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UHV Graduates Make More Money in Texas

Adam West — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:02:57 +0000

Everybody know that a college education is more often the road to a good career, and a decent income, but did you know that some of the highest first-year earners graduated from University of Houston-Victoria? According to a new study, out of 37 public universities in the state, grads from UHV had the fourth-highest median [...]

British College First To Offer Heavy Metal Degree

Chad Bowar — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:58:06 +0000

Imagine getting college credit for studying Metallica and Iron Maiden and playing metal gigs. Sounds like something metalheads might dream up after a long night of partying, but a college in the U.K. is doing just that. Beginning this fall, New College Nottingham will offer a two-year degree in heavy metal, reports the Nottingham Post. Musician [...]

New Jack Scaring College Kids Straight on 'The Daily Show'

Jeff Schiller — Sat, 11 May 2013 17:21:02 +0000

If there’s one thing college kids can vouch for, it’s that student loans are a b-word. It seems more and more of our friends are graduating college only to find jobs they could have had if they just skipped higher education all together. Is it better to rack up huge debt while receiving a “higher [...]

UL Student Trinity Woods Accidentally Emails Entire Student Body In Search Of Study Guide During Finals Week

DJ Digital — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:42:53 +0000

Finals week can get pretty hectic. Any college student will tell you that it involves all-nighters, energy drinks, junk food, Taco Bell, anxiety and not much sleep. Two LSU students even rose to campus stardom for dropping an annual viral video dedicated to Finals Week, and all it's stressful glory.

What Are the Best Cities for 2013 College Graduates?

Adam West — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:14:50 +0000

After getting their diplomas, a lot of college graduates decide to head to the big city to try and make it big, and Dallas and Houston made the list of the best. Which other cities are ranked as the best? Well, after four (or five, or – gulp! – six), and in some cases, 8 [...]

Watch These People Finding Out They Just Got Into College — Daily Distraction

Daily Distraction — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:00:53 +0000

[onescreen item="5030469"] After weeks, sometimes months, of waiting for the news, it can lead to quite the emotional release. The college-application process is long, tedious and exhausting—and that’s not even including the years of adding extracurricular activities and honors classes that precede it. But sometimes it works out in the end and, well, wow. It’s [...]

Police Find Dead Body, Explosives, Guns Inside Florida College Dorm Room

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:07:26 +0000

On Wednesday morning, authorities found the body of a University of Central Florida student inside a dorm room, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. A campus spokeswoman said that there were also improvised explosive devices and additional weapons in the room.

How Much Sex are College Students Really Having? Survey Says…

Eric Rogell — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:50:52 +0000

Ah, College -- it's not just the place to get an advanced education, but a carnal education as well. On campus we learn a lot about hooking up (and if we're lucky, some freaky experimentation) before settling down after graduation. Are students really hitting the sheets as much as they are hitting the books? According to a recent Sexual Satisfaction Survey conducted by Lifestyles Condoms, they sure are. Lucky bastards.

College Girls Show Team Spirit the Only Way They Know How — Putting Their Racks on Twitter

Joe Student — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:08:08 +0000

Female fans of several major college teams are showing their school pride on Twitter. And, by school pride, we mean their boobs — showcased in cleavage-baring, skin-tight college shirts in self-shot pictures posted to Twitter. The college-team boobs trend started last February, when University of Kansas student Tiffany Kent tweeted a photo of her boobs [...]

Hey College Seniors — Your Bender is Showing and No One Wants to Hire You

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:00:43 +0000

Despite the fact that some college tuitions have reached an excess of $50,000 per year, these days colleges can't guarantee that their graduates will have jobs waiting for them. In the wake of this uncertainty, some institutions have begun to guide their students in cleaning up their social media profiles, to lower the risk of a poorly-timed facebook post ruining their shot at employment.

Texas Battles High Tuition Costs With Controversial Degree Program

Adam West — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:09:28 +0000

Higher education is expensive, and getting more so by the day. Faced with the prospect of long term student loans, and tighter financial budgets, may prospective students are simply preparing themselves for life without the advantages of a degree. How to solve that problem? One answer may be on the horizon, thanks to legislators here in the Lone Star State.

College Fans TP Basketball Court as Part of Annual Tradition

Joe Student — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 01:28:40 +0000

College sports is steeped in tradition, from Notre Dame football players singing their alma mater with fans at the end of home games to the eerie ‘Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk!’ chant of Kansas basketball fans. And then there’s this: Each college basketball season, the fans of John Brown University, an NAIA school in Arkansas, dub [...]

What Are the Best 529 College-Savings Plans — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:40:21 +0000

Earlier this week, the investment ratings firm Morningstar released their annual list of the year’s best 529 college-savings plans. The 529 investment plan gets its name from section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, which states that contributions to these particular investments are exempt from taxation on any generated profits. Ideally, these investment accounts are [...]

Can a Former College Coach Have Success In The NFL? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:50:08 +0000

Coaches moving from the college ranks to the NFL tend not to work out. For every Jimmy Johnson success story, there are the disappointments of Barry Switzer (Johnson's successor in Dallas), Steve Spurrier, Lou Holtz and Nick Saban—all extremely successful NCAA coaches who, for whatever reason, couldn't find the same level of achievement in the pros.

This weekend's end-of-game incident between veteran Giants head coach Tom Coughlin and rookie, fresh-from-Rutgers Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano got us thinking ...

Research Finds That Life Is Just Plain Better If You Graduate from College — Here's Why

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:57:38 +0000

It is a given that college graduates make more money. In fact, according to a new OECD study the average college graduate in America earns over $20,000 a year more than their counterparts without a degree, making the United States one of the best countries in the world to have completed college.

But it turns out there are even more benefits to college.

What Makes Some College Kids Drink So Much?

Shauna Wright — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:40:53 +0000

Binge drinking is a real problem on many college campuses, and new research could reveal why: students who chug-a-lug enjoy a higher social status among their peers. Because of that, the binge-drinkers — those who down at least four drinks in one sitting — reported being happier overall. And it could be a never-ending cycle, [...]

Alison Brie Nude at College; In a Related Story, College is Awesome

Mike Sampson — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:00:47 +0000

For all you high school seniors about to head off to college after this summer, you may be nervous about the new experience or sad that you’re leaving your hometown friends behind, but let me tell you this: college is awesome. You will have a lot of fun. And if you’re anything like the students at The California Institute of the Arts, you’ll get to see ‘Community‘ star Alison Brie walk around naked.

99-Year-Old Man Graduates College

Stephen Lenz — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:00:16 +0000

Leo Plass is graduating senior. And we do mean “senior.” After nearly eight decades, the 99-year-old man has finally graduated from college. He recently picked up his diploma from Eastern Oregon University. Plass had less than a semester to go in 1932 before he would’ve graduated from the school, which was then called Eastern Oregon [...]