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    President Delivers College Commencement Address

    Monday, May 14, 2012

    President Obama delivers the commencement address at Barnard College, where he’ll share the stage with Evan Wolfson, the founder of the pro-gay group Freedom to Marry. Later on Monday, he’ll appear as a guest on The View. His remarks come after Gov. Mitt Romney briefly reaffirmed his opposition to gay marriage on Saturday while addressing [...]

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    Student Review: Why Iron Man Was Better Than The Avengers

    Sunday, May 6, 2012

    (little to no spoilers) “You’re going to lose. It’s in your nature.” Halfway through The Avengers, Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) is pointing a giant gun at the villainous Loki (Tom Hiddleston). Coulson, the only ordinary man in this film filled with spies, assassins, demi-gods, super heroes and aliens, is also the only one who knows [...]

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    Free App Makes Creating Notecards Stupid Easy Yo!

    Wednesday, May 2, 2012

    Ok, so basically making flash cards takes time, and time doesn’t grow on trees, right? Of course it doesn’t idiot. You might know that apples are the things that grow on tree’s if you used StudyBlue. What is StudyBlue you ask? Ahh lemme tell you young honey child. What is it? StudyBlue is a cute [...]

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    Facebook Returns to Its College Roots With ‘Groups for Schools’

    Saturday, April 21, 2012

    There was once a time when only college students with an .edu email address could have a Facebook account. I know crazy right? However, now that your mom spends all her spare time playing Words With Friends and Farmville through Facebook, it’s hard to recall that it used to be the place to connect with [...]

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    What Job Recruiters Look For On Your Facebook

    Thursday, April 5, 2012

    If you are looking for a job, or have recently, it’s likely that you’ve utilized social media to search and apply for jobs. In addition to keeping in touch with friends, social media is a great way to sift through the various job listings and learn more about the companies you are interested in. In some [...]

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    Why SoFi Might Change College Debt Forever

    Wednesday, April 4, 2012

    Can former students help solve the student loan crisis? That’s the reasoning behind a new loan initiative launched last year at Stanford University, one of the nation’s most elite and expensive colleges, where undergraduate tuition is now $40,050. A handful of Stanford alumni created SoFi, a company that funds student loans with investments from alumni. [...]

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    Study Before Bed for Significantly Better Retention

    Tuesday, March 27, 2012

    It’s not news that sleep is tied to learning—even a 90-minute nap can significantly help boost your brain power—but if you want to cement new knowledge in your brain, recent sleep research demonstrates that a good night’s sleep shortly following your studies has a significant impact on your ability to retain information. The study in [...]

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#Adobedays x Bright Futura: The Beginning of Something New

Bright Futura is now an emerging college entity, not to be trifled with, but only a few months ago it was just an idea in Max Futura’s (Maximillian Garland) dorm room.   With little to no coding experience, Max Futura took his idea to tumblr where a least he’d be able set the ground work for [...]

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Man Surgically Attaches iPod To His Arm

There aren’t many things that make me shout, “WTF?!” but this is definitely one of them. Dave Hurban, a 21-year old Dynasty Tattoo artist from Newfield, N.J., made sure his iPod would be something he’d never lose. After surfing the web and researching other outrageous piercings, Hurban decided his new lightweight iPod Nano 6 deserved a permanent place to [...]

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NO CLASS: March 13th, 2012

Every Sunday Bright Futura will feature all the funny, witty, irrelevant, and nonsensical, gifs, videos, pictures and images that we have found and or made from the week. We will be putting all this extreme amusement in a post called No Class. For those students who use Bright Futura as a resource for informational articles [...]

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Dom Mazzetti vs. Finals: How To Ace Your Finals [vid]

If you don’t already know this, Dom Mazzetti is pretty much an expert on everything. He has taught hundreds of thousands of millions of zillions of people world 24/7 and also daily. For those of you struggling with finals, I offer you insight into some free lessons from Dom. Please take notes as Dom teaches [...]

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Savage U: Talking Sexuality, & Relationships At UCF

Savage U has just released their 6 episode. Dan and Lauren head to the sunshine state to cover masturbation, bi-sexuality and setting boundaries in relationships while at the University of Central Florida. Get More: Savage U, Full Episodes Posted by Maximillian Garland via MTVU Remember to follow Bright Futura on Facebook, Twitter, or you can [...]

