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College Guide: Stoner Food 101new

Mom thinks the Dining Plan will fully feed her beloved scholar. What Mom doesn't know is that they're too stoned to get to the dining hall and are subsisting on Nutella.
North Bay Bohemian  |  Gretchen Giles  |  08-20-2009  |  Food+Drink

College Guide: Dorm Room Etiquettenew

Four simple rules about sharing a 5x5 space with a total stranger.
North Bay Bohemian  |  Cassandra Landry  |  08-20-2009  |  Culture

College Guide: College During a Recession is as Bad as it Seemsnew

Four students, ranging from junior college to the just-graduated, weigh in on how the college experience is different during a recession.
North Bay Bohemian  |  Daniel Hirsch, Jackie Johansen, Cassandra Landry and Denis Lindsay  |  08-20-2009  |  Culture

Forget Ramen: Starving College Students Should Turn to Rice and Beansnew

For me, beans and rice, two simple ingredients, brought together by the currents of history, became a dorm room staple. Over the years, I have perfected a variety of rice and bean dishes; to help starving students, I thought I'd pass a few along.
Charleston City Paper  |  Jeff Allen  |  08-19-2009  |  Food+Drink

What Every Boston Freshman Should Knownew

Freshmen, check your egos at the state line and listen up — things are not always as advertised.
Boston Phoenix  |  Clif Garboden  |  09-04-2008  |  Comedy

Would Lowering the Drinking Age Help Colleges Battle Dorm-Room Binges?new

Some 128 college and university presidents have signed onto the Amethyst Initiative, a proposal that calls for "an informed and dispassionate public debate over the effects of the 21-year-old drinking age."
New Haven Advocate  |  Jayne Keedle  |  09-02-2008  |  Food+Drink

SF's Academy of Art Enters the World of NCAA Athleticsnew

This month, the art school kicks off an intercollegiate sports program, fielding 12 teams in the NCAA Division II Pacific West Conference. And if the notion of an art school recruiting players for NCAA competition and doling out athletic scholarships strikes you as odd -- it is. The Academy of Art is the only one.
SF Weekly  |  Joe Eskenazi  |  08-28-2008  |  Sports

Chess Masters at UT-Brownsvillenew

An open-admissions university has become a national powerhouse in the collegiate game.
Houston Press  |  Chris Vogel  |  04-15-2008  |  Recreation

Ask Hiba!new

How Facebook spawned an unauthorized Ann Landers at Middlebury College.
Seven Days  |  Cathy Resmer  |  08-30-2007  |  Tech

Taking On the Worldnew

A college consultant explains why students should take courses requiring intellectual discipline in lieu of squishy, feel-good classes to achieve their vision in the real world.
Style Weekly  |  'Rick Gray  |  08-10-2005  |  Commentary

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