Ralph Nader will be at the University of Hawaii-Manoa campus today, promoting his run for the presidency as an independent, the Ka Leo reports. Although Barack Obama has a strong grip in the polls on Hawaii, where he was born and partially raised, Nader continues to entreat voters to not be so quick to decide. "I think in Hawaii, if people realize that it's a slam-dunk Democratic state, they may want to send the Democrats a message: Don't define yourself principally be how bad the Republicans are."

Likely bolstered by a constant stream of caffeine-addicted college students, the University of Florida campus won't be affected by the shuttering of 600 underperforming Starbucks stores nationwide, the Independent Florida Alligator reports. While a shaky economy is forcing the ubiquitous coffee purveyor to downsize, the food distributor of UF was assured that the four locations on campus were safe from closure.

Not surprisingly, college students have been especially anxious about the news, but I suspect that most campus locations will be among the more than 15,000 stores left unaffected

A sociologist found that universities disproportionately display minority—especially black and Asian—students on their outreach brochures, Inside Higher Ed reports. After studying hundreds of viewbooks from four-year universities and comparing their diversity with the actual racial makeup of the schools, the Augsburg College researcher found that black students represented 12.4 percent of students in brochures, while they only made up 7.9 percent of students enrolled; 5.1 percent of students in viewbooks were Asian, while the reality was 3.3 percent. Seventy-five percent of colleges appeared to overrepresent black students in outreach materials.

Even consulting firms are already wise to this game. "We tell colleges that it's a mistake and they shouldn't do it, but we get overruled," said one consultant. "Sometimes you see the same black kid in every picture." The story also mentions an underrepresented group of students: ugly people. As one of the research assistants noted, the brochures were mostly filled with "hot chicks and minorities."

Harvard Law School resumed bar exam review classes Tuesday after a threat posted on an online message board forced officials to cancel sessions the day before, the Harvard Crimson reports. The post, which was accompanied by an image of a gun and ammo read "On Monday, I am bringing my piece and his brother to class. [Dean] Elena Kagan and all those arseholes are going to pay. THEY WILL PAY ATTENTION!"

Although officials are confident the threat has dissipated, the school continues to step up foot patrols, with the help of federal authorities.

According to a health assessment at the University of Texas, students are not as drug-loving as they think they are, the Daily Texan reports. The report says that 12.8 percent of students polled had actually used marijuana in the past 30 days, while students predicted 64.8 percent. Similarly, only 1 percent of students polled reported daily pot use, compared with a perceived 16.5 percent.

What's that odious smell that's been permeating for "quite some time" through the halls of the English building at William and Mary? (As if being an English major isn't bad enough already.) Turns out during a renovation 20 years ago, an old floor drain was left open, allowing the smell of sewage to easily spread throughout the ventilation system, the Flat Hat reports.

Northeastern University's student newspaper, the Northeastern News, is declaring independence and will sever the rest of its ties from the school in September. The paper, which will change its name to the Huntington News, has been financially self-sufficient for years, but will now move to an off-campus building and will no longer be considered a student group.

Florida A&M had its accreditation reinstated last Thursday, just less than a year after it was put on probation for "significant problems" in its finances and administration, the Famuan reports. One hundred students, faculty members, and staffers gathered to hear the news, and the announcement was met with "shouts of 'Hallelujah' and 'Thank you.' "

The celebration follows months of dark times at the university—a result of years of mismanagement that came to a head during a 2007 state audit, which cited an inability to reconcile bank accounts, pay employees on time, or account for missing property, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Losing accreditation would have affected federal financial aid and the ability of Florida A&M students to transfer to other schools.

At least one student was more concerned about the school's status than about her own graduation. "Thank God, my degree will be accredited," she said. Because what good is a diploma if it's at a school with absolutely no credibility?

The New York Times profiled two law schools that are at the forefront of the fight against the military's controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. The Vermont Law School and William Mitchell College of Law are the only two law schools in the country that bar military recruiters, which, under a 1996 law, allows the government to withhold federal research grants from the schools.

"They are the only institutions that have taken as dramatic and as principled a stance as they have, so it's certainly put in the category of profiles in courage," a Syracuse University law professor said. "They have done things that other schools have not done."

