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President Trump DID NOT protect the American People, and it’s Costing our Citizens their Lives!

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Red Cross Honors 12 Local Volunteers for Excellent Service

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Top UCLA Stories of 2014

From extending the collegiate record by winning its 112th national title to scientific and archeological discoveries, it was...

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USC 2014: The Year in Weird Science

USC researchers had a busy year with breakthroughs in everything from weight loss and dwarfism to quantum mechanics and flying...

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Princeton Review's Most Beautiful College Campuses in 2015

New York's Colgate University was rated as having the most beautiful campus in the country while SoCal's own Pepperdine came...

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Why did this University of Hawaii student strip down for graduation?

Kal Kaawa stripped down to a Hawaiian loincloth after receiving his diploma at the University of Hawaii's graduation ceremony...

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Obama: Sony 'Made a Mistake' in Pulling The Interview from Theaters [Updated]

Updated at 1:09pm PDT: Sony CEO Michael Lynton told CNN that the studio has not backed down. "We have not caved, we...

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2015's 'Best Value' Colleges are...

Thanks to Kiplinger's Personal Fianance, it has become easier to find the college that will give you the best bang for your buck!...

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Oberlin College Students Skip Class to Protest; Now Facing Failing Grades

Following the fatal police shootings of Mike Brown and Tamar Rice as well as the police-involved death of Eric Garner, thousands...

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John Hopkins Accidentally Sends Rejected Applicants Acceptance Letters

The only thing worse than getting a rejection letter from the college of your dreams is getting the rejection letter, then getting...

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Ex-USC Professor on FBI's Most Wanted List Gets 5 Years in Prison

In June 2013, authorities captured 66-year-old Walter Lee Williams, a former professor at the University of Southern California...

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SDSU Shuts Down Fraternity Amid Misconduct Allegations

"Take Back the Night" is a serious, emotional event dedicated to sexual assault and domestic violence survivors. On...

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Group Takes Claim for UC Berkeley Lynching Effigies

An anonymous Bay Area group is taking credit for the racially-charged effigies hung from nooses at UC Berkeley this weekend,...

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Stopping Binge Drinking Among College Students: It's No Easy Task

In an article that appeared in the New York Times, Beth McMurtrie from the Chronicle of Higher Education delves into the history...

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Are Campus Sex Assaults Causing Anxiety Among Prospective College Students?

"I though it felt safer. The smaller and less fraternities, the better." In an interview with Bloomberg, 17-year-old...

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Being a College Student Doesn't Mean You Have Higher Chance of Being Raped

"More Schools Under Investigation for Campus Sexual Assault." "University of Virginia Suspends Frats After...

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Undergrad Students Clueless About Their Debt, Says Report

If you were to ask any undergraduate how much debt they're going to be in from paying for college, chances are they wouldn't...

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Campus Program for Sexual-Assault Victims Praised at Senate Hearing

As Congress and higher education institutions look at how to reduce sexual violence on campuses, a program pioneered in Oregon...

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Study: College Students Give Male Instructors Higher Evaluations

Many college students like to say they're progressive, pro-feminism and believe in gender equality, but a recent study suggests...

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Congress' New Spending Bill: What Does it Mean for College Students?

On Tuesday, Congressional leaders reached a compromise bill that would affect funding to student aid programs. Some argue that...

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Should Black Greek Orgs Tell Members Not to Wear Logos While Protesting?

Updated on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014: Sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha released statements on membership guidelines regarding protestors...

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Critics Say Survey Figures Inflate Threat of On-Campus Rapes

The alarming government statistic that 1 in 5 women is sexually assaulted while in college has been cited by the Obama administration...

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You Won't Believe How Much Money these Private-College Presidents Make

Three dozen private-college presidents are part of the millionaire club, meaning they earned more than $1-million in 2012, reports...

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At Temple University, Students Hope to Put Famous Alum Cosby Behind Them

PHILADELPHIA — As they are elsewhere, students at Temple University are busy preparing for finals and the holidays. But...

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Rolling Stone Article About UVA Fraternity Gang Rape Has 'Discrepancies'

In November, Rolling Stone published a harrowing account of a University of Virginia female student (named Jackie) who...

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UC's Rising Tuition Sparks Bill to End College System's Autonomy

Angered by rising tuition and fat executive pay at the University of California, a bipartisan pair of state senators introduced...

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Lawsuit Alleges For-Profit Miami College Used Strippers to Lure Students

What did your admissions counselor look like? He or She probably wasn't wearing 4-inch heels with her cleavage on display...unless...

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'Nontraditional' College Graduates Don't Earn Less than 'Traditional' Students

Is it ever too late to go back to college? Of course not, which is why many colleges and universities are seeing an increase...

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How Hard Will it Be to Pay Off Your Loan? This Calculator Can Tell You

Facing student loans and worried about paying them off? Then you might want to reconsider your major. A recent study by the...

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As College Costs Rise, More Food Pantries Sprout on Campus

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Just before fall classes this year, Tyler Huddleston found out a friend wasn’t coming back to...

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Which is More Prevalent for College Students: Domestic Violence or Sexual Assault?

Sexual assault on college campuses is a topic that's been dominating many conversations and newspaper headlines. More people...

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Some Students at Mormon Colleges Experience 'Beard-Shaming'

As you may already know, some religions hold strict convictions. So, it should come as no surprise that some religious schools...

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