4. Tulane students sign on as "Sugar Babies" with dating website

4. Tulane students sign on as "Sugar Babies" with dating website. Hey, times are tough. That liberal arts education isn't going to pay for itself. That's where Seekingarrangement.com comes in. The website pairs young "sugar babies" with "Sugar Daddies" and "Sugar Mommies" who are older and well-heeled. The problem? Universities like Tulane are not happy with being ranked with such a high number of Sugar Babies. [Nola]
"These are men and women who are looking for someone wealthy to pamper them," said 41-year-old Brandon Wade, the site's founder and chief executive officer. The Top 20 list came to light locally last month when The Hullabaloo, Tulane's student newspaper, published an interview with a freshman identified as Amanda who said Sugar Daddies had helped her meet her expenses at Tulane, where tuition and fees alone for first-year students amount to $43,434. Interest peaked for a time on campus, with some professors imploring their students to pick up a copy of the story for class discussions.
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