In defense of every other school out there, these two schools are both small and unaffiliated with larger universities—lifting the burden of other programs that might have been affected. But Vermont has not come out unscathed, losing up to $500,000 a year in federal research grants as punishment via the Solomon Amendment; William Mitchell hasn't been affected because it does not receive money from the four spending bills cited in the law.

University of Georgia football fans are in the midst of "a sad day for the entire Bulldog nation," after Uga VI, the school's winningest mascot, died Friday, the Red and Black reports. Uga VI, just short of 10 years of age, died of congestive heart failure and will be buried in a marble vault in the corner of the Georgia stadium. "He was a good one," his owner said.

Even the governor had many, many kind words: "Though much of the Bulldogs' success in recent years has been attributed to Coach Mark Richt, most true Georgia fans know that his job will be much tougher now without the winningest Uga of all time stalking the sidelines, sitting on his trademark bag of ice and carefully eyeing any opposing mascot that dared to come close."

No word from PETA on this yet. Too soon?

Paper Trail deems Steve & Barry's an epic fail after the Wall Street Journal reported last week that the financial troubles of the discount sports apparel retailer have trickled down to one of this blog's beloved student newspapers.

The chain has fallen months behind on $36,000 in bills to the Michigan Daily, the University of Michigan's student newspaper, and still owes $20,326 for ads bought more than a year ago. "It's by far our largest unpaid debt," said the Daily's business manager. "They owe us more than we set aside for all unpaid debts for the year." Steve & Barry's management did not respond to the Journal's calls for comment.

In what may be part of its continuing battle against "Muck Fizzou" paraphernalia, the University of Kansas is suing local retailer Joe-College.com, saying the store is infringing on school's trademark by printing shirts that reference Kansas athletics, the University Daily Kansan reports. The store—which openly notes on its website that it sells unlicensed goods—markets clothing and goods with the controversial "Muck Fizzou" chant (a reference to Kansas rival Missouri and also a phrase that was banned by ESPN), along with other insidery and sometimes vulgar Jayhawks(ish) gear.

Sounding much like Minnesota officials distancing their school from a Victoria's Secret collegiate line, a Kansas spokesman said the store's shirts were inconsistent with the university's brand message. "What we are looking to do is to protect our registered mark and protect the good name and good will of the University of Kansas."

The University of Central Florida has announced a new tailgating policy for football season, prohibiting open containers once the game starts, the Central Florida Future reports. Partyers will be able to drink and tailgate on the main campus starting at 7 a.m. on game day until kickoff; off-campus areas and bars and restaurants are exempt from the new rule.

The University of Minnesota is now working to distance itself from a new Victoria's Secret PINK line that features cobranded merchandise from 33 schools (a full list appears after the jump), the Minnesota Daily reports. Although the goods are still being advertised as of today on the company's site, school officials are working to get all the products removed.

The university blames a "miscommunication" with its licensing company and the great purveyor of overpriced underwear for the mishap and says that "the clothing line was not in step with [its] values and focus." A school spokesman also clarified that the university mostly takes issue with the reputation and image of Victoria's Secret itself, rather than the type of apparel in question (it already sells branded lingerie on campus). Citing body image issues as one example, the spokesman said, "There are very legitimate issues that people have with that specific company and how they market."

A copyright infringement lawsuit, which shuttered a site that improperly distributed GMAT questions, could spell trouble for the more than 1,000 prospective M.B.A. students who used the service, the Chronicle of Higher Education reports. A district court in Virginia awarded the test administrator, the Graduate Management Admission Council, $2.3 million in damages from ScoreTop.com, which offered a sneak peak at "live" test questions and unauthorized study materials to its users.

GMAC, which is now analyzing the site's payment information, posted a message at ScoreTop.com that students who used the site will have their test scores cancelled, be barred from taking the exam again, have their business schools notified, and may be subject to prosecution. "This is illegal," a GMAC spokeswoman told Business Week. "We have a hard drive, and we're going to be analyzing it. If you used the site and paid your $30 to cheat, your scores will be canceled. They're in big trouble."

Business schools say it is too early to tell what their response will be, and because prospective students who are most competitive are the ones who tend to use these services, the fallout will likely be limited to the top schools. And for the students who used the site, which has been in existence since 2003, and are already enrolled in M.B.A. programs? According to one administrator, the punishment could range "from a slap on the wrist to expulsion."