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Student Blogger Shut Down and Sued by Butler University Over Free Speech

Stu Kreisman | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media

Read More: College Students, Butler University, Alexander Hamilton, First Amendment, Crime, Bloggers, Jess Zimmerman, Virginia Tech, Barack Obama, Lawsuit, Freedom of Speech, University, Internet, College, Virginia Tech Massacre, Censorship, Benjamin Franklin, Media News
Stu Kreisman

Jess Zimmerman is a junior at Butler University. Last year he wrote criticisms of Butler's administration in an anonymous blog. We now have the first case of a university suing a student over online free speech.

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10 Things I Wish I'd Known as a Student

Jennifer Kushell | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Success, College Students, Students, Life Lessons, Banning Technology in School, Back to School Advice, Banned Technology, School Stress, School Advice, Academic Bubble, Karma, Video Games, Living News
Jennifer Kushell

The most popular and highest achieving kids in school are not always the most successful in the real world. Success in the academic bubble does not translate to success in work and real life.

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Student Loans The "New Indentured Servitude": The Atlantic

The Atlantic Business Channel | Mike Konczal | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business

Read More: College Students, Job Market, Dissent Magazine, The Atlantic, Indentured Servitude, Fafsa, Student Loans, Recession, Business News

The Wall Street Journal ran a post over the weekend about a new credit crunch among low income borrowers, noting it is now 'payback time.' What they d...

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School Reaches Out To Chronically Ill Students

msn.com | Posted 09.22.2009 | Living

Read More: College Students, Philanthropy, Charity, College, Students, The Giving Life, Living News

DePaul University has responded to the needs of chronically ill students with a specially tailored learning program--the only one of its kind, accordi...

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One Less Egg to Fry

One For The Table | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living

Read More: College Students, Leaving Home, Empty Nest Syndrome, Living News
One For The Table

I had a rare glimpse into the gaping maw of my Empty Nest Future and lemme tell ya, it was bleak. I won't mince words. I walked around the house weeping.

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Smart Girl Guide to College (Sex)

Shelby Knox | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: College Students, Contraception, Women, Women's Health, Sex Education, Safety, Living News
Shelby Knox

Girls have to be extra careful at college. But following the Smart Girl's Guide will help make sure your worst mistake is leaving your flip flops in a cow patty.

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Off to College, Probably Not Off to Sleep -- Part 2

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: College Students, Dorm Rooms, Bedroom Makeovers, Sleep Hygiene, Sleep Tips, Health, University Students, Dorm Room Makeovers, Sleep, Studying, Partying, Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

I don't know any college student who isn't sleep deprived and living on caffeine.

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Slacked off This Summer? Time to Turn up the Heat!

Lindsey Pollak | Posted 09.27.2009 | Living

Read More: College Grads, College Students, Internships, Career, Summer, Job, Job Hunting, College Graduates, Living News
Lindsey Pollak

While many recent grads have spent the summer hustling for jobs, completing internships and taking summer classes, I have a hunch that others have acquired deep tans, toned abs and a slew of ticket stubs from summer concerts.

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College Credit Card Crunch

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living

Read More: College Students, Credit Cards, Credit Card Promotions, Debit Cards, Credit Card Law, Living News
Roseanne Colletti

No more free T-shirts, pizza and the like. Beginning in February, college students who apply for credit cards will need proof of income.

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Love Thy Roommate: College Advice from the Princeton Chapel

Paul Raushenbush | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living

Read More: College Students, College Advice, Love Thy Neighbor, Second Commandment, Living News
Paul Raushenbush

Love your neighbor as yourself and college will be a wonderful adventure and will prepare you for a full and rich life. See you this fall!

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America's Greenest Colleges: Did Your School Make the Grade?

Avital Binshtock | Posted 09.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Journalists, College Students, Alma Mater, University of Vermont, Green Jobs, Oberlin, Alumni, Green, College Rankings, Coal, Academics, Colleges, University of Colorado, Rankings, Ratings, Sierra Club, Evergreen State College, Campuses, Energy, U.S. News & World Report, UC Santa Cruz, Administration, Ucla, UC Berkeley, University of Washington, Community Colleges, Students, Athletics, Transportation, Sports, Education, Energy Efficiency, University of California, Middlebury College, College, Waste Management, Sustainability, Food, Schools, Higher Education, College Graduates, College of the Atlantic, Green News
Avital Binshtock

While the good folks at U.S. News and World Report ascribe certain measurements of prestige to their college rankings, we rated schools based on what matters most to us.

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Newspapers, Not Books, Are the Key to Engaging Budding College Students

Danny Groner | Posted 09.17.2009 | Media

Read More: College Students, Internet, Newspapers, College, Books, Novels, 9/11, Charles Dickens, Paradise Lost, Albert Camus, Herman Melville, The Plague, Edmund Spenser, Students, John Milton, Chaucer, Media News
Danny Groner

The acts of reading the newspaper and participating in conversation about current affairs are worth more to young college students than interpreting foreign works, no matter their messages.

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So, Your Child Is Going Off to College... Drinking, Drugs, Depression and Dealing With Colleges and Universities

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 09.13.2009 | Living

Read More: College Students, Stds, Hipaa, Resident Hall Advisors, Drug Problems Youth, Health Services, College and Parents, Ras, Parenting, Virginia Tech, University, College, Studnent Mental Health, Sexual Exploration, Dormitory, Adhd, Ferpa, Addiction & Recovery, Living News
Lloyd I. Sederer, MD

Mental illnesses, including alcohol and drug abuse, are the conditions that arise and may affect your child as he takes on the developmental steps of leaving home to go off to school.

