Sunday, July 6, 2008

Yale University

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The Yale professor whose "Diagnosis" column inspired the television show House is still a consultant for the show, the Yale Daily News reports. Final exams are hard but much harder when you also have a part-time job, the Auburn Plainsman reports. more >>

In Last Year of Early Apps, Harvard, Princeton See Rise

The schools that aren't cutting their early admissions programs may have seen a decline in applicants--but Harvard and Princeton, which won't be accepting anyone early after this year, have seen the opposite pattern. Yale's dean of admissions told the Yale Daily News the schools might be benefiting from the publicity surrounding their announcements. more >>

Welcome Back! Or Did You Even Leave?

Money concerns outweighed turkey cravings for some students this Thanksgiving break. At the University of Florida, one student forced herself not to go home so she could earn extra money by working the holiday shift at Gap. more >>

When Young People Vote in Greater Numbers, Does Anyone Hear Them?

Two million more young people voted this year than did in the last midterm election, a research group told student reporters yesterday. The change could bring higher-education issues to the forefront. more >>

Harvard Students Fear They've Been Pranked Again

Just a week before their Crimson football team takes on its biggest rival, Yale, Harvard students received E-mail notification that they'd receive big prizes for doing a strange thing: screaming about how much they love blue -- the traditional Yale color. But don't worry, Harvard students, JetBlue officials assured the Crimson yesterday. more >>

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