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- April 04, 2012
Three male business students at the University of Mannheim in southwestern Germany are offering a free callboy service to female students who want to improve their grades through an active sex life. The young entrepreneurs claim they are championing female sexuality, but others are doubtful. By Selina Marx more... [ Forum ]
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- February 15, 2012
Germany's highest court has ruled that starting professors in Germany should be paid more in the future, arguing that the current system of performance-based salaries is unconstitutional. Editorialists at German papers warn the decision could prove expensive for the country's states. more...
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- January 11, 2012
Police in the German city of Lübeck are investigating reports that a teacher at a local Waldorf school made pipe bombs with his students. The kids apparently made gunpowder in class and exploded the devices on a nearby heath. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 21, 2011
Many predicted that the rise of the digital book would signal the demise of the library. But the opposite has been the case. The world's top architects have designed a number of modern libraries in recent years -- though the focus is no longer on the books. By Bernd Musa and Hilmar Schmundt more...
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- October 20, 2011
German universities are more crowded than ever, and controversial changes to how quickly students must finish their studies have dramatically altered their academic lives. But many worry that these changes are also taking a serious toll on their private lives and personal well-being. more... [ Forum ]
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- June 24, 2011
In recent decades, a number of blind people have developed a bat-like method of determining their surroundings using tongue clicks. Following recent success in Berlin, the technique could become more widespread in Germany. Some even use "flash sonar" to ride bikes and go hiking in the mountains. By Manfred Dworschak more... [ Video ]
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- April 13, 2011
Silvana Koch-Mehrin, a rising star in Germany's Free Democratic Party, is being accused of plagiarizing parts of her doctoral thesis and her university has started a probe. Similar allegations cost Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg his job as defense minister. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 31, 2011
It was a lesson designed to help teach children the realities of life: Teachers at a school in Schleswig-Holstein arranged for a rabbit to be slaughtered in front of the kids to give them an insight into how Stone Age people managed to live without a freezer. Ultimately, though, not even a student petition couldn't save the bunny from its grisly fate. By Frauke Lüpke-Narberhaus more...
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- March 11, 2011
German sexologist Volkmar Sigusch was one of the main thinkers behind the sexual revolution of the 1960s. In a SPIEGEL interview, he discusses its legacy, the benefits of online porn, why open marriages can sometimes be a good option and why it's important to keep things dirty in the bedroom. By Thomas Hüetlin and Claudia Voigt more... [ Forum ]
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- January 26, 2011
Law professor, mother and author Amy Chua's memoir, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," has touched off an angry debate in the United States on parenting styles. In an interview with SPIEGEL, Chua talks about drilling her daughters and threatening to burn their stuffed animals in order to motivate them to learn. more... [ Forum ]
