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 tags colorado education college tuition veterans decorated |
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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 |
Servicemen and women may be able to go to college or university without paying tuition fees when they leave the army, navy or air force under a wide-ranging package of measures announced today. 0 comments edit related share politicsUnveiling the proposals in the Commons the defense secretary, Des Browne, also confirmed that he would double the compensation paid to troops seriously injured in military operations. picked by bingo 2 weeks ago |
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 |
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 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 |
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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 |
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 |
Four people were shot outside New Life Church, one of the largest churches in Colorado. Gunman still at large and may still be inside church. 6 comments edit related share plime.comThis shooting may be related to an earlier shooting seventy miles away, link to article here on the shooting in Arvada: picked by Steffanie 9 months ago |
If your interested in the space shuttle type stuff, check out the free course MIT is offering (YES FREE): 0 comments edit related share plime.comESD.35J Aircraft Systems Engineering Includes: Lectures notes audio/video Recommended reading Related Resources lots of PDF's chocked full of goodness. More courses here. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago |
I scanned these in from my college newspaper. This should convince everyone that the education system has been dumbed down... picked by Kitsune86 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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 |
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 4 comments edit related share politics |
I'm now a little worried thinking back on my college days... picked by carguy4life 3 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Roger Baker, the internationally-acclaimed field artist, has created an 850,000-square foot work of art of the modern Purple Heart medal that has been "mowed" into an Orange County, NY field as a "gift of art" to the American public. picked by kxmk 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
"The end of Free Speech in America has arrived at our doorstep. It's a new law called the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, and it is worded in a clever way that could allow the U.S. government to arrest and incarcerate any individual who speaks out against the Bush Administration, the war on Iraq, the Department of Homeland Security or any government agency (inc... read full post picked by tvirus 9 months ago 27 comments edit related share politics |
Very funny and accurate piece on the majors people choose in college and how they won't take them anywhere. picked by carguy4life 3 months ago 13 comments edit related share entertainment |
Bet some would for way less! picked by cb__ 10 months ago 4 comments edit related share politics |
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 |
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 |
Outside a handful of majors -- engineering and some of the sciences -- a bachelor's degree tells an employer nothing except that the applicant has a certain amount of intellectual ability and perseverance. picked by muppet 3 weeks ago 12 comments edit related share plime.com |