assault was clearly not Yale material. “We have a very high standard here at Yale,…

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College Freshman Has Friend From Home Visiting Way Too Soon

GALESBURG, IL—Baffled by the unusual pace of their classmate’s social involvement, residents at a Knox College dormitory observed Friday that fellow student Andrew Witte had a friend from home visiting way too soon. “Well, okay. We’ve only been here a couple weeks, and Drew already has a high school buddy crashing in…

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Man Who Just Beat Computer Solitaire Never Asked For Overwhelming Sensory Assault Of Victory Animation

UNION, KY—His eyes rolling back as the blinding light emanating from the display filled the room, local man Reeves Halko, his ragged voice barely audible over the deafening sound of cards shuffling faster and faster, confirmed Friday that he never asked for the overwhelming sensory assault of its victory animation.…

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‘Colette’ Is A Thoroughly Modern Fille

Willy (Dominic West) and Colette (Keira Knightley) audition prospective Claudines in Wash Westmoreland

Wash Westmoreland’s biopic of a French literary lioness is well-acted, gorgeously mounted and weighed down with incongruously modern speeches about sexuality and gender.

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