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Column: No credit better than bad credit for the college student
We all know credit cards are alluring. As broke college students, the urge to be able to spend with what seems like no consequences is the best idea ever. However, students need to think twice before signing off one of those temptations in the mail. I do not have a credit card of my own.
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Controversy remains as DREAM Act progresses in California
California Legislature is on the verge of passing a new law that would allow illegal immigrants to receive state-financial aid for college. A part of the two-bill package, known as California DREAM Act, has been approved by the Senate.
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Website sends “hagglers” to negotiate group deals
Living and school expenses leave an average college student always hunting for a bargain — a search that means profits for one small online company. oBaz, short for online bazaar, creates custom discounts for requested items.
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New GI Bill may challenge student veterans
When Andres Martinez-Alegria graduated from high school, he decided he didn't want to go to college. Even though he had applied and been accepted by schools like U. Miami and Florida Atlantic U., he didn't really know what he wanted to do. So he joined the Marines.
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Column: Reversion to the mean
“What goes up must come down” is an everyday expression which explains the statistical concept, reversion to the mean. Most statistical theories or investment models are very complex and have limited successful track records, but reversion to the mean is intuitive and easy to grasp.
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Class of 2011 takes longer to land jobs
College seniors hear stories about the scarce job market. Some have dreamed of graduate school since they could walk; others now see it as their escape from job applications.
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Column: Textbook industry fails students
Mark said he would buy the textbooks himself before the hurricane strikes. He strolled through the streets of New Brunswick, thinking about all the excitement the new semester would bring. He entered the bookstore and proceeded promptly to the basement, and then to the third aisle.
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Column: Dollars to diapers
Can you save the U.S. economy by staying home and raising the children? Perhaps. During the next several years, the U.S. government and its citizens will have to make painful corrections to stave off further economic meltdown.
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Study shows 7 in 10 students have forgone buying books
With college textbook costs totaling upwards of $500 per semester for some, many students have resorted to saying, "Enough is enough." Some students have settled for other money-saving and practical ways to still take certain courses without actually owning the required text.
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