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How To Have A Successful Spring Break

How To Have A Successful Spring Break

Spring Break is upon us (woo!) which means some of us will be drinking in exotic locations (woo!) and, some of us, like myself, will be at home drinking with their old friends from home (woo!). But you can still have a good spring break, even without the plane tickets. Drinks are drinks, friends are ...

HuTubeFlix: Hulu to Offer Seven Original Shows in 2013

HuTubeFlix: Hulu to Offer Seven Original Shows in 2013

Every week, HackCollege scours the interwebs to bring you the best streamable TV shows, documentaries, and movies that you may have missed. If you’re one of the many people out there who prefer streaming TV shows on Netflix and Hulu over paying $40-$60 a month for cable, you probably were more than just a little ...

Best Graduate School Rankings for 2014-2015

Best Graduate School Rankings for 2014-2015

U.S. News & World Report has released its annual lists of best graduate schools featuring a multitude of rankings in various fields to be used for the 2014-2015 school year. Maintained for 20 years now, the rankings provide graduate degree seekers with a peek into the top schools in business, education, engineering, law, and medicine. ...

Harvard Administration Searched Dean’s Emails in Cheating Scandal Investigation

Harvard Administration Searched Dean’s Emails in Cheating Scandal Investigation

The troubles of Harvard University have deepened with the discovery that central administration officials had searched through the email accounts of 16 of the university’s deans during the fall of last year in hopes of uncovering who had been leaking information about Harvard’s cheating scandal, eliciting widespread “shock” and “dismay” from Harvard faculty members and students ...

Nutella Causes Craze at Columbia

Nutella Causes Craze at Columbia

Columbia University‘s recent introduction of Nutella to school dining has proved to be overwhelmingly popular, as students are reportedly consuming up to 100 pounds of the hazelnut chocolate spread per day. Nutella began being offered in Columbia’s dining hall last month after being requested by a student council member. Since that time, students have allegedly ...

Minute Hacks: The Gamification of Fitness

Minute Hacks: The Gamification of Fitness

Tired of feeling inadequate compared to your ripped and toned trainer at the gym? Not self-motivated enough to actually stay on the treadmill longer than three and half minutes? It’s time to update your workout – and for just a few bucks or less. For extra motivation turn your workout into a game with these ...

U.S. Department of Education to Investigate UNC Sexual Assault Response

U.S. Department of Education to Investigate UNC Sexual Assault Response

As the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill continues to weather criticism regarding the treatment of Landen Gambill, a sexual abuse survivor who now faces expulsion for allegedly “intimidating” her accused abuser by speaking out about her rape, the original complaint she helped file against UNC has now received an official response: an investigation ...

Bill Gates & the “Classroom of the Future”

Bill Gates & the “Classroom of the Future”

As technology continues to change the way people learn on every level of the education spectrum, the best method for implementing new tools for instruction has become a fiercely debated issue. The rise of Massively-Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in particular has become a focal point of discourse, with college administrations adverse to the potential loss ...

Per-Student Spending Drops to 25-Year Low

Per-Student Spending Drops to 25-Year Low

As colleges and universities across the country are tightening their belts in the wake of the sequester, a new report has found that per-student funding at public colleges and universities had already fallen to its lowest level in over 25 years due to state budget cuts, and warns that the American higher-educational system is quickly ...