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 7 months ago tags Electoral College Election Presidential |
| quote edit #1 |
|
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 11 months ago 4 comments edit related share politics |
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 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share entertainment |
If John R. Koza gets his way, American voters will never again have to wonder about the workings of the Electoral College and why it decides who sits in the White House. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago 22 comments edit related share politics |
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 9 months ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
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 12 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
![]() | syndication |
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 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
Now on Google Video: a college class in Anatomy and Physiology. 0 comments edit related share scienceQuite interesting picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago |
Very funny and accurate piece on the majors people choose in college and how they won't take them anywhere. picked by carguy4life 6 months ago 13 comments edit related share entertainment |
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 |
On Election day twelve Obama voters were interviewed extensively right after they voted to learn how the news media impacted their knowledge of what occurred during the campaign. These voters were chosen for their apparent intelligence/verbal abilities and willingness to express their opinions to a large audience. The rather shocking video below seeks to provide some insight into which informatio... read full post picked by shuallyo 1 day ago 1 comments edit related share politics |
Utterly missing in this election season is a serious focus on limited or constitutional government. The Democrats, generally speaking, want more government, not less, so their neglect of the issue is to be expected. But the Republican dereliction is more troubling. It represents a falling away from the standards of Ronald Reagan’s conservatism—a decline already reflected in the “... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago 7 comments edit related share politics |
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 11 months ago |
I'm now a little worried thinking back on my college days... picked by carguy4life 5 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
BATON ROUGE, La. - A young woman killed two female students in a college classroom at a vocational college Friday, then killed herself, police said. picked by bevissimo 9 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Students at the University of New York's Hostos Community College in the Bronx now can enroll in a 19-week class on the street art of graffiti. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 2 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 |
The NCAA wants to demolish my college team's hockey arena. They want to put it out of business and wipe it off the face of college sports. picked by jennyca 1 year ago 9 comments edit related share plime.com |
Moshe Kai Cavalin likes to tell about the time his father took him to take his college entrance test. The administrators told his dad he couldn’t bring an 8-year-old with him into the test room. His father told them the boy was going in alone — because he was the one taking the test. 0 comments edit related share plime.comnot the kid in this picture. picked by bevissimo 6 months ago |
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 7 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 12 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |