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State, university should focus on education


		State, university should focus on education

Royal Purple, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI

2 days ago by Royal Purple Staff

With rising tuition and waning state aid, UW-Whitewater needs to focus more on what is at the core of a university-its instructors.

Professors should learn how to utilize Wikipedia

The Daily Illini, University of Illinois, IL

1 day ago by The Pitt News (U-WIRE)

Even though professors might not like it or let students use it, Wikipedia is making a comeback in some university classrooms - but not as a source. Instead, some professors are having their students write articles for the popular encyclopedia Web site as a replacement for term papers or other traditional assignments.

Column: Transfer Jitters

The Daily Eastern News, Eastern Illinois University, IL

2 days ago by Ashlei Maltman/ Columnist

Column

Senior 'Royal Purple' staff say goodbye


		Senior 'Royal Purple' staff say goodbye

Royal Purple, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI

2 days ago

Senior staff members of the Royal Purple editorial staff offer goodbyes to all those who helped them toward graduation.

Growing up as one of the early in vitro babies

The Daily Illini, University of Illinois, IL

2 days ago by Susan Elgin, The Daily Iowan (U-Wire)

I've already blown my 15 minutes of fame. And, unfortunately, far before I could appreciate it. As one-half of the first set of test-tube twins born in Iowa, my birth was deemed newsworthy, even though my sister, Jen, and I were healthy, normal babies.

In May 1987, the Des Moines Register did a story on my family - a family that was formed, the reporter wrote, "thanks to technology.

King of the fools: Iowa rep gets it wrong again

Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, IA

2 days ago by DI Editorial Board

Rep. Steve King has long been, like Slipknot and jokes about corn, one of the most embarrassing things about being from Iowa. He has made himself one of the most quotable right-wing zealots in Congress, from his comparison of illegal immigrants to stray cats to his recent assertion that Al Qaeda would "dance in the streets" if Barack Obama is elected president. His public statements underline a voting record that is among the most conservative in the nation. He opposes equal rights for gays and lesbians and consistently votes against life-saving stem-cell research.

Students should be allowed guns

Royal Purple, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI

2 days ago by Joe Luther

The recent school shootings across the country have brought about many questions about school security. If the students cannot be protected by the university, do they have the right to protect themselves?

Biting reality

Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, IA

3 days ago by Beau Elliot - The Daily Iowan

It's traditional this time of year, when many of you are about to leave the comforting embrace of the university community and head off into what we euphemistically call the "real world," for those of us with more than 21 or 22 years under our belts (or wherever we keep them - pesky things, those years, which is probably something you should remember but no doubt won't, human beings being what they are) to offer some glimmerings of advice.

Bulgar better build for the Fall

The Daily Eastern News, Eastern Illinois University, IL

4 days ago by Editorial Board

Levi Bulgar said he's bringing back the Summer Senate.

As student body president elect, he has a great idea. However, more initiative needs to be taken to ensure the success of this plan, and Bulgar himself needs to set bigger goals for himself.

The organization stems from the executive board and their cooperation would set precedence for other members.

Fond farewell?

Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, IA

5 days ago by Andrew Swift - The Daily Iowan

Four years ago, I wrote in The Surveyor, my high-school newspaper, of my time spent at George Washington Senior High School. I remembered fondly the teachers, peers, and experiences of my high school career.



Don't expect the same in this column.

Increasing beer prices? Blasphemy!

The Daily Illini, University of Illinois, IL

5 days ago by Aaron Gaudette, Mustang Daily (U-Wire)

In case you haven't heard, we have an imminent crisis on our hands.

The news-savvy college student has likely heard that food prices are on the rise, to the point that Third World governments are being overthrown to protest the unavailability of life's most basic commodity.

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