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Campus Cars

Hey, Dad! Where is the Spare Tire?

Tweet Instead, to save weight, the manufacturer has outfitted her car with run flat tires and an emergency kit with tire sealant. As if you didn’t have enough to worry

Campus News

Flat World Knowledge Tosses Free Reading

Tweet Fee structure starts in 2013. It has been said that the, “best things in life are free.” For readers of Flat World Knowledge, the online textbook site, millions of

Career Planning

Career Choice: Personal Trainer

Tweet Such professionals teach participants various techniques and methods for carrying out specific exercise regimens, measuring for skill improvement and related outcomes. Duties Personal trainers instruct participants how to maximize

Campus Cars

How to Find a Used Car Deal for a College Student

Tweet A number of colleges and universities disallow freshman students from having a car on campus, as limited parking is a big concern. If you are allowed to have a

Campus News

Superstorm Sandy Forces Hundreds of Colleges to Close

Tweet The number of schools affected cannot be precisely determined at this point, but it certainly numbers in the hundreds with perhaps millions of college students and faculty involved. Storm

Campus News

U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Book Resale Rights

Tweet First-Sale Doctrine On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a copyright-infringement case, one that will affect buyers, businesses, libraries and other institutions depending on how the

Personal Advice

Emergency Tips for College Students

Tweet When a disaster does come up, we can hope that everything falls into place or, in the case of a pending event such as a late-season hurricane or a

Academics

Do You Meet the Minimum Requirements for College?

Tweet Quite easily, you may meet the minimum requirements for some colleges and miss out for others. Every college has admissions requirements, even if they are touted as “open admissions”

Grants

What Happens to Excess Pell Grant Money

Tweet The maximum amount of money awarded currently is $5,550 per academic year, an amount that may be over and above what it costs some students to attend college. Excess

Collegiate Sports NCAA Football

Follow the Big 12 Conference for Fireworks

Tweet College football fans that enjoy a game featuring a pair of grind ’em out defenses won’t want to take in too many Big 12 Conference contests. Those games are

Finance

I Cannot Afford College!

Tweet Fortunately, college is not as expensive as you may think and there are a number of ways for you to afford your higher education without going deeply into debt.

Career Planning

How to Approach Your College Job Event

Tweet Read on and we will examine the best approach for you to take as you prepare for and attend a college job fair. 1. Write your resume. You will