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‘Viral’ and ‘Epic’ Make University’s 2011 List of Banished Words
As we enter a new year, we relinquish people, things and places that we once thought were cool, in order to make way for the new.
College Students’ Persons of the Year: Robert Gates and Nicki Minaj
What’s more surprising: that college students didn’t pick a reality TV star or that they know who Robert Gates is?
‘Urkel’ Is Now a Verb – and a High-School Fashion Don’t
Steve Urkel, the nerdy neighbor from 90’s sitcom Family Matters, has become the inspiration for a high school fashion solution.
Facebook Fraud? Company Creates Unauthorized “Welcome to College” Groups
When high-school seniors are admitted to college, they may get another invitation as well — one that could lead to spam.
Where Are America’s Smartest Cities?
In Colorado, apparently.
Report: Fewer Nationwide Dropouts, But School’s Not Out Yet
There’s good news and bad news about our nation’s education system.
U.K. University To Offer McDonald’s Degree
From Lady Gaga modules to Tae Kwon Do degrees, NewsFeed thought there was an education to suit every niche, until McDonald’s put a degree on their menu. Beware, what you’re about to digest is all about the puns.
KFC Will Pay You $20,000 To Give Them A Shout-Out Via Twitter
The folks over at ‘We Do Chicken Right’ are calling for submissions. Show your Twitter smarts and Colonel Sanders will reciprocate with cash for your college fund. (Via the Buffalo News).
Study: Internet Turns Kids Into Terrible Spellers
We may have high-speed information at our disposal, but our basic grammar skills are regressing.
Bad Education: Graduate Turns to the Internet To Fund $200,000 Undergrad Bill
Meet Kelli Space. She’s 23, graduated from high school in 2005, and went to Northeastern University. But she’s saddled with $200,000 of debt. What to do? Beg for help on the internet.
Amateur Stargazer Leads NASA to Baby Black Hole
Apparently Albert Einstein was wrong, black holes are not where God divided by zero!