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Student Expelled for Facebook Posts Sues College Administrators

Student Expelled for Facebook Posts Sues College Administrators

Nursing student Craig Keefe was only a semester away from completing his fourth year at Minnesota’s Central Lakes College when he was expelled for posts made on his personal Facebook profile. He has since filed a federal lawsuit against several Central Lake administrators and the chief executive of Minnesota’s college system in order to be ...

Best Value Private Colleges in the US

Best Value Private Colleges in the US

As part of their annual collaboration to help students applying for college find the right school for them, The Princeton Review and USA Today have released this year’s list of the best valued private colleges and univeresities in the country. Judging each institution on 30 areas of qualification collected from the fall of 2010 to the fall ...

46 Members of Congress Still Have Student Loan Debt

46 Members of Congress Still Have Student Loan Debt

If you’re one of the many college students currently racking up debt in the name of education, you might take some solace in knowing that you’re in good company. Well, “good” may not be the right word, but hey, it’s company: the current session of the 113th Congress boasts more representatives still paying off student ...

New Adidas Shoe Claims to Provide Energy Boost

New Adidas Shoe Claims to Provide Energy Boost

Adidas is set to launch a new running shoe with cushioning technology that the company claims will give wearers a boost of energy. The “Energy Boost” running shoe will feature a new cushioning material called Boost, developed by Adidas and chemical company BASF. Boost uses Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) to provide a literal spring in your ...

Jon Stewart Slams Harvard Over Cheating Scandal

Jon Stewart Slams Harvard Over Cheating Scandal

Harvard University‘s recent cheating scandal has been an embarrassment for one of the nation’s greatest schools. And on Monday’s episode of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart made that fact very clear to his audience. To refresh your memory, around 125 students were accused of cheating on a final exam at the university last year, with ...

Stress Affecting Millennials More Than Older Generations

Stress Affecting Millennials More Than Older Generations

According to the latest Stress in America survey by the American Psychological Association (APA), Millennial generation adults (ages 18-33) are seeing an increase in stress levels while older generations’ levels decrease. Millennials rated their stress levels an average of 5.4 on a scale of 1-10. The APA rates low stress levels as 1-3, middle as ...