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British hedge fund invests 25 million pounds for Indiana professor’s Twitter research

Can Twitter predict the stock market? An IU research paper said yes, and a hedge fund is staking $40 million on the answer.

Students fast to combat homelessness, hunger

UF students are encouraged to starve themselves — at least for a day. Starting 6 p.m. Friday, volunteers will vow to ingest nothing but water and Gatorade for 24 hours to raise awareness for homelessness and hunger. Jeremy A.

Column: The importance of bio-fuel research

In this fast moving world of rapid technological advancement, we need to stop for a moment and think about how best to conserve and protect our environment.

Editorial: We must take steps to end reliance on oil

Fuel is a hot commodity and one we Americans often underestimate in our relatively low-cost energy market. Our infrastructure, our politics and our very lifestyle are all designed with the need in mind to allocate energy the most efficiently.

Senate bill proposal to freeze tuition rates could hurt Illinois’ state universities

A tuition freeze proposal for every public Illinois university will be voted on by the end of this week by the Illinois General Assembly. Sen. Martin Sandoval of Cicero has proposed a bill that would freeze tuition rates for incoming freshmen for at least the next two years.

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Gas prices rise as spring break nears

Road-tripping for spring break may not be so cost-effective for University of Iowa students this year. Gas prices have risen to more than $3.50 per gallon at some Iowa gas stations as political turmoil continues in countries such as Libya and Tunisia.

Loan default rates on the rise for college students in Mississippi, across country

As tuition rises and the economy falls, college students are having an increasingly difficult time paying for their education. Larry D.

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Missouri House overturns voters’ decision on minimum wage

The Missouri House of Representatives voted 92-60 Monday to cap Missouri's minimum wage at the federal minimum wage level. The bill, House Bill 61, essentially reverses a voter-sponsored initiative to have the minimum wage move with inflation.

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Bleak prospects for young people seeking employment

The unemployment rate for young people continues to be nearly twice that of the national average. A survey released Friday by the Labor Department shows that the national unemployment rate fell to 8.9 percent in February — down from 9 percent in the previous month.

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