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Trophy Kids in the Workplace: An Interview with Author Ron Alsop

Eric Kuhn | Posted 12.02.2008 | Style

Read More: College Students, Ipod, College, Economy, Generation X, Obama, Millennial Generation, Students, Generation Y, Style News
Eric Kuhn

Author Ron Alsop finds that the iPod symbolizes the Millenials because they "are always connected to at least one, and often multiple technology devices and Internet sites."

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Homework: Adversarial Relationships?

Robert Rose | Posted 11.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Homework Troubles, Education, Homework, Teachers, Education Reform, Students, Parents, Happiness, Living News
Robert Rose

I watched and it proved my stance on homework. It creates an adversarial relationship between the parents, between the parents and child, and between the family and the teacher.

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Students: Making the Difference in Florida

Katie Naranjo | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: College Democrats of America, College Students, Politics, Youth Vote, College, College Democrats, Gotv, Florida, Students, Early Voting, Politics News
Katie Naranjo

In Miami alone, the Obama campaign is working with seven campuses, and they're mobilizing over 35 statewide!

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Teachers Can't Vouch for McCain's "Voucher Plan"

Cheryl Lubin | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Public Schools, Mccain Vouchers, The Hollow Men, John McCain, Vouchers, Obama McCain, Private School, Teachers Mccain, Presidential Debates, Students, Education, Mccain Education Reform, McCain Obama, Barack Obama, Obama Vouchers, T.S. Eliot, Barack Obama Education Policy, Election 2008, Teachers Obama, Campaign 2008, Public Education Mccain, Poor Schools, Redistricting Schools, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, McCain Saddleback Church Faith Forum, Under Funded Schools, Vouchers Cost Public Education, Vouchers Cost, Education Costs, Poor Students, Public Education Obama, Saddleback Education, No Child Left Behind McCain, No Child Left Behind Obama, GILF, Education Policy, Public Education Candidates Positions, Home News
Cheryl Lubin

As a high school teacher who dips into my own wallet to buy paper and pencils for students in the second largest school district in the land, I recognize the dangers of a pro-voucher McCain administration. Vouchers are not, as Obama so succinctly put it, the panacea for failing schools.

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Old Hippie Becomes New Radical

Julia Moulden | Posted 10.25.2008 | Living

Read More: 1960s, Don Stannard-Friel, Notre Dame De Namur University, Activism, Community Work, Julia Moulden, New Radicals, Hippies, Students, Old Radicals, Giving Life, Tenderloin, Living News
Julia Moulden

Don Stannard-Friel didn't have to go far to create a New Radical role for himself. Don is a professor of sociology and anthropology at Notre Dame de N...

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It's About the Students, Stupid!

Marc Lampkin | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Education, Political, Campaign, Teachers, Unions, Buttons, Academic Standards, Students, Learning, Politics News
Marc Lampkin

When was the last time a teachers' union sued to demand higher academic standards? When has a teachers' union ever demanded more accountability in our classrooms?

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College Testing: Time to Take a Deep Breath

Jerry Lucido | Posted 10.14.2008 | Living

Read More: College Students, Sat, College Admissions, Act, Colleges, Students, Universities, Living News
Jerry Lucido

As if the world's financial turmoil isn't enough, many students and their parents have the added anxiety of college applications and testing this fall. Fortunately, a new report on the use of those tests may let them breathe a little easier.

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Globally Savvy... Young Americans Are Not

Jennifer Kushell | Posted 10.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Competition, Workforce, Economy, Employment, Opportunities, Globalization, Jobs, Students, Jennifer Kushell, Ysn, Business News
Jennifer Kushell

The government and corporate world aren't the only ones in the US who need to clean up their acts and step up their games... so do millions of young people.

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Respect Our Vote: College Democrats Launch Nationwide Campaign to Protect Students' Rights

Katie Naranjo | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Youth Vote, College Student, Voter Empowerment, College Democrats, Breaking Politics News, Young Voters, Students, College, Barack Obama, Politics News
Katie Naranjo

While Senator Obama continues to build a relationship between the youth and the political process, it is up to us to voice our vote in the most important election of our lifetime.

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New Voter Scam: Students "Warned" Of Undercover Police At Polls

ABC | Avni Patel | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: College Students, Voter Intimidation, Rnc, Voters, Students, Votes, Republicans, Politics News

Election officials and watchdog groups are bracing for the wave of sneaky or suspicious phone calls, leaflets and emails that typically hit battlegrou...

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4 Nevada Teens Arrested After Dress Code Violation

AP | Posted 10.06.2008 | Style

Read More: Arrests, Fashion, Dress Code, Students, Bandana, Style News

FALLON, Nev. — Four Nevada high school students have been arrested after one of them refused to adhere to the dress code. Churchill County High...

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Greening Hollywood: W.I.N.

Paige Donner | Posted 10.03.2008 | Green

Read More: Global Warming, Danny Way, Rob Machado, Action Sports Stars, Bob Burnquist, Tavarua Fiji, Erm, Unesco, Rochelle Ballard, X Games, Students, Quiksilver, Fuel TV, Greening Hollywood, Frank Scura, Disney Environmentality, Water Innovation Now, William M. Habermehl, Ocean Institute, Orange County Department of Education, Water Crisis, W.I.N., Uci, Volcom, Asec, Element, Bmx, Recycle Your Brain, Environment, Green News
Paige Donner

Water Innovation Now Contest 2008 is a win-win program for Southern California students. Not only will they participate and have a voice in coming up ...

