Solving The College Football Championship Problem

The debate over how college football should handle crowning its national champion has reached new heights. As Congress mulls over whether or not to debate the use of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), I have...

All-male college cracks down on cross-dressing

An all-male college in Atlanta, Georgia, has banned the wearing of women's clothes, makeup, high heels and purses as part of a new crackdown on what the institution calls inappropriate attire. The dress-wearing...

College senior Kenneth Nwannunu dies in Shanghai

Kenneth Nwannunu, a College senior, died yesterday while on a Penn Study Abroad program in Shanghai, Matt Waller from the Vice Provoct for University Life has just confirmed.Investigators have not found out what...

Obama, education and health care; a pragmatic analysis

Fact: Obama has proposed spending $95 billion in loans and grants to help 10.9 million students pay for collegeSource: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/rewrite/budget/fy2009/education.html Dear President...

College Colors Day: Support your Team

Friday September 4 is College Colors Day declared by the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) and recognized by NCAA football fans. On College Colors Day, students, fans, and alumni are encouraged to wear clothing with colors that represent their favorite college teams. College...

Swine Flu Spreads As Schools Resume Classes

Hundreds of students were infected with H1N1, swine flu, as schools resumed classes for the fall in the U.S. Students in at least 17 colleges were affected. School officials are preparing buses to transport sick students, and are also setting up isolation dorms and...

Trina Thompson, A Jobless Grad, Sues Monroe College

A Monroe College grad Trina Thompson, 27, found herself at the Bronx Supreme Court filing a lawsuit against her college instead of being happily employed upon graduation. Thompson is suing her college for $70,000, the cost of tuition she paid to get her now useless...

The Evolution of Plant Minds

     I was listening this past weekend to an NPR story about the history of chewing gum (see http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106439600&ft=1&f=1032). ...

A New Hope Of Life For Our Ailing Education System

A New Hope Of Life For Our Ailing Education System- Shobha Shukla It is heartening to note that the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), under the able guidance of Sri. Kapil Sibal, wishes to overhaul the education system in the country. It envisages replacing marks...

Graduates Start New Life Via Second Life

The virtual world of Second Life has seen a host of experiences over the years, but on June 10th, the first Second Life college graduation will be held on the Second Life campus of the 150 year old Bryant &...

Office Club Profile (working version)

Dow gives insight on the little known "Office Club" on the Las Positas Campus and in the process learns a little about himself.

The Governator tells USC 2009 graduates to fight on

After he was awarded an honorary doctorate degree, Arnold Schwarzenegger delivered the commencement address to 4,500 graduates at the University of Southern California on Friday. C.J. Dablo reports. " After...

Colleges ditch cafeteria trays for the environment

Colleges across America are ditching cafeteria trays in the hope of conserving water, cutting down on food waste and trying to save some money."Some even believe trayless cafeterias could help avoid the dreaded “freshman 15” — the number of pounds supposedly gained in...

Facebook, there's a reason it's not called Brainbook

So, what's on your mind facebook students?  Apparently less than you think... "Facebook users have lower overall grades than non-users, according to a survey of college students who also ironically said the...

Education is a Powerful Force, Especially in a Tough Economy

The country’s unemployment rate stands at 7.6 percent, meaning that more than 11 million Americans are now without jobs. However, while the employment rate among high school graduates with no college education...

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