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UCLA Flood: Weary Car Owners Retrieve Their Flood-Damaged Vehicles

(MCT) Inside two parking lots at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Tuesday, about 340 cars caked in mud were lined up waiting for their...

Matt Stevens

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College President Takes Generous Pay Cut to Help Employees

Kentucky State University's president, Raymond Burse, decided to take one for the team and decrease his ridiculously high salary...

Nina Soleimani

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Tailgating Just Got a Lot Less Fun at ASU: No More Kegs, Bongs & Drinking Games

Let's make one thing clear: beer pong and beer bongs are not only great at fraternity parties; they're perfect for football...

Campus Circle Staff

News College Central

Penn State Student Creates Company that Sells Custom University, Greek Sunglasses

Once you’ve been initiated into a sorority or fraternity, it's natural to show off your pride of belonging to that organization...

Nicole Sazegar

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Free Course Puts College in Reach of Those Without High School Diploma

(MCT) Marcus Davis admits that he didn't try as hard as he should have in high school and often skipped class, got into fights...

Jason Song

News College Central

U.S. Students Turn to Parents for Help Paying College Expenses

Although many college students are forced to take out loans to pay for school, a good chunk of them rely on mom and dad to help...

Campus Circle Staff

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UCLA Structures Nearly Free of Water; Vehicle Recovery Process Begins

Standing water from a massive water main break that flooded two UCLA parking garages and marooned nearly 1,000 parked vehicles...

Matt Stevens and Joseph Serna

News College Central

Campus Sexual Assault: ‘Shouldn’t Have Waited this Long’ to Address, Official Says

(MCT) WASHINGTON — There have been more recorded federal investigations in the first half of 2014 into how colleges have...

Stephanie Haven

News Campus

More Colleges Develop Programs for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Most of us have at least a faint idea of what autism is, but what do we really know about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)? Well,...

Campus Circle Staff

News Opinion

I Was Almost an Entitled Little Sh*t: Truth About Going to an Ivy League

On July 21, in an article titled “Don’t Send Your Kid to the Ivy League,” William Deresiewicz wrote about...

J. Shadé Quintanilla

News Blog

Colleges, Universities Warn About Energy Drink Company that Targets Students

How does making $500 a month sound? How about $5,000? Or even $50,000? If you're the average college student with student...

Campus Circle Staff

News Campus

Will Oklahoma Give the 'OK' for College Students to Carry Guns on Campus?

Oklahoma lawmakers announced that allowing licensed faculty and students to carry weapons on school grounds promotes a safer...

Nina Soleimani

News Campus

LOOK: UCLA Students Have Fun in Flood, Post Photos on Social Media

On Tuesday afternoon, around 3:30 p.m., a 90-year-old pipe broke, sending a geyser shooting 30 feet in the air, flooding Sunset...

Nicole Sazegar

News College Central

More Schools Under Investigation for Campus Sexual Assault

(MCT) WASHINGTON — The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has added five schools to a list of 71...

Stephanie Haven

News Campus

Calif.-Based Bryman College Campuses Close; Students Want Answers

California for-profit education chain Bryman Colleges' parent company, BioHealth Colleges Inc., filed for bankruptcy, closing...

Campus Circle Staff

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Man Killed in Lightning Strike was About to Enter USC

(MCT) Nick Fagnano was ready — excited even — to start school again. The 20-year-old received word in the spring that he'd ...

Matt Stevens and Veronica Rocha

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Money.com Lists the Best Colleges for Your Tuition Dollars—Here are the Top 10

Prospective college students are constantly asking themselves the million-dollar question: Is college still worth the tuition...

Campus Circle Staff

News Campus

Ohio State Fires Band Director for Allegedly Fostering Sexualized Culture

News about sex scandals on football or basketball teams are not uncommon (albeit still terrible), so when you read "Ohio...

Campus Circle Staff

News College Central

What's the Point of 'Common Core Standards' if Colleges Don't Employ Them?

Recently, the Common Core standards, which are meant to better prepare students for higher education, have been implemented in...

Nicole Sazegar

News Campus

Grad Student Hid Cameras in Campus Restrooms, Filmed Hundreds of Women

Police arrested 38-year-old Javier Mendiola-Soto, a former doctoral student from the University of Delaware, on July 24 for allegedly...

Campus Circle Staff

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Remedial Education Costing Community College Students

(MCT) Two years ago, Lezlie Cranston, 20, took a placement test at Bakersfield College that landed her four course levels below...

Lauren Foreman

News Blog

WATCH: Kristen Bell's Mary Poppins Wants Minimum Wage Reform in Funny or Die Skit

In a hilarious, smart parody, Frozen star Kristen Bell takes on the role of Mary Poppins—and she ain't happy about the...

Campus Circle Staff

News College Central

Transferring to a 4-Year School? Get Involved, Make Those Last 2 Years Count!

Attending a community college can be a dire and boring experience, with the repetitive action of strictly just going to class...

Nina Soleimani

News Campus

UCI Police Looking for Man Who Wanted to Massage, Photograph Students' Feet

UC Irvine police are looking for a 22-year-old Asian man, 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 155 pounds, who's been walking around...

Campus Circle Staff

News Campus

Death of USC Student Again Shakes Confidence in Security

(MCT) The discovery Thursday of a dead Chinese USC graduate student inside his apartment served as a grim reminder of previous...

Caitlin Owens and Matt Stevens

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L.A. Gets Snarky About Obama Traffic Delays: #ThanksObama

(MCT) President Obama may rake in the money from fawning donors during his two-day fundraising sweep through Los Angeles this...

Joseph Serna

News Campus

USC Engineering Grad Student Found Dead in Apartment Near Campus

The Los Angeles Times reports that a graduate engineering student from the University of Southern California was found dead in...

Campus Circle Staff

News College Central

Report: No Bachelor's Degree Needed for Most Health Care Jobs

(MCT) Think you need extensive time in college to work in health care? A study released Wednesday found the majority of local...

Mark Guydish

News College Central

New Law Allows California Students to Taste Wine

(MCT) College students under the age of 21 will be allowed to drink alcohol in class, as long as they're enrolled in a beer...

Kurtis Alexander

News Campus

And the Greenest, Most 'Eco-Friendly' College Campuses in Each State Are...?

If you consider a college or university's "eco-friendliness" as a priority when deciding on a school, then check...

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