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Get Paid To Eat Fast Food For 3 Months

Posted 05.10.2012

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This almost sounds like a joke -- a study from Washington University in St. Louis is recruiting participants to eat only fast food for three months. T...

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The 10 Best Value Private Colleges

The Huffington Post | Caitlin Brown | Posted 02.16.2012

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These ten public schools will give you the best bang for your buck, and these six schools are actually cutting tuition costs -- but which private scho...

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Sex Ed Is Less Effective In Red States

Vitals/LiveScience | Christopher Wanjek | Posted 02.07.2012

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Sex education is failing to reduce adolescent birthrates in conservative states, according to a new study. Perhaps paradoxically, states with a majori...

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Thomas Jefferson's Books Found In Wash U Library

AP | HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dozens of Thomas Jefferson's books, some including handwritten notes from the nation's third president, have been found in the rare books collection a...

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Bristol Palin's 'Sex Week' Appearance Goes Off The Rails

Posted 05.25.2011

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Uproar over Washington University's decision to pay Bristol Palin around $20,000 to partake in a discussion about "sexual responsibility" during the i...

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Wash U Students Not Happy About Bristol Palin Panel

Student Life | Posted 05.25.2011

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Student outrage over Student Union Treasury's decision to fund a panel featuring Bristol Palin for $20,000 was not assuaged by Wednesday's SU Senate m...

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APRIL FOOLS, College Style: The Good, The Bad And The OUTRAGEOUS (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Lindsay Dittman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Colleges are bastions for practical jokers -- students and administrators alike -- and April 1 is the day for them to strut their stuff. Many college ...

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UPDATED: Acceptance Rates DROP At Highly Selective Schools

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Application numbers to competitive schools grew dramatically this year, with the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, Duke and Brown seeing increase...

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Class of 2014: Wash U Application Rate Surges

Student Life | Alan Liu | Posted 05.25.2011

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The high school seniors arriving on campus this weekend for scholarship finalist weekend--the first of many visitation weekends--were admitted into th...

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Washington University Receives $60 Million Gift

Posted 05.25.2011

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Washington University in St. Louis has been given one of the largest gifts in its history, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. The gift, from ...

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UPDATED: Gender-Neutral Housing Takes Off On Campus

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mixed-gender living policies are cropping up on college campuses countrywide, though some schools are having an easier time establishing them than oth...

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Wash U: Antibiotic Preserves Hearing In Mice

Student Life | Posted 05.25.2011

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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have found that the antibiotic Kanamycin (KM), which was previously believed to damage ears, a...

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The F Word: Define Security, Mr. President

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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Laura Flanders

A three-year freeze on public spending on everything except entitlements, veterans benefits and security? Two years into a major recession -- a deva...

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Jonathan Alter Joins the Teacher-Scapegoating Chorus: I'm Calling BS

Dan Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Brown

Obsessive focus on cleaning house and demanding expecting superhuman performance misses a larger point.

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