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Hamilton College Students Cover 'Call Me Maybe' With Sign Language & Alexander Hamilton

Polly Wogg — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:01:48 +0000

The ‘Call Me Maybe’ craze is growing. Yesterday a video surfaced of Keith Urban singing the pop song a recent concert. I also found another country version with Amber Leigh, Cookie Monster singing ‘Share it Maybe,’ and the Harvard baseball team dance. Today, its three Hamilton College students who took a different approach. They told the story of the Carly Rae Jepsen song through sign language and Alexander Hamilton.

Half of Recent College Grads Don't Have Full-Time Jobs

Shauna Wright — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:17:29 +0000

The unemployment rate for college graduates is lower than that for people without degrees, but that doesn’t mean they’re having an easy time of it. In fact, a new study finds that about half of recent grads are still without full-time work. The Rutgers University study released this week revealed that among those who’ve graduated [...]

University Dismisses Entire Student Body In Mass Email Fail

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:01:33 +0000

Every semester, college students find out whether or not their grades will keep them in good standing at their university. Recently, students at Eastern Michigan University received a disturbing email.

“As a result of your Winter 2012 academic performance, you have been dismissed from Eastern Michigan University,” reads the first line of an email that caused many a heart palpation throughout the Ypsilanti, Michigan campus Friday.

Recent College Graduates Having a Ridiculously Tough Time Finding Work

Shauna Wright — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:34:09 +0000

As the debate rages over whether getting a college degree is worth the money, a new set of statistics is giving many people pause — seems half of recent college grads are either jobless or underemployed in positions that don’t fully use their skills and knowledge.

Seniors Can Think Just as Quickly as College Students

Shauna Wright — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:10:23 +0000

While it’s generally assumed that our ability to think quickly diminishes as we age, a new study indicates that isn’t always so. In fact, the decision-making skills of older people can parallel even those of college students. In results published in the current online issue of Child Development, research using word-accuracy testing and symbol-based cognitive [...]

Study Finds That Being Easily Embarrassed Is a 'Sign of Virtue'

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:25:44 +0000

People who are quick to be moderately embarrassed are more trustworthy, more generous, and more likely to be monogamous, according to a study from the University of California at Berkeley. Researchers videotaped 60 college students telling stories about an embarrassing moment – for example asking an overweight woman if she is pregnant — and then rated the speakers on [...]