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"Los Me'choop With the Bobkes": Experiencing Academia as a Grown Up

Leeat Granek, PhD | Posted 09.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Graduate Students, Wisdom, Yiddish, Graduate School, Acadmia, Working Life, Working Class, Student-Life, College Students, Jewish Wisdom, Conventional Wisdom, Students, Study, University, Academic, Professors, Academics, Living News
Leeat Granek, PhD

Cut the garbage, be direct, speak the truth, and be clear about what you are coming from and what you are saying.

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College Students Flock To Green Degrees

usatoday.com | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green

Read More: College Students, University, Green Collar Jobs, Green Collar Economy, College Students Going Green, College-Student, College, Green-Collar Jobs, Sustainability, Green Living, College Degrees, Universities, Green News

With an increased interest in the environment and growth in the "green collar" job sector, colleges and universities are beginning to incorporate sust...

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Not Child's Play: The S&ED and U.S.-China Youth Exchanges

Julian Baird Gewirtz | Posted 08.31.2009 | World

Read More: Strategic-and-Economic-Dialogue, Youth, Learning Chinese, U.S. China Relations, Study Abroad, Youth Exchanges, College Students, High School, China, World News
Julian Baird Gewirtz

The US and China recognize that promoting mutual understanding between young people will lay the groundwork for a strong bilateral relationship during the next half-century and beyond.

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Ditch the Cell Phone, and Other Essential Interview Tips for Twenty-Somethings

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 08.17.2009 | Business

Read More: College Students, Job Market, Gen Y, Jobs, Job Interviews, Job Search, Students, Interview, Business News
Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone

What most of us take for granted, twenty-somethings are learning for the first time. The quicker they can get up to speed the more successful they'll be in their interviews.

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Getting Rich and the Marshmallow

Don McNay | Posted 07.25.2009 | Business

Read More: College Students, Predicting Wealth, Thomas Stanley, Stanford Department of Psychology, Defined Benefit Plans, Discipline, Marshmallow, Main Street, Waylon Jennings, Payday-Loans, Positive Psychology, Fox Business Network, Millionaire Next Door, Stress, Billy Joe Shaver, Small Business Owners, Nursery School, Positive Thinking, New Yorker, Billy-Joe-Shaver, Instant Gratification, Dna, Defined Benefit, 401k, Cincinnati, Stanford University, Lexington KY, Richmond, Fox Business CNBC, Personal Finance, Payday Lending, Msfs, The New Yorker, Dr. Thomas Stanley, Chfc, Cnbc, Millionaires, Pensions, Kentucky, Payday Loans, Don McNay, Ky, Walter Mischel, Credit Cards, Sub-Prime Mortgages, Bing Nursery School, Delayed Gratification, Clu, Structured Settlements, College Student Credit Cards, Adult ADD, Wall Street, Heredity, Sat, Million Dollar Round Table, Genetics, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, Cssc, Chartered LIfe Underwriter, Tax-Anticipation-Loans, Defined-Contribution-Plans, Business News
Don McNay

We have a financial system that has played to people's weaknesses. We have allowed people who are prone to instant gratification to have as much credit as they could get their hands on.

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On the Matter of the M.B.A. Oath

Robert Teitelman | Posted 07.24.2009 | Business

Read More: College Students, M.B.A., Jack Welch, Financial TImes, Enron, Ethics, Michael Skapinker, Harvard Business School, Securities and Exchange Commission, Capitalism, Journalism, Business News
Robert Teitelman

The real-life goal of management is to create wealth. The only MBA oath that makes sense should resemble that of doctors: do no harm.

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Community Colleges Get Some Respect

Anya Kamenetz | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: College Students, Community Colleges, College, Student Loans, Middle Class, Politics News
Anya Kamenetz

Obama's administration has been unusually respectful of the role of community colleges.

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Ghost Haunting Frat House Files Sex Abuse Charges

Tom McCaffrey | Posted 07.18.2009 | Comedy

Read More: College Students, Fratboys, Lawyer, Porn, Ghost Medium, Drinking, Colin Farrell, College, Sex, Haunted House, Alcohol, Sex Abuse, Ghosts, Moses, Fraternities, Patrick Swayze, Caligula, Comedy News
Tom McCaffrey

The Delta Chi house has long been swirled in controversy. For years there has been a rumor that the house is haunted by the ghost of a 24 year old fe...

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Sympathy for the Graduate

Ali Weinberg | Posted 07.16.2009 | Living

Read More: University, College Students, Job Market, Unemployment Rate, High School Graduation, Economy, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Job Search, College Graduates, Living News
Ali Weinberg

I have a job; therefore I should feel a bit of "survivor guilt," even if I deserved my success just as much as any of my peers.

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American Education: How to Wreck a Dream

Dan Agin | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: College Students, Education, Politics News
Dan Agin

Neither Reed College nor Debra Stewart (nor even the New York Times) are at fault. They are not responsible for this comic fandango, this paradoxical conjunction that highlights the general stupidity of the American people.

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On the Twentieth Anniversary of Tiananmen: It's Still the Economy, Stupid!

John Wagner Givens | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

Read More: College Students, Friedrich Van Hayek, Zhao Ziyang, Beijing-China, Inflation, Protest, Jobs, Economic Growth, China, China Economy, China Human Rights, Tiananmen Square, World News
John Wagner Givens

The fact that Tiananmen has yet to have a sequel can be explained largely by the economic success of the regime since 1989.

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Getting People to College Is the First Step but the Pay-Off Comes with Completion

Hilary Pennington | Posted 07.04.2009 | Living

Read More: College Students, Education, Education Reform, College, College Graduates, Postsecondary Education, Living News
Hilary Pennington

At the nation's most competitive universities, the average graduation rate is 89 percent, while the least competitive universities graduate an average of 12 percent of their students.

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