College Headlines

The feel of Home

The Diamondback, University of Maryland College Park, MD

1 day ago by Tripp Laino

Neil Diamond's latest, much humbled album, Home Before Dark, is success

Letters to the Editor

The Diamondback, University of Maryland College Park, MD

14 hours ago

Better luck next year // Opening bands deserve better coverage

Fraternity gets spot on the Row

The Diamondback, University of Maryland College Park, MD

1 day ago by Adi Joseph

Tau Kappa Epsilon relocates to former Delta Tau Delta house

Self-employed status can skew home loan chances

The District Chronicles, Howard University, DC

3 days ago by Jessica White/DC Columnist

My husband and I make a good income - $200,000, since last October when he started his own law firm. We want a $465,000 house with no money down and a thirty-year fixed mortgage. What would we be looking at in interest rates and monthly payments?

Why blue collar Whites vote against themselves

The District Chronicles, Howard University, DC

3 days ago by Ron Walters/NNPA Columnist

Election pundits have repeatedly asked why Barack Obama has trouble attracting blue collar Whites as if he created the problem and could solve it. But it is interesting why blue collar Whites support Republicans who care little about their problems.

Presidential hopeful Ron Paul thinks Barack Obama will win White House

Quindecim, Goucher College, MD

6 days ago by Lori Shull

Flags, signs, bumper stickers and buttons were distributed to the crowd, who were ready to make a sensation in support of their favorite political candidate, Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas). When the long-shot contender for the Republican presidential ticket showed up to speak at Goucher as part of the President's Forum, Kraushaar Auditorium didn't even have standing room left.

Revoking a guarantee: Goucher's housing shortage

Quindecim, Goucher College, MD

6 days ago by Matt Simon

Editor's Note: Originally published in The Sun

For years, students choosing to enroll at Goucher College have received a promise from the school's administration -- four years of on-campus housing, guaranteed.

But this month, as 160 sophomores and juniors were set to pick their dorm rooms for the fall, they unexpectedly learned they wouldn't be able to live on campus after all.

10 recommendations for Goucher's future

Quindecim, Goucher College, MD

6 days ago by Eric Lukoff

As I'm about to graduate - and since I'm rarely at a loss for words - I thought it appropriate to humbly share some recommendations for Goucher. Overall I've been very pleased with my Goucher experience, but even the best institutions have room to improve.

Dramedy: ABC's Perfect Mix

The Georgetown Independent, Georgetown University, DC

1 day ago by George Duryea

When it comes to televised comedies, I'm a bit of a snob. I can't stand a laugh track, particularly when it feels like a crutch as opposed to background noise. My snobbery in comedies combined with my love of laughter might explain why I love a good dramedy.

Don't Shoot the Messengers

The Georgetown Independent, Georgetown University, DC

1 day ago by Corey James Prachniak

Given that we live in the so-called information age, in which the media can constantly produce news stories and deliver them to millions of readers, it is perhaps not surprising that the media has received a lot of blame this election. Should the networks have let candidates polling extremely low and raising little money debate with the frontrunners? Have reporters been treating Hillary Clinton too harshly and Barack Obama too leniently? How long should they tell voters Clinton still has a shot? Questions like this have come up time and time again.