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5 Joyriders Die After
Car Flies 200 Feet

BMW hurtled off 85-high embankment at end of runway

Jan 26, 08 6:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Five young men were killed on a joyride in Florida last night when their speeding car careened off a private airstrip, flew 200 feet in the air, hit a large tree, and split in two. Three were thrown from the car and two were partly ejected, but all were pronounced... More »

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Florida • high school • car accident • airport • student • wrestler • BMW

Hollywood Had Math Wrong on College Movie Downloads

Study overestimated students' illegal grabs

Jan 23, 08 5:55 PM CST
(Newser) - College students aren't such movie thieves after all. Hollywood laid heavy blame for illegal downloading on colleges when a 2005 study alleged that 44% of domestic industry losses came from students downloading films. Now the industry has revised to 15%, citing "human error" in the study. Critics, however, say... More »

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Hollywood • file sharing • student • entertainment industry • colleges and universities • illegal downloading • movie industry

U Wash Won't Cite Students
on Swapping

Second school defies RIAA request to pass along warning letters

Jan 4, 08 1:58 PM CST
(Newser) - The University of Washington has become the second Pacific Northwest school to refuse to pass along warning letters from the RIAA to students whose IP addresses were used for illegal downloading. The RIAA considers students liable for any swapping connected with their IP addresses, but the UW, along with the... More »

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music downloads • file sharing • RIAA • lawsuit • University of Washington • student • University of Oregon

Suspect in Porn Star's Murder Nailed in Mexico

Emily Sander, 18, found dead in roadside ditch last month in Kansas

Dec 19, 07 3:13 PM CST
(Newser) - The suspected killer of community-college student and internet porn star Emily Sander, 18, was arrested today in Mexico, the Wichita Eagle reports. Israel Mireles, 24, is being held in Melchor Muzquiz until he is extradited, the AP reports. Sander turned up dead along a Kansas road after reportedly leaving an... More »

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Mexico • pornography • student • suspect • Emily Sander • Israel Mireles

6 Hit by Gunfire Leaving
Las Vegas School Bus

1 hurt critically; police suspect at least two gunmen, call in gang unit

Dec 11, 07 7:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Gunfire hit six people as they stepped off a Las Vegas school bus around 2pm today, the AP reports. One adult male was hurt critically and one teenage male seriously after both were shot in the torso, a hospital spokeswoman said. Four others received minor gun shot wounds, and one... More »

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Las Vegas • school shooting • hospital • student • gunman • shooting

US Kids Lag in Math, Science

International test puts US teens 17th among 30 countries

Dec 4, 07 8:30 PM CST
(Newser) - American teens are worse at math and science than peers in 16 of 30 countries, according to test results released today. The 5,600 US students who took the test last year scored 24th in math, but almost made average in science. "How are our children going to be... More »

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Mexico • test score • Finland • student • mathematics

Sorbonne Shut Down After Protests Turn Violent

Protesting students attacked students trying to make class

Nov 23, 07 7:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Administrators of the Sorbonne in Paris shut down the historic university today after clashes took place between student protesters and those trying to go to class, AP reports. School officials say the protesters, who object to a new French law that could lead to higher tuition, assaulted other students. The... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • protests • Paris • student • Sorbonne • University of Paris

Gunmen Injure
8 After Chavez Protest Rally

Hooded thugs open fire on students returning from Caracas march

Nov 8, 07 6:18 AM CST
(Newser) - A band of hooded gunmen opened fire and tossed tear gas cannisters into a crowd of college students returning yesterday from a massive rally protesting President Hugo Chavez' policies. At least eight were injured, but no one was killed, AP reports. Panicked students raced through campus as ambulances arrived. Students... More »

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Venezuela • National Guard • protests • university • student • Hugo Chávez

Student Tasered at Kerry Speech

Senior zapped and arrested for disrupting U of Florida forum

Sep 18, 07 4:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police Tasered and arrested a University of Florida student after his belligerent questioning of John Kerry during a campus event last night. Andrew Meyer, who has a history of recording his own pranks, spent the night in jail after pressing Kerry beyond his allotted time, the AP reports. Officers removed... More »

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John Kerry • University of Florida • student • Taser • student activism • Andrew Meyer

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

Congress Delivers Loan Relief for Needy Students

Broad overhaul of student loan industry earns broad bipartisan support

Sep 8, 07 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Congress yesterday passed a student loan reform bill that slashes billions of dollars from lender subsidies and redirects the funds into grants for low-income students, the New York Times reports. The sweeping measure will cut $20B from federal lender subsidies, halve the interest rate on need-based loans, and pump $12B... More »

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Congress • student loans • Ted Kennedy • loans • student • Pell grants

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

'Voluntourism' Feeds Profits, Not Mouths

Gap-year travelers waste their time and money, charity claims

Aug 14, 07 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A leading British charity has blasted the new "voluntourism" industry as an amateurish scam, writes the Times of London. The vogue for gap-year travel to developing countries, where young volunteers pay for the privilege of teaching children or building homes does little good and enriches nobody but the travel... More »

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Prince William • Prince Harry • volunteerism • charity • volunteer • student • Voluntary Service Overseas • voluntourism • VSO • gap year • Britain

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

Murder Charge for Boyfriend
of NYU Student

Suspect slits wrists, confesses to killing 20-year-old

Aug 9, 07 7:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The ex-boyfriend of a New York University student found dead Sunday has been charged with her murder, the New York Post reports. Michael Cordero told his brother-in-law he'd killed her, in a jealous rage, then slit his wrists and fled. He was chased by both family members and cops and... More »

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murder • New York University • NYU • Michael Cordero • Boitumelo McCallum • student

Four in 10
US Kids Can
Balance Books

First national test
reveals exposure
to economic ideas

Aug 8, 07 9:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new national test reveals that four in 10 U.S. high school students can grasp economic concepts like tariffs, banking and investment—a result that one expert says is “not discouraging.” Results showed that three in five students can point to factors that increase national debt while... More »

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education • inflation • race • high school • economics • unemployment • investment • racial inequality • student

All Systems Go for Teacher

Long wait for Morgan, Endeavour set to end with evening launch

Aug 8, 07 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Countdown is continuing in Florida toward blastoff for the space shuttle Endeavour, the Orlando Sentinel reports, with an 80% chance of favorable conditions at tonight's scheduled launch time of 6:36pm Eastern. Teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan, a backup to the educator killed in the 1986 Challenger disaster, has brought national attention... More »

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NASA • plants • space shuttle • Christa McAuliffe • Barbara Morgan • Endeavour • space flight • student • teacher

Schools Cater to Tech-Enamored Students

New teaching, learning styles may spell
an end to lectures

Jul 31, 07 6:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - An increasing number of colleges and universities are using new Web applications to engage a generation of students eager to collaborate—and strut their stuff—on the Internet. Blogs, wikis, and other collaborative tools are being used as more than just empty Web 2.0 buzzwords, CNET reports; they allow... More »

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education • technology • Internet • Web 2.0 • school • college • university • web • Dartmouth • student • professor • mathematics • Texas A&M

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