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Our Union: Fostering Reform To Improve Schools

Randi Weingarten | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Education, Randi Weingarten, Aft, Schools, Teachers, Teaching, Students, Politics News
Randi Weingarten

Good teachers usually have good ideas about what it takes to better their schools, help other teachers, or improve education across their communities. But turning those good ideas into reality isn't easy.

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U.S. Immigration Rules Send Foreign Students Abroad

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 09.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Marc Kielburger, Visas, Immigration, College, Students, Craig Kielburger, Home News

Applying to university is stressful enough. Add waiting for a visa and the stress level skyrockets. In 2003, Vibhor Gupta faced just this predicament...

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Through China's Own Voices: How People Are Feeling Now That the Party's Over

Courtney Woo | Posted 08.27.2008 | Style

Read More: Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Chinese Culture, China Media, China Journalists, Students, China, Interns, Style News
Courtney Woo

Perhaps it's too early to feel melancholy; instead, China is enjoying the afterglow. It has already moved on with more experience and confidence than ever before.

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The "Politics" of an Olympic Pastime: Pin Trading at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Courtney Woo | Posted 08.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Chinese Culture, China Media, China Journalists, Collectors, Pins, Trading, Students, China, Interns, Pin Trading, Media News
Courtney Woo

Pin trading has consumed almost everyone at the Olympic Green---volunteers, managers, broadcasters, technicians and myself included. I originally resisted this Olympic pastime until I discovered its political undertones.

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Despite Threats of Detention, Ticket Scalping Continues at Beijing's Subway Stations

Courtney Woo | Posted 08.22.2008 | Media

Read More: Scalping, Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Chinese Culture, China Media, China Journalists, Tickets, Scalpers, Students, China, Interns, Stadiums, Media News
Courtney Woo

Today, dozens of scalpers stood alone or in pairs inside the underground tunnel leading out of the subway to the Olympic Green Line. Some held signs asking to buy tickets, but most were looking to sell.

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The Corporate "Green Olympics": Sponsors Use Green Messaging in Their Pavilions

Courtney Woo | Posted 08.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Chinese Culture, Green, Environment, China, China Media, Students, Interns, Business News
Courtney Woo

If Beijing were to choose a representative for its "Green Olympics," China Sinopec would win gold.

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Teen Drives On One Tank Of Gas For Entire Summer (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.08.2008 | Green

Read More: Gas Prices, Gas, Video, Gasoline, Going Green, Green, Northwestern University, Green Living, Portland, Students, Danni Brancaccio, College Student, High Gas Prices, Honda Civic, Teenk Drives Entire Summer on One Tank of Gas, Greenhouse Gases, One Tank of Gas, Portland Oregon, College Junior, Green News

20-year-old Danni Brancaccio vowed to drive the entire summer on one tank of gas. With 238 miles and 55 days behind her, the Portland, Oregon teen has...

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On Navigating Beijing's Tight Security: Subways, Stadiums, Medications and Tampons

Courtney Woo | Posted 08.06.2008 | Media

Read More: Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Chinese Culture, China Media, China Journalists, Oprah, Students, China, Chinese Censorship, Interns, Media News
Courtney Woo

Security in Beijing tightens by the day as the Olympics approach. In early July, I went through zero security checkpoints a day. Today, I passed through security or had my badge checked a total of 8 times.

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Marketing, Nationalism and the Olympics Launch an Era of Volunteerism in China

Courtney Woo | Posted 08.02.2008 | Media

Read More: Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Chinese Culture, China Media, China Journalists, Students, China, Chinese Censorship, Interns, Media News
Courtney Woo

Combine economics with national pride and a little marketing, and you have the unprecedented turn out of volunteers on display at Beijing's 2008 Summer Olympics

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Textbook Downloads -- Green or Not?

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 07.31.2008 | Green

Read More: The Green Life, Kindle, Money, College, Budget, Books, Free Textbooks, Beer, Environment, New York Times, Green Living, Facebook, Students, Reading, Personal Finance, Green News
Josie Garthwaite

Four years' worth of college textbooks use the paper equivalent of yields from at least six 40-foot trees.

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Reporting for Volunteer Duty at Beijing's Olympic Broadcast Tower

Courtney Woo | Posted 07.30.2008 | Media

Read More: Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Chinese Culture, China Media, China Journalists, Students, China, Chinese Censorship, Interns, Media News
Courtney Woo

I reported for duty at Ling Long Pagoda along with the three other UNC volunteers. Our contracts read "broadcast coordination," but we soon find our post is more accurately termed "help desk assistant."

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A Media Intern Blogs Behind the Scenes at the Beijing Olympics

Courtney Woo | Posted 07.26.2008 | Media

Read More: Interns, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Chinese Culture, China Journalists, China Media, Students, China, Chinese Censorship, Media News
Courtney Woo

A particularly risky move for China would be to grant hundreds of international journalism students inside access to its media operations during the Olympics -- but that's precisely what it's done.

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Obama's Campus Troops "Ravished Our Virgins"

John K. Wilson | Posted 06.11.2008 | Home

Read More: College Students, Barack Obama 2008, Education, College, Academic Freedom, Obama, Election 2008, Students, Barack Obama, Offthebus, Home News
John K. Wilson

The Obama candidacy may be most transformative in how it has affected young people. It's about more than mere voting: It's about developing ways for students to be part of a bigger movement for social change.

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