[TontoKowalski]

I wonder if the robbery was part of a homework assignment by Howard University?

I don't think so. According to a tweet from Howard, he was majoring in Leisure Studies.

That doesn't sound like anything that would require a robbery.

[Newtoidaho]

Leisure studies? Guess he just wasn’t up to the academic rigors of basket weaving.

[Calvin Locke]

...he was majoring in Leisure Studies.

That doesn't sound like anything that would require a robbery.

Looked up "Leisure Studies": Job opportunities include ... Correctional facilities...

His attempt to get a jump on relating to potential future clients' life-style, "job" stress, and "rewards" went badly.