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Graison Hensley-Chapman / March 15, 2010
Will Banning Public Alcohol Ads Curb Drinking Culture?
The BBC reports that a study group of Scottish youth has recommended 'a complete ban of alcohol advertising in public places' as a long term goal to curb the substance's negative affects on the cohort.
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Graison Hensley-Chapman / March 10, 2010
Top Ten Insights: Harvard’s New Millennial Poll
The generation worries for their economic stability and whether they'll be able to achieve the American Dream.
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Graison Hensley-Chapman / March 8, 2010
Making Sense Of Racism In A Climate Of Greater Acceptance
Colleges usually embrace social diversity, leaving many in the University of California system baffled by recent racist gestures on campus.
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Graison Hensley-Chapman / March 1, 2010
Coping With A Lackluster College Town
After years of obscuring its roots in the aging factory town, Schenectady, New York's Union College is proud to let you know where it is.
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Graison Hensley-Chapman / February 24, 2010
The Republicans’ Millennial Problem–And How To Fix It
The Republican Party's short-term reliance on older voters stands to cost them with younger ones. To survive the next generation, the party needs to forget social issues and focus on economic liberty.
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Hispanic Students, Less Academically Or Financially Prepared Than Whites, Trail In Graduation Rates
According to a new study cited by the New York Times, only '51 percent of those identified as Hispanic earned bachelor’s degrees in six years or less, compared with 59 percent of white students'
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RandomDorm, ChatRoullette For Collegians
According to the New York Times, an entrepreneur has started a new chatting service for college students that, like ChatRoullete, connects webcam-equipped strangers at random.
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Across The Pond: Half Of UK Students Saddled With £15K Of Debt, Changing Eating Habits To Save Money
According to the Guardian, 'Half of all university students in the UK expect to graduate with more than £15,000 of debt' and 'more than a quarter (28%) think they will be in the red by more than £20,000 after graduation – a significant increase on 2% in 2004.'
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Lost In The Bureaucracy: Community College Students Missing Out On Financial Aid
According to a study cited by the San Francisco Gate, 'California community college students are leaving up to $500 million in federal financial aid on the table' because they haven't applied for it. '[The] money that could help cover books, transportation, fees, food and housing at a time when the cost of education is going up dramatically'.
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Facebook Cofounder Announces New Social Media Site For Volunteerism
According to HuffPost Tech, Chris Hughes, the cofounder of Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg and a leader of President Obama's campaign website, has launched tentatively a new social networking site called Jumo.
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Can Public Colleges Deny Groups That Bar Gay Students? The Supreme Court Is Set To Decide
The Supreme Court is about to consider whether public universities can deny recognition to groups that bar students for reasons of bias.
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If Not College, Where? How To Train Half Of America’s High School Graduates
Half of American high school students aren't interested in college. Yet a national culture geared heavily to sending more and more to four-year institutions--and little provision in the way of alternative training--leaves this 'forgotten half' without the hope for a happy career that their peers have.
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Are American Spring Breakers Safe In Gang-Ravaged Mexico?
CBS News reports that college students heading to Mexico for spring break are apparently undettered by the recent murder by drug gangs of three Americans linked to the country's consulate--or, as the Christian Science Monitor reports, by the beheadings of a dozen people outside Acapulco, where MTV is hosting its coverage of this year's holiday.
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‘The Final Step’: At The Cusp Of The Gender-Neutral Housing Boom
'Although the number of participants remains small, gender-neutral housing has gained attention as the final step in the integration of student housing' according to the Los Angeles Times. Started 'mainly as a way to accommodate gay, bisexual and transgender students', it is the latest iteration of a liberalizing trend that began forty years ago.
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NCAA Leaving Black Athletes Behind, Not Cracking Down On Worst Academic Teams
The Boston Globe's Derrick Jackson notes that while the NCAA can claim some success in fostering a true student-athlete policy--'the overall graduation rate for [Division 1] basketball was up nearly 10 percentage points over the last eight years'--it has failed to close the gap between graduation rates for black and white athletes; or to punish schools that severely and chronically underperform in academics.
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