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College Board Withdraws Summer SAT for Pricey Prep Course

College Testing

According to the La Times, the college board that controls the SATs made a big mistake when it made a deal to allow a special sitting to a group of students set to attend an expensive SAT preparatory course at Amherst College in Massachusetts. The College Board was given the opportunity to correct their mistake, [...]

Remedial College Classes: Lots of Debt for No Degree

Students Studying Online College Classes

More and more students are taking remedial classes based off the notion that it will better prepare them for classes- but, is that really what they are accomplishing? With no degree and expensive fees, is the gain worth the debt? Experts are wondering if the debt load is truly worth the slight edge remedial classes [...]

Are Free Online Classes the Future of Higher Education?

Free Online Classes

You can’t beat free, but are free online courses offering students anything they will actually be able to use in the future? After all, you get what you pay for right? Well that may not be entirely be true for some no cost online courses. Many Advantages of Free Online Classes The first major advantage [...]

Patriots Day: A Celebration of Boston’s Unique American History

Boston Charles River

Boston is a city founded (officially) in 1822. The city is one of America’s oldest towns; it has a rich economic and social background. This community is a now a politically and socially conscious area where many ideas and groups of people continually evolve. Boston is also often referred to as the cultural hub of [...]

San Jacinto College Takes Part in Texas Governor’s Business Forum

San Jacinto College

When students go to college, they are making a tremendous investment into their futures. Using their time wisely is essential, even more so than just going to school to begin with. Even President Obama recognizes this need, and has been calling on funding to help educators work with local employers to determine the real need [...]

Former Rutgers Student Found Guilty in Webcam Spying Trial

Dharun Ravi Guilty

Dharun Ravi, a 20 year old former Rutgers student, now faces up to ten years in prison. He was found guilty in the one of the most watched trials of the years so far. According to Fox News, he has been officially convicted of bias intimidation, a form of hate crime. This nationally watched case [...]

Former Duquesne University Student Opens Fire at Pittsburgh Clinic

Pittsburgh Clinic Shooting

According to The Seattle Times, a 30 year old man fatally shot a medical employee and injured six others after he opened fire at a clinic in Pittsburgh late Thursday, March 8th, 2012. John Shick, the man responsible for opening fire in the lobby of the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, is being described as [...]

Major Health Threat at Atlanta University

TB Health Threat

Emory University is one of the most prestigious schools in the country and the attendees are often the nation’s most prominent future doctors and politicians. People who get into this school are amongst the brightest minds in the southeast, but a serious danger was recently discovered that could jeopardize their future.  Frightening news came out [...]

Model Tyra Banks Now a Harvard Business Graduate

Harvard University

Tyra Banks has always had a resume that most people would envy. She is one of the world’s most famous supermodels  and in addition, she is a bit of an entrepreneur. Her television achievements include hosting her own hugely successful talk show, The Tyra Banks Show, creating the hit America’s Next Top Model, and co-creating [...]

Injured College Student Serves as a Spring Break Reminder for Safety

Spring Break

Monday marks the first official day of spring break for many students around the country while others will be getting out for their week off sometime between March and the end of April. Students will be flocking to beaches and sunshine to party and unwind.  While it is a crucial time to recharge from months [...]