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college student stories: 59 news summaries

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Café-Loving Kids Cash In
on Laptop Ads

German firm pushes screen-back billboards at universities

Mar 12, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A German company has a solution for university students who spend their time in cafés and need extra cash for coffee: laptop advertisements, Der Spiegel reports. Just slap a sticker on the back of your screen and you could earn $320 for a few months of public studying. Berlin-based... More »

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advertising • Germany • Berlin • laptop • advertisements • cafes • college student • embedded branding • Smaboo • Christoph Magnussen

Spring Breakers Party Stateside

Reports of gun violence, drug cartels in Mexican border towns keep students away

Mar 10, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - More spring breakers are sipping their Coronas domestically this year, the AP reports. Mexico is a staple hotspot, but widespread reports of drug wars in border towns and tightened security at US entry points have convinced many college vacationers to remain stateside. In places like Texas's South Padre Island, students... More »

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drugs • Texas • Mexico • college • vacation • college student • spring break • South Padre Island • Matamoros

OMG! Parents Friend
Kids on Facebook

Some are cool with it; others horrified

Mar 9, 08 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - What to do when their father starts talking about “getting poked" is a question many high school and college kids are asking themselves these days. It's a modern-day dilemma: Do teens allow their folks into their friends network on Facebook and grant them access to blogs, photos, and messages?... More »

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social networking • MySpace • high school • Facebook • online privacy • parents • college student • Internet freedom • parental supervision

Police Issue Pics in UNC Probe

ATM surveillance photos show man who used Eve Carson's bank card

Mar 8, 08 8:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Police issued photos today of a "person of interest" in the killing of UNC-Chapel Hill student president Eve Carson, the News and Observer reports. The ATM camera shots show a black man, about 20, who used Carson's bank card and may have been driving her Toyota Highlander. "This... More »

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investigation • murder • surveillance • ATM • police hunt • security cameras • college student • Eve Carson • UNC Chapel Hill • Brian Curran

CEO Reveals Victoria's Secret: It's 'Too Sexy'

Brand hopes to regain its stylish, sophisticated image

Feb 28, 08 4:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Victoria’s Secret has become “too sexy,” the chain’s CEO said today, explaining that she wants to bring higher-quality and sophisticated products back to the stores, the Wall Street Journal reports. "We use the word 'sexy' a lot and have gotten off 'ultra-feminine,'" she... More »

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fashion • marketing • retail sales • Target • Victoria's Secret • lingerie • retail shopping • college student • American Eagle

Michelle Obama College Thesis Muses on Race

Studies void between blacks and whites at Princeton and beyond

Feb 23, 08 7:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Michelle Obama’s 1985 Princeton thesis—whose unavailability at the university has prompted blogger suspicions—discusses the concerns of a black woman in a sphere dominated by whites. In the 96-page document, scored by Politico from the Obama campaign, Mrs. Obama writes that to white students, it seems “I... More »

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Barack Obama • African Americans • Princeton University • Michelle Obama • thesis • racial inequality • college student • African-Americans • white people

Utah's Well-Armed Students

In only state where concealed weapons are allowed on campus, many take advantage

Feb 21, 08 2:29 PM CST
(Newser) - While many states have responded to recent college shootings by debating whether firearms should be allowed on campus, Utah is the only one with such a law on the books—and students at its public universities are taking advantage, CNN reports. Predictably, while some students say they feel safer with... More »

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concealed weapon • school shooting • Brigham Young University • Virginia Tech shootings • firearms • college student • University of Utah • concealed-weapons laws • guns

For Sale: My Seat in Class

Wharton's auction system among solutions to overenrollment in popular courses

Feb 15, 08 4:53 PM CST
(Newser) - It beats sleeping overnight outside a professor's office—as some do at Stanford—but should students buy their way into popular classes? The University of Chicago thought not, removing one student's ad hawking a slot in Freakonomics author Steven Levitt's course. Penn's Wharton School has a more capitalistic view, the... More »

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online auction • college • business school • University of Pennsylvania • professor • Wharton School of Business • Justin Wolfers • Steven D. Levitt • Freakonomics • college student

Students Aim
to Put Guns
on Campus

In wake of shootings, group presses
right to pack heat

Nov 22, 07 11:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Thousands of college students think they have a way to make their campuses safer: more guns. Students with a license to carry concealed weapons should be able to do it on campus, argues the group Students for Concealed Carry on Campus. “It’s the basic right of self defense,... More »

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gun control • college • school shooting • college student

