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WANT TO REALLY GO GREEN?
How about spending your summer on a farm? Check out the latest in summer internships!
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IT'S EARTH WEEK!
Find out about activities, events, and what YOU can do to appreciate our planet. Also, check out what's going on at campuses around the country.
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COMMUNITY COLLEGES OFFERING BACHELOR'S DEGREES
Some community colleges around the nation are now offering bachelor's degrees, a good possible option for students in a struggling economy.
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JOB ATTRACTS STUDENTS WITH FREE ROOM & BOARD
The number of applications for resident advisor positions is on the rise at colleges.
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CONFUSED ABOUT THE FAFSA? YOU'RE NOT ALONE!
The 6-page, 100-question FAFSA has students and families confused, looking for help, and wondering if President Obama will follow through on his campaign promise to eliminate it.
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51ST ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARD WINNERS
Get the complete list of winners here, including John Mayer, Lil Wayne, Adele, Coldplay, and more!
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CAMPUS GOSSIP SITE IS NO MORE
JuicyCampus, the popular gossip site where students could post anonymously, has shut down due to loss of ad revenue in tough economic times.
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INAUGURATION DAY: A STUDENT'S PERSPECTIVE
One student writer from College News gives a first-hand account.
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OBAMA & HIGHER ED
What are President-elect Obama's policies on financial aid, affirmative action, and other issues, and how will they affect you as a future college student?
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EARLY DECISION APPLICATIONS ON THE RISE
Admission officers expected a possible decline in early decision applications due to the struggling economy. Instead they have found that number rising at many schools across the nation.
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MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE!
Students who want to have an impact on the world are enrolling in nonprofit management programs, areas that are growing in more schools across the nation.
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WANT TO BE PRESIDENT?
Check out this condensed version of what it takes to become President. Maybe it's easier than you think!
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WHERE WILL YOU LIVE? HOW MUCH WILL YOU PAY?
You may be headed off to college soon. How will you decide where to live? Is it cheaper to live on-campus or off-campus? Find out what things to consider in your decision.
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NERVOUS ABOUT FINDING FRIENDS AT COLLEGE?
Students are connecting with other students long before hitting campus for the start of freshman year.
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DRUNK DRIVING HOAX
Students at this California high school were outraged after highway patrol officers visited classrooms to tell them their classmates had been killed in car accidents.
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STUDENTS LOSING LUNCH PRIVILEGES
Due to rising concerns about car accidents and truency during open-campus lunchtimes, many high schools are changing their policies and keeping students on-campus.
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LOW-TECH CAN HELP KEEP YOU SAFE
Besides emergency mass email and cell phone message systems, many colleges are now installing low-tech systems like sirens and loudspeakers to make sure they can reach all students.
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HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?
These days, you might read about your college professor's hobbies, kids, and favorite songs on blogs, websites, or even MySpace or Facebook. How much information is too much?
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GETTING IN MAY GET EASIER
The annual number of high school graduates is expected to peak in the next year or two and then start dropping, which may mean fewer college applications and an easier time getting in to schools.
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FREE SOFTWARE FOR STUDENTS
Software package called "DreamSpark" is available to college students now, will be offered to high school students in the fall.
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"GAP YEAR" TURNING INTO POLICY
This Ivy League school is working towards a program that would send a tenth of incoming freshman to a foreign country for social service work for a year before starting college.
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THE DARK KNIGHT TRAILER
Check out this preview of Heath Ledger’s last performance, as the Joker in the new Batman movie due out this summer
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GETTING PAID TO STUDY
This new Georgia program is paying students, not to tutor, but to be tutored.
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FREE AND LEGAL MUSIC???
Social networking music site imeem is first to offer free, unlimited music from all four major labels.
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WHO GETS YOUR VOTE?
Check out each candidate’s stand on issues like Iraq, immigration, health care, abortion, guns and same-sex marriage.
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LATEST XTREME SPORT
Parkour (sometimes called “free running”) is getting big on college campuses.
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MEANEST MOM ON THE PLANET?!?
Find out what this mom did when she found alcohol in her son’s car.
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