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Not All Students Love E-Textbooks—Many Prefer Old-School Print Books

Digital or electronic textbooks seem like the way to go, don't they? With digital books, students don't have to drag a heavy...

Campus Circle Staff

News College Central

Victim Writes About Her Rape in College Essay, Alleged Rapist Gets Convicted

During the college application process, a rape victim decided to discuss her own experience dealing with sexual assault by answering...

Campus Circle Staff

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UPDATE: Facebook Removes Dead Animal Photos from Kendall Jones' Page

Remember the Texas Tech cheerleader who gained national attention last week after news about her posing with hunted, dead African...

Sydney Champion

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Need Cash? Play Hidden Cash When it Returns to L.A. this Week

As if answering all broke college students' prayers, the man behind Hidden Cash will be bringing the cash quest back to Los Angeles...

Campus Circle Staff

News College Central

North Carolina College Students Fight Against Discriminatory Voter ID Laws

In North Carolina, college students are standing up for their rights, claiming voter ID laws discriminate against not only race,...

Nicole Sazegar

News Campus

Pi Delta Psi Frat Brothers Face Charges in Hazing Death

The Baruch College students who were allegedly involved in the hazing and death of 19-year-old Chun “Michael” Deng...

Nicole Sazegar

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Was Hazing the Cause of this CSUN Student's Death?

When 19-year-old Armando Villa went on a hike on Tuesday in the Angeles National Forest with friends, the group ran out of water,...

Campus Circle Staff

News College Central

1 in 10 Chinese Applications to U.S. Colleges Contain Fraudulent Material

Over the years, the U.S. has seen a drastic increase in the number of international students attending the country's colleges...

Campus Circle Staff

News Campus

UNLV Students Ask Hillary Clinton to Donate Six-Figure Speaking Fee

Having the presumed 2016 presidential candidate speak at your event will cost you a pretty penny, which is what the University...

Campus Circle Staff

News College Central

Why Everyone Can Benefit from College Parent Orientations

I don't know about you, but when I went off to college I couldn't tell who was more nervous about the fact that I was leaving...

Sydney Champion

News College Central

Using Crowdfunding to Pay for College—Are These Sites Right for You?

From movies and albums, to plays and charities, websites such as Kickstarter, GoFundMe and Indiegogo have helped many people...

Nicole Sazegar

News Campus

Students Accuse Colleges of Violating Free Speech Rights

The 1st Amendment is one of the first things they teach middle or late elementary school students in social studies. And unlike...

Sydney Champion

News Campus

Texas Tech Cheerleader Poses with Dead Exotic Animals, Causes Outrage

Take a look at Kendall Jones' Facebook page. If you're an animal lover or anti-hunting supporter, we're sure you'll either be...

Sydney Champion

News College Central

Many Calif. Community College Students Take 4 Years Instead of 2 to Graduate

When many students decide to enroll in community college, they expect to graduate and/or transfer to a four-year school in two...

Campus Circle Staff

News College Central

Tall, Left-Handed or a Knitter? Scholarships are Available

(THE SACRAMENTO BEE/MCT) Trent Peterson won $2,000 this month for being tall. The 6-foot-7 Rocklin High School graduate received...

Diana Lambert

News College Central

Historically Black Colleges Stray Far from Original Mission, Becoming 'Less Black'

Historically black colleges and universities, also known as HBCUs such as Spelman College, Morehouse College and Howard University,...

Nicole Sazegar

News College Central

Student Loan Interest Rates Increase July 1...How Will This Affect Students?

Interest rates are set to increase again on Tuesday, July 1. For those taking out federal Stafford loans between July 1 and...

Campus Circle Staff

News College Central

WATCH: College Professors Read Mean Reviews About Themselves

A version of Jimmy Kimmel's celebrity mean tweets has reached the collegiate level. A student paper at Simon Fraser University...

Campus Circle Staff

News College Central

10 Fun Jobs that Pay Surprisingly Well

Who knew you can make a good chunk of money by just playing on your favorite video console, shopping or teaching people how to...

Campus Circle Staff

News Campus

Audit Slams California Community College Accreditation Process

(The Sacramento Bee/MCT) The accrediting commission that evaluates California’s community colleges acts inconsistently...

Alexei Koseff

News Campus

Calif. AG, U.S. Senators Want Curbs on Enrollment at Troubled Corinthian Colleges

(Los Angeles Times/MCT) A dozen U.S. senators are calling on the federal government to halt new student enrollments at an ailing...

Chris Kirkham

News College Central

Fewer Parents Willing to Pay for Children's College

Need help paying for college? Then we suggest filling out a FAFSA form, applying for grants and financial aid, looking for...

Campus Circle Staff

News College Central

'The Daily Show' Addresses JMU Sexual Assault Punishment Controversy

If you have been keeping up with the news, you may have heard that currently 55 colleges—although numbers could keep increasing—are...

Astrid Delgado

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Elliot Rodger's Father Speaks with Barbara Walters About Troubled Son

The interview many have been waiting for ever since Elliot Rodger wrecked havoc during a shooting rampage near UC Santa Barbara...

Sydney Champion

News College Central

Black College Students Need More Education than White Peers to Land Jobs, Study Says

This might not be news for some, but a recent Young Invincibles study found that in order for African-American students to have...

Campus Circle Staff

News College Central

FAFSA's 'Poor Joke' Outrages Twitter

The Financial Student Aid Agency (FAFSA) offended people by posting a tweet with a photo of a scene of Kristen Wiig on a plane...

Nicole Sazegar

News College Central

Cliché Student Debt Stories Distract from Higher Education’s Real Problem?

Too often we hear stories about college graduates who are tens of thousands of dollars in debt. News articles and reports about...

Nicole Sazegar

News College Central

Experts: 5 Financial Aid Mistakes Students Should Avoid Making

Two words. Nine letters. F-R-E-E M-O-N-E-Y. To give students an opportunity for assistance in their costly college expenses,...

Nina Soleimani

News Campus

College Transfer Rates Increase Exponentially

After high school graduation, most students attend a two-year community college with the hopes of transferring to a bigger four-year...

Nina Soleimani

News College Central

7 Summer Jobs Perfect for Students

Summer has officially started, which means we have two months of freedom to attend summer concerts, plan an epic road trip or...

Nicole Sazegar

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