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After 51 Years of Marriage, Retired Great-Grandparents Are Going Back to College

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:42:53 +0000

You’re never too old to learn. A retired couple that’s been married for 51 years is certainly proving that by going back to school. Harold and Frances Gates have enrolled at Lone Star College in Kingwood, Texas and are currently rocking perfect 4.0 GPAs. When it comes to what he’s most excited about regarding their [...]

Who's Lovin' This? McDonald's Now Hiring Cashiers With a College Degree

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:20:14 +0000

You probably don’t need more proof that the job market is competitive, but we’ve got some, anyway. A McDonald’s in Winchedon, Massachusetts recently posted an ad for a cashier position online. No supersize deal, right? Well, it is when you consider the listing states applicants must have two years’ experience, as well as a bachelor’s [...]

What Are the Best Cities for 2013 College Graduates?

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:16:18 +0000

After getting their diplomas, a lot of college graduates decide to head to the big city to try and make it big. The question that arises, though, is which city is the right one? Well, after four (or five, or – gulp! – six) years of life on campus, 2013 college grads may want to [...]

Watch These People Finding Out They Just Got Into College — Daily Distraction

Daily Distraction — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:00:53 +0000

[onescreen item="5030469"] After weeks, sometimes months, of waiting for the news, it can lead to quite the emotional release. The college-application process is long, tedious and exhausting—and that’s not even including the years of adding extracurricular activities and honors classes that precede it. But sometimes it works out in the end and, well, wow. It’s [...]

5 College Football Scandals That Rocked the NCAA

Phil Richardson — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:05:44 +0000

For a long stretch of time it felt as though every few years an NCAA university football program was caught abusing the rules and manipulating the system. These days it seems that not a single month goes by without hearing allegations of cheating by a major national football power. The latest instance has the NCAA [...]

College Girls Show Team Spirit the Only Way They Know How — Putting Their Racks on Twitter

Joe Student — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:13:21 +0000

Female fans of several major college teams are showing their school pride on Twitter. And, by school pride, we mean their boobs — showcased in cleavage-baring, skin-tight college shirts in self-shot pictures posted to Twitter. The college-team boobs trend started last February, when University of Kansas student Tiffany Kent tweeted a photo of her boobs [...]

Everything You Need to Know for the BCS National Championship

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:38:57 +0000

Led by the toughest defenses anywhere, two of the most storied programs in college football history face off with the national championship on the line. BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 Alabama (12-1) vs. #1 Notre Dame (12-0) [Monday, January 7, at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN] How They Got Here Alabama’s national-title hopes appeared finished following [...]

Hey College Seniors — Your Bender is Showing and No One Wants to Hire You

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:00:43 +0000

Despite the fact that some college tuitions have reached an excess of $50,000 per year, these days colleges can't guarantee that their graduates will have jobs waiting for them. In the wake of this uncertainty, some institutions have begun to guide their students in cleaning up their social media profiles, to lower the risk of a poorly-timed facebook post ruining their shot at employment.

Student Startled Awake During Lecture

Kyle Dowling — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:30:32 +0000

It’s usually pretty easy to discreetly catch a few Z’s during a college lecture. However, this kid was caught in the act thanks to his ferocious snoring and sudden upwards leap. Sitting in the front row certainly didn’t help! Given the teacher’s unrestrained guffaw, our guess is that the student faced no repercussions except embarrassment [...]

Should Colleges Ban Hazing? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:04:45 +0000

The stated goal of college fraternities and sororities is to promote brotherhood and sisterhood among their members. In many of these organizations, hazing of pledges is a technique that is used to build these bonds. Occasionally, though, this hazing gets out of hand, and a pledge is seriously injured or worse. So, should colleges ban hazing to protect their students?

College Student Returns $690 Million Check

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:52:50 +0000

Because his late father was an Air Force veteran, 22-year-old Allen Smith gets a check from the VA every month. The $650 helps pay his college expenses but, like many students, he could always use some more.

He got a lot more earlier this month, when he opened his VA check and was staring right at the staggering sum of $690 million.

Is Jerry Sandusky's Sentence Harsh Enough? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:08:40 +0000

Almost a year later, we finally have a sentence for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. But does it go far enough for the crimes he committed?Sanduskey received 30-60 years behind bars for his involvement in the child sex-abuse scandal, and many people are upset that the sentence wasn’t a bit more harsh. [...]

What Are the Most Expensive Colleges in America? — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:30:45 +0000

The cost of higher education is getting, um, higher.

Campus Grotto recently released its annual list of the most expensive colleges in America and according to their statistics, the cost of attending just one year at the most expensive college hit a record high tuition this year at over $60,000.

What Colleges Have the Lowest- and Highest-Paid Graduates? — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:11:19 +0000

The dream of many college graduates—to earn a good-enough starting salary to pay off student loans without being rendered homeless or forced into starvation—comes easier or harder depending on where they graduate.

With that in mind, which American colleges offer the worst possible opportunity for a earning a decent entry-level salary, and which offer the best?

Job Market (Finally) Improving for College Grads — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:00:30 +0000

For recent college graduates, the economic downturn and very, very slow recovery of the past few years have been brutal. But things may be looking up.

According to the Job Outlook 2013 survey, employers are on track to hire 13 percent more graduates from the class of 2013 than they did for those who walked away with their degrees in 2012.

College Football 2012 – Week Five Preview

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:03:02 +0000

After a Saturday full of big games and big upsets last weekend, things look to be a little calmer this week with a handful of ranked teams on byes and only two games between ranked teams. However, for most schools, this week marks the first games of conference play so there is still a lot on the line.

Here is what to watch for in college football this week.

Tennessee Student Hospitalized After Alcohol Enema

Wes Glinsmann — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:00:47 +0000

Liquor, funnels and rubber hoses used for drinking games? Certainly not anything new on large college campuses. But one group of fraternity brothers at the University of Tennessee decided to take things to a whole other level last weekend. 20-year-old Alexander Broughton was rushed to the UT Medical Center Saturday morning and was treated for [...]

College Professor Sets Off Ping-Pong Ball Explosion

Dan Seitz — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 16:03:44 +0000

Dr. Roy Lowry wanted to demonstrate a few basic principles of science, notably the behavior of liquid nitrogen under pressure. But how to get that across in a way that even the least scientifically curious student would think of as awesome. Easy: Just add ping-pong balls! Lowry and his assistants put together the “experiment” quite [...]

College Football Recruit Picks School Because It Was 'Close To a Chick-fil-A'

Joe Student — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:32 +0000

You might think highly-recruited high school football player Cassanova McKinzy of Birmingham, Ala. announced that he would attend Auburn University this fall because he wanted to one day be like former Tigers star, and No. 1 overall NFL Draft pick, Cam Newton. Nope. McKinzy chose Auburn because Clemson “had no Chick-fil-A on campus,” as the [...]

Which College Is the Best for Military Veterans?

Kathy Landin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:01:44 +0000

A recent survey conducted by Military Times Edge ranks which colleges are best for military veterans.

Most of the schools making the list were public, including 51 of the 59 highest ranking four-year schools. The top five four-year schools included Concord University, taking the number one spot, Eastern Kentucky University at number two, Rutgers in third, California University of Pennsylvania at number four and University of South Florida coming in fifth.