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Why Mandatory Drug Testing for College Students Makes Sense
That move, believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, has come under fire from the ACLU which filed a federal class action last Wednesday alleging that
College Football Week 3: Distractions Abound
Will the Big 12 Conference implode? Two weeks of college football have passed with most teams still getting the kinks out their systems. Without the benefit of an exhibition season,
U.S. News Announces Best College Ratings for 2012
How does your school rate? As is customary, “Best Colleges 2012” is designed to provide information that easy to read, what its authors hope will help readers make qualified decisions
Career Choice: Forester
Foresters, as their name implies manage forested lands. These professionals, who are sometimes known as fire prevention foresters, service foresters or urban foresters, are land use experts. Foresters may work
Career Choice: College Recruiters
Also known as admissions recruiters, these professionals might seek to diversify the school’s student body, explain financial assistance packages and arrange for campus visits. The pay scale for college recruiters
Frightening Lightening: Week 2 Reprise?
Season openers challenged by the elements. Unsettled weather the first weekend of college football forced several teams to leave their fields and had fans running for the exits to avoid
Career Choice: Paleontologist
Licensing on the state level may be required of geoscientists and demand for those with field experience should be good with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projecting an 18
Career Choice: Library Technicians
Library technicians are also known as indexers and are comprised of people who work as editors, abstractors, data searchers and database producers, according to the American Society for Indexing, Inc.,
Career Choice: Museum Curators
In her role as a curator, the museum director acquires, stores, and exhibits collections, including those that are on loan to the museum. The museum director may conduct research, offer
Pew Report Shows Differences in Opinion Regarding Online Learning
Off campus education continues to grow in popularity. Traditional schools such as Rutgers University, the University of North Carolina, Kansas State University and Portland State University offer distance learning options,
Survey Says: College Still Worth It
College Board survey offers a ringing endorsement for postsecondary education. However, that would be the wrong conclusion to draw based on the results of a College Board survey which surveyed
Does Living in the City Save Money?
Actually, there are some real financial advantages to living in the city as opposed to on the outskirts of town. Here are some of them: Rents may be higher than