The Electoral College of the US has it proponents and its detractors. One possible replacement is the National Popular Vote (NPV). Maryland is the first state in the nation to pass laws to enact this system provided enough other states does likewise. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago tags maryland electoral college elections popular vote |
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For those of you who haven’t heard, Mary Kate and Ashley (yes, the Olsen twins), are in the process of launching a new high-end fashion line called “The Row.” picked by briananicole 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share entertainment |
Does your vote count? There are lots of little known facts about the election process, there are people in the electoral college known as faithless electors who don't necessarily vote with their state. Is the electoral college indefensible? Many have called for the abolishment of the Electoral College. But what exactly are the pros and cons? picked by buddha 5 months ago 1 comments edit related share politics |
It costs a lot of money to go to college. It costs even more money to run a college. And it’s costing increasingly more money to pay college and university presidents’ salaries and compensation packages, with many reaching the million-dollar mark. picked by 1krazykorean 9 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Here's a dream-come-true for Web addicts: college credit for watching YouTube. Pitzer College this fall began offering what may be the first course about the video-sharing site. About 35 students meet in a classroom but work mostly online, where they view YouTube content and post their comments. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
At another college, professor Kent Gramm's divorce from his wife of 30 years might be a private matter known only to friends and close colleagues. 6 comments edit related share plime.comBut at Wheaton College, the end of the popular English professor's marriage has cost him his job picked by doggylives 4 months ago |
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An article from the Guardian. It's a little hysterical in sections, but worth a look. picked by Fascha 1 year ago 23 comments edit related share plime.com |
A bill that would grant Colorado residents who were awarded Purple Heart or higher medal free college tuition is under fire as too costly by people such as David Skaggs of the Dept of Education. The same David Skaggs who proposes having tax payers pay a large percentage of illegal alien's tuition. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
Highschool freshmen in Florida will be forced starting this Fall to declare a college major from a set a state-approved choices, while students in Mississippi will be able to choose from nine career paths. The states involved support this move and think it will benefit the children. College administrators, who will be teaching the students in the future, say otherwise. picked by joshdb 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Now on Google Video: a college class in Anatomy and Physiology. 0 comments edit related share scienceQuite interesting picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago |
An Indiana Pizza Hut waitress with dreams of college received a much-needed boost in arriving at that goal: a $10,000 tip 2 comments edit related share plime.comWatch video picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago |
The first on-the-scene study of college drinking behavior shows that parties with drinking games result in higher blood alcohol levels. 11 comments edit related share scienceIn other news, the sky is blue. picked by sparklyeyedgal181 8 months ago |
That 192 countries quiz was WAY too difficult for us geographically-challenged Plimers(Plimates?)... If your ego needs a boost try one a little closer to home - unless you live in one of those other 191 countries. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
The Military of the US is deployed in many countries. This is due to many factors: the Cold War, in which the US government needed troops around the globe to counter the threat of the Soviet Union; and more recently, The War on Terror. The US has nearly 1.4 million active personnel, and over 369,000 of those are deployed outside the United States and its territories. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
An Iowa teen is graduating from college just one week after graduating from high school. 2 comments edit related share world*This is jaw-dropping, he was preemie and they weren't sure he'd develop normally. He started taking college courses at 14. picked by dollyllama 4 months ago |
Is Japan's futuristic cell phone culture too cool for school? Not according to Softbank, a Japanese cell phone service provider who just began offering college courses on the company's cell phones. picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
The editorial claims that honorary degrees make a mockery out true degrees. As a college student, I think this is a valid claim. College is hard, no? picked by moodymiss 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Yet another all-female college had to face financial reality and open their doors to men as well as women. As usual whenever an institution tries to stop the prejudice and bigotry of the past, they get sued by the female students & alumni trying to stop the integration. The same women who sue all-male institutions forcing them to take on women. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
A mother killed her two children and later went to the nearby college she attended and brandished a gun Thursday before handing the weapon to a health counselor, police said. 4 comments edit related share plime.comJust saw this on the News, Aboslutely horrible picked by dork 5 months ago |
Think it's hard being MacGyver? Then try being MacGyver AND a college student at Phoenix University! Watch what happens as MacGyver tries to manufacture a condom using only paperclips and his imagination! 6 comments edit related share entertainmentAdditional episodes in comments picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago |
I'm now a little worried thinking back on my college days... picked by carguy4life 3 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |