Archive for December, 2007

Gift Guide for College Students: Top 5 Gifts for Any College Student

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Having a tough time coming up with great gift ideas for the college student in your life? Here are some great ‘college student approved’ gift ideas that make the perfect gift for any student!
 
The Deluxe Mini Fridge with Digital Thermostat
Having a stockpile of caffeinated drinks on hand is essential for the busy college student. Highly [...]

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Gift Guide for College Students: Broke Student Gift Giving Ideas

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Holidays can be stressful times for broke college students that feel the pressure of giving gifts to a long list of friends and family.  However, there are so many thoughtful ways to show someone how much you appreciate them without dropping a ton of cash.  Here’s a few gift ideas for the broke college student.
 
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Speaking at 4 months, bachelor’s at 10 years, Doctor by 17: Amazing Child Prodigies

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Alia Sabur is a well known American child prodigy. Born in February of 1989, Alia was one of the youngest people to ever enter college. She attended SUNY Stony Brook at 10 years old, and graduated summa-cum-laude at age 14. She had also received a black belt in Tae Kwon Do at the young age [...]

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Turkey-Day Trivia & Other Tidbits

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Another Student Loan Resource:
Whether you’re making the trip home for a feast and four-day weekend with the family, or staying put and keeping it low-key with friends, frozen pizza, and a steady stream of college football, equip yourself with these feathered factoids, and you’re sure to take the Thanksgiving spotlight with your impressive command of [...]

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College Presidents’ Salaries Not-So-Slowly Sliding Up the Pay Scale

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Another Student Loan Resource:It costs a lot of money to go to college. It costs even more money to run a college. And it’s costing increasingly more money to pay college and university presidents’ salaries and compensation packages, with many reaching the million-dollar mark.
 
According to The Chronicle of Higher Education’s most recent survey of executive [...]

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Student-Ranked Top Colleges and Other Tools to Help You Find the Right Fit

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Another Student Loan Resource:
If you’re in high school and looking ahead to college, you probably already know all about U.S. News & World Report’s annual “America’s Best Colleges,” which ranks colleges and universities around the country. These rankings can give you a great place to start, but if your college search revolves entirely around this [...]

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Gone in a Puff of Smoke: College Campuses Cutting Out Smoking

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Another Student Loan Resource:To smoke or not to smoke? That isn’t so much the question anymore as, Where art thou, Legally Sanctioned Smoking Area? And the answer to that is harder and harder to find as the number of smoking bans increases across both the country and college campuses.
 
According to the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation, [...]

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