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A small portion of women are taking advantage of a job opportunity that helps pay for college Continue reading →
Women Take Up Stripping to Pay For College
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Graph: How Regulations Have Increased With Each President
Regulations from the federal government is one of the biggest cancers on our economic society. Continue reading →
Student Loan Debt Jumps For Millennials
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In a lengthy write up by the NY Times reporting why Millennials
Explosion of College Text Book Prices
Economist Mark J. Perry has a new chart out showing overall inflation, especially in college textbooks.
Medicine Crap Shoot: Antibiotic Drugs
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The Boston Globe had an article that produced disturbing notes on antibiotic medicine
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Indiana State University Makes Millions Housing and Feeding Students
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Indiana State University is putting $16 Million in bonds up for sale this week to investors. Their plan is to remodel their student housing/dining services. When an organization puts bonds up for sale Continue reading →
Indiana Ranked 16th on Fiscal Solvency
Via USA Today –
The Mercatus Center, a public policy research group, ranked the 50 states based on how well each state government planned spending in fiscal 2013 — the most recent year for which data was available — as well as their future financial prospects. from annual budgeting to cash to pay bills, to funding for pensions and long-term plans.
Here Come the “Texting Lanes”
A picture of the lanes — which divide the stairs into sections for runners, walkers and texters — created widespread buzz on social media this month after it was posted online.
Whether you like it or not, smartphone use is now a part of people’s lives in a big way. That has caused some problems in areas like college campuses:
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College Payrolls Main Driver on Student Debt
With college students sinking in college debt each year one thing that no one is talking about
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Does the U.S. Spend More on Prisons Than Education?
Numerous times I’ve heard people state America spends more on prisons than schools. Pretty damning
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