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Not-So-Happy Birthday Wishes To Sallie Mae — Twitter's Best Sarcastic Tweets to 40-Year-Old Loan Company

Elva Aguilar — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:34:20 +0000

It was Sallie Mae’s birthday on Monday, and every college-aged person (or college graduate with debt) on Twitter wanted to make sure she felt those birthday blues. And it was hilarious. Last week, stories surfaced proving that many university endowments and professor pension salaries were the catalyst in Sallie Mae’s profit boost for the year. [...]

Intern with Jazzy T!

Jazzy T — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:10:34 +0000

I am looking for an amazing new intern to help produce the “Jazzy T In the Afternoons” radio show and blog. Details inside! In the year 2000, I got my first internship in the entertainment industry. Within four months of hard work and dedication, I was hosting my own radio show on the no. 1 [...]

A Must-See Video For Parents + Students!!

Todd Anderson — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:51:04 +0000

I’m speechless!!! This is the most PROFOUND oration I’ve ever heard. WOW!!! “Spoken Word” at it’s BEST!!!….and the content is even more IMPACTFUL (or SHOULD BE) than the the delivery itself!!! A MUST SEE! (Thank you Shayla Chandler for re-posting this on Facebook):

Watch These People Finding Out They Just Got Into College — Daily Distraction

Daily Distraction — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:00:53 +0000

[onescreen item="5030469"] After weeks, sometimes months, of waiting for the news, it can lead to quite the emotional release. The college-application process is long, tedious and exhausting—and that’s not even including the years of adding extracurricular activities and honors classes that precede it. But sometimes it works out in the end and, well, wow. It’s [...]

Do You Think There Are More Black Men In Jail Than In College? [POLL]

Chris Reynolds — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:23:27 +0000

If we say that there are more African-Americans in the industrial prison complex that were en-slaved in the 1800’s, would it be safe to say that there are more black men in prison than there are in college? Charles Barkely recently made a statement to Bob Costas, “You know, we as black people always, we [...]

State Appellate Court Rules That Man Can Sue Gun Industry for Injuries Sustained After Being Shot by One of Their Guns!! [VIDEO]

Todd Anderson — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:52:19 +0000

The Buffalo News reported a HUGE story this morning involving a Buffalo man (Danny "Bud" Williams) that was shot ten years ago while playing basketball outside of his home. Williams was an innocent victim who was shot by a Cornell Caldwell. Caldwell and the man who sold Caldwell the gun (

College Woes – Friend or Foe?

India Ivana — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:28:49 +0000

College can be your friend, or College can be your foe. Nowadays, it seems college is just for show. Okay, enough with the rhyming, but you get my drift. Is college really worth it? The recent death of Apple inventor Steve Jobs sparked my interest when I learned that he in fact was a college [...]

Go Getta Tip 1 on 1

ADRI V — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 06:08:50 +0000

Are you having trouble studying for that big test? Do you go completely blank as soon as your teacher passes the test papers around? Maybe you just need to brush up on your study skills Although there's no magic formula to get that A on your biology test, I have researched a bunch of websites and found one that has some extremely helpful homework tips that'll send you on your way to acing your next big exam!

“-Go to class regularly and on time.

-Review your readings and notes from the previous class bef

New High School Allows Students to Earn College Degree and Land Job with IBM

Shauna Wright — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:00:09 +0000

The IBM International Foundation and the New York City Public Schools have collaborated to create the new Pathways in Technology Early College High School, which will open in September.

Dubbed “P-Tech,” students can earn a standard four-year diploma, or opt to stay for two extra years — after which they’ll graduate with an associate’s degree in computer science from CUNY’s College of Technology (City Tech) for free. They can then continue their studies at City Tech, attend other colleges and apply the credits they’ve already earned, or be considered for employment by IBM’s IT department and at other companies.

What College Has Been Named the Top Party School in the US?

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 03:55:04 +0000

Pop another keg in Athens, Ohio because Ohio University has been named the top party school in the nation by a student survey in the Princeton Review’s annual ‘Best Colleges’ edition.

Ohio University has made the best party school list 12 times since 1997, but

New York Jets Braylon Edwards Sends 100 Students To College

Chris Reynolds — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:09:10 +0000

Braylon Edwards of the Jets delivered on a promise he made to some High School students a few years ago in Ohio. He guaranteed that if they completed so many hours of community service and maintained a certain grade point average that he would pay each of their way to the college of their choice.