Rebecca Harrington

By Elijah Watson, The Daily Texan.

When it comes to pleasing music fans throughout the world, SXSW has become notorious for its six-day music festival, featuring an array of iconic groups and up-and-coming bands. Contributing to the SXSW festivities was the 8th Annual mtvU Woodie Awards, featuring live performances from...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights is investigating Rutgers University for its response to alleged anti-Semitic harassment, according to documents obtained by The Huffington Post.

The Zionist Organization of America, a right-leaning Jewish advocacy group, presented the government with claims that Jewish students at Rutgers...

Penn State will never be the same.

Last night, the school's students took to the streets to show their displeasure over the firing of Joe Paterno, the university's legendary football coach. They chanted their support for JoePa, broke windows and turned over a TV news...

A Republican lawmaker told Iowa college students to "go back home" during a state senate committee hearing on Monday. The students had gathered to protest rising tuition costs in a meeting to discuss the state budget.

State Senator Shawn Hamerlinck listened to to the students describe how their tuitions...

At first it seems like a normal day at college.

It is gray and cold and I am sitting alone in the cafeteria eating a sad plate of oddly matched food, when one of my friends approaches. (The friend is never specified. Later, I always forget what they look...

British Prime Minister David Cameron made headlines on Monday when he criticized Oxford University for their "disgraceful" minority admissions statistics.

Cameron, who is an Oxford graduate, claimed that only one black person was admitted to the University in the past year.

"We have got to do better than...

Not in New York or LA for "The Moment I Knew Meetup" we're hosting on Tuesday, April 5th? You can still actively participate in the event by having a meetup in your hometown!

We can't wait for readers to get together in their own community to kibitz about...

This year's midterm elections promise to be both important and exciting. Majorities in both the House and Senate are up for grabs. Issues including the war in Afghanistan, financial reform, and gay marriage legislation are at stake. The outcomes of these House and Senate races will undoubtedly affect the 2012...

Last week, hundreds of HuffPost readers met up to discuss the news in various different locations around the world. This week, we hope that even more of you will meetup with each other, discuss current events and share your reactions with us.

In order to guide the conversation, our...

This week marks the inaugural session of HuffPost Thursdays, a Meetup to talk about the news. While we want everybody to shape the tone and style of their local Meetup, the editors here at HuffPost would love to offer some guidance. In order to make the discussion as fulfilling as...

When The Smashing Pumpkin formed in the late 80's, Billy Corgan had flowing, shoulder length hair and wore paisley shirts paired with Victorian pendants. In 1995, when Corgan proclaimed in a disquieting monotone that, "The world is a vampire," he wore silver pleather pants and a black T shirt...

Last night, folk singer Loudon Wainwright III opened for his son, Rufus Wainwright, at the Prospect Park Bandshell. The awkwardness of this did not go unremarked upon. "I feel like he is my son," said Rufus at one point, gesturing to his father's outfit, which included cargo shorts. Loudon...

It is no secret that the economics of pop music are abysmal these days. Records don't sell, bands are forced to tour continually, and the internet makes any underground scene over-exposed in a matter of months. It has always been hard to make it big, but in...

Are you in the New York City area this summer? Are you interested in music journalism? Do you want to go to free concerts?

In an effort to grow our community of young, passionate citizen journalists, The Huffington Post is launching our first ever concert blog on...

One of my mother's favorite expressions is, "Everyone gets worse as they get older." In my experience, this maxim has generally proved true. I have gotten worse. But has Phil Collins? That is the question.

One thing is clear: age has made Phil Collins...

Yesterday, Michelle Obama, the first lady, and Jill Biden, the wife of vice president Joe Biden, visited Haiti. The visit, Mrs. Obama's first solo trip abroad, had been previously unannounced because of "security concerns" said sources at the White House. The New York Times reports:

"It's...

This Week In Haiti News:

From The New York Times:

Some schools reopened in the wrecked Haitian capital on Monday nearly three months after the January 12 earthquake, but others could not because of lack of repairs or equipment, staff said.

The education ministry, backed...

UN Pledges 10 billion In Aid To Haiti

From The BBC World Service

The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has welcomed pledges of aid to Haiti totalling nearly $10bn.

Half of the money will provide immediate assistance, the rest is aimed at longer-term development.

...

Chris Dodd Says, "Place Haiti Under A Trusteeship"

From The Miami Herald

After the quake, the Washington Post interviewed Haitians who begged the United States to take over control of Haiti.

Haitians no longer believe that their government could do what needs to be done to...

A Different Take On The George W. Bush's Hand Wipe

From The Guardian

The video clip above appears to have been selectively slowed at the point that Bush touches Clinton's shoulder, making his gesture seem worse than it was.