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App Self-Destructs Sexts After Ten Seconds

If you haven’t heard of sexting then you probably aren’t sexting. Not sexting may not be a bad thing though. While there are many perks to sexting with people you are interested in, it is important to consider the consequences of sexting. Related: Top 5 Consequences of Sexting Typically when sexting your biggest concern is [...]

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Casting Call! Calling All College Student Journalists!

Are you a student journalist? Campus reporter for your TV station? And are you insanely passionate about the news? mtvU is looking for students like YOU that are already reporting on campus for a chance to be featured on our screens across universities the country. They’re looking for the best and brightest, and if chosen, [...]

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This Spray Will Get You Instantly Drunk

I don’t know when the WA|HH Quantum Sensations spray is coming to the United States, but it’s not coming soon enough. Created by the French American scientist David Edwards, It gets you drunk for a few seconds with no aftereffects. Why? I don’t know why, but I want to try it anyway. Each dose—administered with [...]

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Interview With Mason: A Hip Hop Artist On The Come Up

So Mason how did you get started? I got started while doing laundry in college. I didn’t have anything to do while washing my clothes so I started writing songs.   At first it was more rock n roll but once I realized I couldn’t sing the songs became more and more hip-hop.     [...]

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Ready For Finals: Kobayashi Downs 42 Cups Of Joe (VID)

Finals are in full effect. And when finals rear their ugly head whats the most old school means of fighting them off? Coffee! And while I am sure you have drank an impressive amount of coffee, I highly doubt you’ve ever come close to a stunt like this. In the clip below, Takeru Kobayashi drinks FORTY [...]

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What Did The Last 10 Presidents Look Like In College?

Even the commander and chief was a freshman at one point. The leader and former leaders of our country did big things as presidents but there was a time when they were scrambling to make deadlines just like you. It is hard to get a sense of their youth when you look at pictures of [...]

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How To Build A Fashion Brand With No Experience [Video]

Speaking at the PSFK Conference NYC, Outlier co-founder Abe Burmeister describes how a punk-rock ethic helped him go from wanting to create a one-of-a-kind piece meant for personal use when cycling, to a mini-fashion empire that utilizes the web. With no formal training in the manufacturing of clothing, Burmeister’s inspiration took precedent over experience, and [...]

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Student Life Size Working Mario Kart: How’d He Do It? [Vid]

A self-described electromechanical hobbyist and MIT student named Charles Guan is the mastermind behind the Chibikart, a motorized Mario Kart-like vehicle built from scratch. On his blog, Charles states that Chibikart took him a total of three weeks to build, “from [announcement] to first ride test,” which seems like just absolutely no time at all. [...]

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No. 1 Cause of Deaths In Young People Is …

When you think of how to achieve public-health progress in the developing world, you might think of engineering clean water sources and sanitation to prevent water-borne diseases. You might think of implementing measures to stop the spread of malaria, like mosquito nets. You might think of distributing vaccines, or designing education programs about HIV/AIDS. What [...]

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NO CLASS: May 6th, 2012

Every Sunday Bright Futura will feature all the funny, witty, irrelevant, and nonsensical, gifs, videos, pictures and images that we have found and or made from the week. We will be putting all this extreme amusement in a post called No Class. For those students who use Bright Futura as a resource for informational articles [...]

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Sell Your Broken Smart Phones For Cash Moneys

Oh fuck! The sound heard across campus when some innocent (most likely drunk) soul drops their iPhone. Did you get the insurance bro? NOPE. Because obviously you’re a genius! Hell you’re in college right!? There there fella, I gotya. Don’t you worry. I mean sure you’re a broke student and you essentially just destroyed a [...]

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Student Review: Why Iron Man Was Better Than The Avengers

(little to no spoilers) “You’re going to lose. It’s in your nature.” Halfway through The Avengers, Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) is pointing a giant gun at the villainous Loki (Tom Hiddleston). Coulson, the only ordinary man in this film filled with spies, assassins, demi-gods, super heroes and aliens, is also the only one who knows [...]

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7 Signs of a Gentleman: How Not To Be A Douche

  Let’s face it, the breed of true gentleman is endangered. With all these playas, pimps and downright a-holes it sadly is a special occasion when you find a guy that is truly respectful. This weekend I was lucky enough to meet one of those rare gentleman and here are some qualities I noticed that [...]

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