Price of Pill for Students Soars

Rule change eliminates discounts at college health centers

Nov 22, 07 3:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Female students at US colleges may be cutting back on reliable contraceptives because a quirk in a federal law has made birth-control pills up to four times more expensive, health officials warn. A recent change in Medicaid regulations means drug companies no longer offer big discounts to health centers where... More »

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contraception • women's health • Planned Parenthood • sexual health • Medicaid • birth control • college • condom • contraceptive patch • birth control pill • contraceptive • health centers • colleges and universities • Abstinence Clearinghouse • Deficit Reduction Act • college student

Colleges Don’t Care if Kids
Can Write

At least on the SAT, where you may need only write long words

Sep 20, 07 3:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - The hours and dollars spent on SAT writing preparation might be for naught, the Boston Globe reports, as 56% of four-year colleges don’t even use the newest section of the aptitude test. Skeptics find fuel in a study showing that big words were all it took to achieve near-perfect... More »

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SAT • MIT • writing • college • university • Georgetown University • Smith College • college student

College Kids Addicted to Credit Cards

Banks, advocates battle over credit card plugs on campus

Sep 9, 07 3:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - College students are preferring plastic to low-rent living, a trend that has banks and consumer advocates battling over credit card plugs on campus. Critics say students are susceptible to easy money marketing and rack up too much debt. Banks blame students for not reading the fine print. With Dems in... More »

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higher education • college • credit card • student • college student

Average SAT Score Slips Again

College Board dismisses 'a couple points,' touts test-takers' diversity

Aug 28, 07 9:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The average SAT score for 2007 was the lowest in years, but that's not necessarily bad news. Scores from round two of the revamped college-entrance exam declined an average of seven points nationwide, which the College Board chalks up to greater participation, particularly among students who weren't on a traditional... More »

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SAT • college admissions • college • test score • student • college board • exam • college student

Has Wiki Replaced the College Library?

Not quite: Undergrads still turn to more
traditional sources

Aug 25, 07 3:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Contrary to expectations, college students are not rushing online for answers to research assignments. A new survey shows only 3% of undergraduates with research tasks went to Wikipedia first and only 13% tried search engines. The largest number, 40%,  turned to course materials first and 23% sought out the... More »

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Wikipedia • research • college • university • libraries • student • college student

Students Win $2.85M on SATs

College Board settles class-action lawsuit over incorrect scores

Aug 25, 07 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Students who took the SAT exam in 2005 and received incorrect scores have settled a class-action lawsuit with the test makers to the tune of $2.85 million, the New York Times reports. Over 4,000 students who sat the examination received scores that were artificially low—as much as... More »

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SAT • college admissions • college • lawsuit • test score • student • college board • class action • score • college student

Wal-Mart Hits Facebook

Retail giant turns to social networking to court back-to-school college shoppers

Aug 9, 07 6:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wal-Mart is launching a back-to-school marketing campaign using Facebook, Reuters reports. The megachain has created a "Roommate Style Match" Facebook group to give college students a chance to coordinate decorating before moving in—and then browse an array of "recommended" Wal-Mart goods, including many the retailer promotes as... More »

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Internet • shopping • Facebook • college • student • Wal-Mart • college student

Birth Control Prices at US Colleges Skyrocket

Female students may no longer be able to afford the Pill

Jul 26, 07 1:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Many college students may no longer be able to afford birth control come September, thanks to a 2006 bill that discourages drug companies from offering schools deep discounts on contraceptives. The change went into effect this year, but students will feel the crunch only now, as health centers that stocked... More »

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contraception • pregnancy • pharmaceutical companies • sexual health • birth control • college • condom • contraceptive patch • STD • birth control pill • college student

House Votes
to Overhaul Student Loans

Increases Pell money, slashes interest rates on federal loans

Jul 12, 07 6:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The House OKed a major shakeup of student loans yesterday, in a plan that will eliminate $19 billion in subsidies to lending companies and send the cash directly to students. The bill will increase funding for Pell grants and cut the interest rates on all federally-funded loans—assuming it survives... More »

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education • student loans • higher education • loans • college • college student

Lawsuits Aimed at Swapping Students

Record honchos hit college campuses
to make the music stop

Mar 5, 07 10:40 PM CST
(Newser) - The recording industry is bringing out the big guns in its battle to stop illegal music downloads, threatening to sue hundreds of college students each month if they don't stop swapping swiped tunes. The kids need to be taught some download etiquette, says RIAA President Cary Sherman. "Remember... More »

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education • music • Internet • music industry • music downloads • Cary Sherman • Recording Industry Association of America • network • file sharing • college • college student

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