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College Football Kick Off Offers Some Surprises

Five consecutive days of college football ended on Monday evening with Florida State vanquishing Pitt as expected. There were some surprises too as both Boise State and Oregon State fell

Personal Advice

College Freshmen: How to Make the Most of Your First Year

Few students register for college with the intent to fail or drop out. Unfortunately, by the end of your freshman year, one in three of your first-year classmates will quit according to US News and World Reports.

Campus News

President’s College Rating Initiative and Financial Aid

If you listened to President Obama’s speech last month about higher education and affordability, you may have nodded in agreement with his comments that college has never been more important nor has it been more expensive than it is right now.

Collegiate Sports NCAA Football

College Football Kickoff: 5 Straight Days of Action

The 2013 college football season kicks off tonight, the first of five consecutive days of games that concludes with No. 11 Florida State playing at Pittsburgh at 8 p.m. on

Campus News

About the Collegiate Learning Assessment Test

Your Grade Point Average is like gold to many employers, a number that sheds light on well you performed academically while in college. However, the GPA is also not trusted

Campus News

Washington Monthly Takes Swipe at US News’ College Rankings

Who hasn’t read the college rankings offered by various established sources and wondered how that information is collected and ranked?

Finance

Student Aid: Most Undergrads Receive It, Study Says

The likelihood that your son or daughter will receive student aid is great according to the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) released last week by the Department of Education.

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NCAA Does About Face For Marine Vet

You have to give credit to our men and women in uniform, the people that defend us and preserve our freedoms. They put their lives on the line every day

Campus News

The Talk: College Student Drinking

Most colleges and universities forbid students from consuming alcohol, especially those that are under the legal drinking age — 21.

Campus News

Weight Gain and the College Freshman

Its back: stories about the Freshman 15, what some contend is the average weight gain for first-year college students. Fortunately, most people realize that the term “Freshman 15” is erroneous as college students typically gain much less weight during their first year away from home.

Career Planning

Career Choice: Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Detecting illnesses is not something doctors do alone. Other medical professionals play a part, by examining patients with a variety of tools.

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College Football Kickoff: Two Weeks and Counting

Whether you are relaxing at the beach, enjoying a stroll in the mountains or are hard at work at your desk, college football players are currently in the midst of