College news from around the U.S. and the world

JuicyCampus.com creator didn’t intend site to get mean: In an open letter, he writes “Our hope for the site has always been that JuicyCampus would be a place for fun, lighthearted gossip, rather than a place to tear down people or groups.” Well, alright. But the opposite happened. Please correct this, for the sake of all the defamed sluts out there.

British towns buying rights to build university campuses: In what’s being called the ‘university challenge’, towns will be able to bid for the right to have an ivory tower built in their backyards, to stimulate the economy of the area and help adults get degrees more easily. Interesting approach, Britain. But will it work?

Apple taking over on college campuses: According to an executive with the computer maker, for the first time ever Apple’s laptops have outsold Dell’s at U.S. colleges. Next up: Apple wants every freshman to have an iPhone. It’s already working.

Post VTech and NIU, every gun threat turns into a lockdown: After reports of gunmen on campus, two schools in the Southeast, Appalachian State University and Middle Georgia College, were locked down and canceled classes. The AP says that both gun reports were found to be either a hoax, confusion, or mistake. Thank God.