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Deadly Opioid Epidemic On Campus: Here's What College Students Are Doing To Combat It
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - 8:32am | 616A devastating epidemic has made its way onto college campuses across the country, where students are carrying opioid overdose reversal drugs in their backpacks along with their textbooks and other belongings. Overdoses, particularly due to fentanyl, are increasing on college campuses....
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Cannabis Consumers Show Higher Motivation Than Non-Consumer Counterparts: Study
Friday, February 25, 2022 - 10:37am | 335A recent study published in the journal Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology examined the relationship between cannabis use and effort-related decision-making in a sample of 47 college students (25 cannabis users and 22 non-users). The results of the study suggest that college students who...
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Saving Cash In College: Thrive And Be Thrifty
Sunday, October 30, 2016 - 7:00pm | 1145There’s no doubt that college is an investment. With educational costs continually rising, many recent college graduates find themselves knee deep in debt and living paycheck to paycheck on entry-level salaries. The reason for the increase in cost is multi-faceted. As detailed in the...
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62% Of College Students Are Also Employed: Infographic
Thursday, June 9, 2016 - 2:59pm | 277A graphic created last year by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation sheds some light on how the American college environment is changing. The key theme is diversification. “There’s no one-size-fits-all path to (or through) college—and we need to plan our education policies...
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The Latest In College Trends: The Retail Sector
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 4:43pm | 884Sometimes even experienced investors and traders get so bogged down by top-down growth trends that they miss the grassroots growth movements. On the other hand college students, who make up 20 percent of the general U.S. population, are much more aware of their surroundings. In fact, they may...
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Common Tax Filing Errors Made By College Students
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 12:39pm | 654The first question college students typically ask is, “Do I even need to file income taxes?” The key word in this question is “income.” As in, did you have any? For starters, if you are a single dependent and your total earned income for the year was less than $6,100, you don’t have to file...
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Groupon Takes Aim at College Tuition
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 12:09pm | 242The skyrocketing costs of college tuition combined with the less than welcoming current job market can be quite daunting for recent graduates. Chicago-based Groupon is looking to ease some of that anxiety. On Tuesday, Groupon featured a graduate-level “introduction to teaching” course at...