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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
by Arcynta Ali Childs // New York University With an election this tight, every endorsement counts—particularly when coming from the celebrities who bring media attention and draw voters to rallies. And if you thought cliques would die down after high...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
by Heather Schwedel // University of Pennsylvania Nothing prompts more chatter around the proverbial college journalism water cooler than a plagiarism scandal. But what happens when coverage of plagiarism turns out to be…plagiarized? At Texas Tech University,...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
Is it true that graduates who join certain professions can have their student loans cancelled out? What about joining the Peace Corps? Are there “strings” attached? Also, what’s the difference between federal student loans and loans given out by private...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
by Jordan McCord // Dickinson College If you’re one of those liberal arts undergrads who just couldn’t pick a major—study Norse poetry like you always wanted or major in business to make Grandpa proud?—there’s good news: now you can extend your indecision...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
by Natasha Saiyed // University of Illinois at Chicago Rumors of prospective employers and campus police informally browsing social networking sites have run rampant for several years, but a new program does the work for them, allowing universities to...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
by April Girouard // University of California in Los Angeles Lime goes with tequila and cranberry juice goes with vodka, but any bartender will tell you never to chase your alcohol with politics. But for some indulgent politicos, the presidential race...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
by Matt Harper // Dickinson College, Rachel Hurnyak // Dickinson College, Jon Peters // Swarthmore College Approximately 47 million Americans-16 percent of the population-do not have health insurance, and the front-running presidential candidates have...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
by Souleo // Brown University This fall, Brown University Adjunct Professor of Computer Science Donald Stanford hopes to make credit cards and cash obsolete for Rhode Island college students with the introduction of mPay, a free mobile phone payment system....
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
by Heather Schwedel // University of Pennsylvania For any mildly clued-in undergrad, the word "Watergate" is synonymous with the '70s scandal that led to the president's resignation-but are you savvy enough to name-drop that other Nixon-era investigative...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
by Caitlin McDevitt // Georgetown University In February, Georgetown University president John DeGioia announced a plan to create a resource center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Questioning (LGBTQ) students on campus this fall, making Georgetown...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
by Dan Loeterman // University of Southern California The presidential candidates continue to raise obscene amounts of money ahead of the general election this fall, but much of the money is increasingly coming from an unlikely source: it turns out your...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
by Tania Karas // Northwestern University Twenty-one-year old Jason Rae is a normal college junior: he is a political science and history major, a huge fan of Marquette University Golden Eagles basketball and a residence hall adviser. But his list of...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
by Andrew FitzGerald // Boston University Over the past decade, textbook prices rose at twice the rate of inflation, according to a 2007 study by the National Association of College Stores. Though legislation in Congress and several states aims to bring...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
1812(ish): James Madison is the first and only president to engage in combat while in office. (He commanded an artillery unit in attempt to stop the British march on Washington) 1825: John Quincy Adams was first elected president not to receive either...
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Dec 19, 2007 09:46 PM
by Matt Harper // Dickinson College “Be ashamed to let it die!” cried Antioch College alumni in an attempt to save their alma mater following the June 2007 announcement that it would close at the end of this academic year. Their passionate efforts succeeded...
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