The End of 2010: Double Retrospective
We don’t usually get seasonal on this blog, but there is one kind of year-end tradition to which I will now surrender. To expose our newer readers to “oldies but goodies” and to give a small gift to...
View ArticleDo College Students Need More Sleep?
Yes. Yes, they most certainly do, according to the Huffington Post (and everyone who’s ever been to college). Late last year, the Huffington Post began the ‘Freshman 8′ campaign. Playing off of the...
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Dorm Room Hacks: The Easy Bake Oven
Desperate times call for desperate food-related measures. Cooking in the dorm room, as we’ve said, is a pain. Most colleges don’t allow anything beyond a microwave, and those will only get you so far....
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Update! The Easy Bake Oven Is Doomed
Not long ago, we talked about how the Easy Bake Oven is an unlikely, but useful, dorm room appliance. But that may all be over next year. From Gizmodo, via The Consumerist: Next year, the Energy...
View ArticleAdvice from Tutors to the Tutored
Thanks to Adam Britten and the “USA Today College” blog, tutors everywhere now have some ammo to give to the legions of students they help. Equally useful for tutors and tutees, Britten’s 10 tips for...
View ArticleYou Paid How Much for that Laptop? | Student Discounts
College is financially difficult for most people. It’s a lot of work, and not a lot of money. The struggle is supposed to be character building, which is a nice way to say frustrating. A few months...
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Classic Blog Posts, Revisited: How to Graduate College Early
Last year, we looked at a few ways to get through college more quickly than usual: “The typical bachelors degree program takes four years to complete, but there are ways to speed up the process. No...
View ArticleThe Coolest Chancellor in the Country
I don’t watch TV outside of occasional sporting events, but if I did, you could bet I’d tune in to CBS at 9 p.m. on May 1. Why? In a brilliant sweeps finale, the show “Undercover Boss” will feature...
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Drunks Tend to Flunk [Science]
Attention, barroom philosophers: Please have a seat. Here’s the thing. . . You may not be as eloquent or thoughtful as you obviously feel when you’re drunk. According to some ‘experts’ and their...
View ArticleCommencement Address
May is graduation season, and the Internet is full of transcripts of commencement addresses, both those actually spoken at live ceremonies and others just written for virtual audiences. I’m about to...
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