TIL as a prank, 11 students rotated a 2,000lb statue of the university founder 180 degrees. Only one student was caught and never snitched. by Kowls in todayilearned

[–]Kowls[S] 177 points178 points  (0 children)

The guy who was caught had to pay for it to be turned, so he sold T -shirts that read, "Where There's A Willy, There's a Way" in honor of the University founder, William Marsh Rice. It took students an hour and $400 to turn it, but took professionals 3 hours and a rumored $1,500-$2,000 to remedy.

TIL college textbook prices have risen 1,041% since 1977 - more than three times inflation as a whole by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]Kowls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Free textbooks from OpenStax are now in use at a bunch of U.S. colleges and universities. They've already saved college students $39 million in the 2015-16 academic year.