College Students

Deliberation, Education ... and Immigration

Peter Kaufman | Posted 07.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Purpose of a College Education, University, College Students, Youth, College, Oxbridge, College Admissions Craze, College Tuition, Elitism, Western Civilization, The Purpose of Culture, Living News
Peter Kaufman

Why should we go to college? Let's admit that career advancement, fun, and variety have places in any good answer's line-up. But there's also the so-called "civilizing effect."

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How to Help College Students Do Better

Rob Stafford | Posted 07.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Goals in Action, Dr. Daniel Singley, Teaching, Education, College Students, College, Ucsd, Sdsu, Living News
Rob Stafford

give students the (simple, practical, common sense) tools that their successful peers learned from their parents or their friends years before, sit back, and watch them suddenly start to gain ground.

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Student Loans: A Step In the Right Direction

Lauren Wolfe | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Interest Rates, College Students, College Loans and Debt, Barack Obama Students, Student Loans, Cost of College, Politics News
Lauren Wolfe

It's important that the next administration places a high priority on addressing the needs of college students who are struggling to support themselves financially.

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How Art School Reveals Human Nature

Seth Roberts | Posted 06.30.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: College Students, Photography, Illustration, California College of the Arts, Fashion Designers, Art School, Artists, Entertainment News
Seth Roberts

Sure, we can learn about human nature by looking at art. What's less obvious, at least to me, is how much can be learned about human nature by observing art students.

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Postcards to the Next President

Sheryl Oring | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: College Students, The Next President, Postcards, College, Economy, Iraq, Health Care, Appeal to the Next President of the United States, Politics News
Sheryl Oring

295 people have already participted in my traveling public art project "I Wish to Say," in which I set up an office -- complete with a manual typewriter -- and invite passersby to dictate postcards to the next president.

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Obama's Campus Troops "Ravished Our Virgins"

John K. Wilson | Posted 06.11.2008 | Home

Read More: College Students, Barack Obama 2008, Education, College, Academic Freedom, Obama, Election 2008, Students, Barack Obama, Offthebus, Home News
John K. Wilson

The Obama candidacy may be most transformative in how it has affected young people. It's about more than mere voting: It's about developing ways for students to be part of a bigger movement for social change.

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Facebook and Crackberries: Breeding A Disconnected Generation

Morgan Warners | Posted 06.02.2008 | Living

Read More: College Students, Adolescents, Internet, Youth, Technology, Facebook, Crackberry Addiction, Crackberry, Living News
Morgan Warners

I must be an old foagie at heart. Am I really going to protest the evils of Facebook, the problems with iPods and Crackberries and instant email and i...

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Message to Graduates: "Be a Good Ancestor"

Samantha Power | Posted 05.28.2008 | Living

Read More: College Students, Darfur, Graduation, Samantha Power, College, Graduation Speeches, Genocide, Career Advice, Pitzer College, Samantha Power Monster, Living News
Samantha Power

My generation and our predecessors haven't been responsible caretakers. But you can be. Be resilient. Find friends who have your back. And above all, be a good ancestor. You can. And you must.

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Camille Paglia, This One's for You

Isabel Kaplan | Posted 04.23.2008 | Living

Read More: College Students, Camille Paglia, Feminism, Date Rape, Rape, Living News
Isabel Kaplan

Just because a girl makes a stupid decision doesn't mean that she is responsible if that decision leads to her being raped.

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Wall Of College Rejection Letters: How Kids Cope

boston.com | Peter Schworm | Posted 04.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Rejection Letters, College Students, College Rejection Rates, High School Seniors, College Acceptance Rate, College Rejection Letters, College Application Process, College Rejection Rate, College Acceptance Rates, College Applications, Living News

High school seniors everywhere have traditionally posted their rejection letters as an act of collective defiance against the high-pressure and hyperc...

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Building the Progressive Movement with SNAP

John Riley | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: College Students, Pacs, Youth, Congressional Elections, College, Progressives, Progressive Movement, Fundraising, Students, Politics News
John Riley

Not all PACs deserve a bad name. Here at Yale University, a student run political action committee in its second electoral cycle is actually trying to...

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Economic Mobility Slowed By Widening Higher Education Gap

New York Times | ERIK ECKHOLM | Posted 02.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Pew Charitable Trusts, Higher Eduation Gaps, Higher Education, Brookings Institution, College Students, College Degrees, Economic Mobility, Business News

Economic mobility, the chance that children of the poor or middle class will climb up the income ladder, has not changed significantly over the last t...

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Six-year-old defies the theory that young people aren't engaged in politics

Reilly Center For Media & Public Affairs | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

Read More: College Students, Lsu, Iowa 2008, Iowa Caucus, Mike Huckabee, Huck and Chuck, Chuck Norris, Manchester, Home News
Reilly Center For Media & Public Affairs

Des Moines, IA - The "Huck and Chuck" rally - a play on Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and supporter Chuck Norris' names - on Tuesda...

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Young Activists Furious With Clinton, Dodd Over Remarks On College Students

Politico | Ben Adler | Posted 12.13.2007 | Politics

Read More: College Students, Iowa, Youth Activists, 2008 Presidential Race, 2008 Race for the White House, Chris Dodd, Democrats, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Hillary Clinton, Young Activists, Politics News

Many youth activists are furious with the campaigns of Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) for suggesting that college stud...

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What I Saw in New Hampshire 37 Days Before the Primary

Zach Marks | Posted 12.03.2007 | Politics

Read More: College Students, College Students for Barack, Barack Obama, Politics News
Zach Marks

If you were a college student, what would you be doing at 6:30 a.m. on a Saturday? Exactly. Driving to N.H. to spend the day going door-to-door for Obama in 15-degree weather.

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Which New Voters Will Actually Show Up To Vote?

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.03.2007 | Politics

Read More: College Students, Caucus, Primary, 2008, Iowa, John Edwards, New Voters, Poor, Hillary Clinton, 08, Demographics, Union, Single Women, Election, Barack Obama, 2008 Election, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The demographic that starts to feel "I'm a part of something that is going to change this country, and I'm proud to go vote" may be the key to victory for one of the Democratic candidates.

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