Bright FuturaWhat’s The Deal With Bath Salts?
America’s day spas have been dealt a cruel blow recently. Yesterday particularly! Of you didn’t hear? Well, apparently a new designer drug confusingly called “bath salts” was behind the Miami “cannibal” attack. Not zombies … just bath salts. Now the Web is covered from head to toe in stories about the ultra-dangerous hallucinogens, which can [...]
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 [...]
House GOP To back lower student loan rates [vid]
House Republicans are looking to rain on President Barack Obama’s student loan parade. Wait, so what is happening? Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) announced Wednesday that the House will vote on a bill to keep government-subsidized student loan rates from doubling for the next year, a tactic aimed at blunting Obama’s attempt to paint the [...]
Obama Calls on Students to Tell Congress: #DontDoubleMyRate
President Barack Obama, told a rowdy college-age crowd at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Tuesday that he knows first-hand about the burden of student loans because he only managed to pay his back a scant eight years ago. “Michelle and I, we’ve been in your shoes,” Obama, who turns 51 in [...]
Inhalable Caffeine Has Finals Week Written All Over It
It seems as soon as college began sleep and I went our separate ways. What makes me most sad is when I occasionally see someone else enjoying sleep and think that could be me. Break ups are so hard. This crazy love hate relationship between hard-working college students like you and I got someone at [...]
3 Reasons Why You Can Afford An Unpaid Internship
While many experience in college are unique others aren’t anything but. One undying similarity between us college students is the classic dilemma or modernity’s cruel joke surrounding work experience. The classic dilemma can be summarized in one short sentence, You can’t land a job without experience, but can’t get experience without a job. Thus the [...]
FORTUNE: 100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR 2012
And the winners are… Fat paychecks, sweet perks, fun colleagues, and over 70,000 jobs ready to be filled — these employers offer dream workplaces. Like Google, which reclaims the top spot this year to become a three-time champion. Meet this year’s top 100, network with the winners on LinkedIn, and more.
Can Obama Make College Tuition Affordable?
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — President Barack Obama says colleges and universities must be held accountable for the rising cost of higher education. Speaking at the University of Michigan, Obama says the government cannot just keep subsidizing student aid. He says every college and university must help make sure every American can afford a world class [...]
State of the Union 2012 (Abridged)
Last night President Barack Obama gave his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. For those college students who live on the college student schedule and needs only the quick abridged version then you’ve come to the right place. So here’s what you need to know: General Motors is doing well President Obama [...]
Penn State coaching legend Joe Paterno dies at 85
(Jim Prisching) Perhaps the most ironic element when looking at the way Joe Paterno lost his job as Penn State’s football coach after 46 seasons is that as a young man, he had his eyes set on law school. Joe Paterno coached Penn State for 46 seasons and won 409 games before being fired in [...]