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4 Creative Ways To Reduce College Debt by Betsy Mayotte Provides useful, creative ways to reduce college loan debt and make the payments more manageable 6 Things You Must Do To Get Your First Job After College by Susan Adams This article gives useful tips that can be used while in college and after graduation […]

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Andrew Tovsky: Health Benefits of Marijuana Legalization

When people think of marijuana use, they are often thinking of the type you see in movies and pop culture. The stereotypical ‘sneaky drug deals’ going down on dark street corners in dangerous parts of town. Or, perhaps, the hazy apartment filled with teenagers too stoned to move, having the door broken down by cops. […]

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Can We Lower the Legal Drinking Age?

Underaged drinking is a common occurrence among young adults especially those who are currently enrolled in college. On college campuses there is often a social culture involving drinking. This culture is especially prevalent within the Greek system as students compete for membership into these organizations. Alcohol is a significant factor in their pledging and initiation […]

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Maria Benton: The Social Implications of Marijuana Legalization

The Impact of Marijuana Decriminalization: An Update tells us that there are two goals of marijuana policy: to minimize health and safety hazards and to minimize social costs and adverse individual consequences that stem from attempts to control use. These two goals often contradict themselves as criminal examples serve as proof. For example, criminal enforcement […]

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Walker Barbee: Prevelence of Binge Drinking

There are numerous reasons why college students choose to drink.  In an article written by Sarah A. Benton, she uses the experiences from three different girls who drank in college. Sarah comes to the conclusion that there is a variety when it comes to the types of people who drink. There are people who drink […]

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Jacque Anderson: Going to College is a Gamble

College, like all new things, is scary. You arrive thinking that the world is at your fingertips. Often times it is. You think that you’ll go to college, have the time of your life, graduate, then get a great job and go from there. However, this isn’t always the case. Sometimes you go to college, […]

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Is a 4-Year College Education Worth the High Cost?

For the upcoming academic year, the University of Virginia, a public university, has already voted to increase their tuition for in-state and out-of-state students. This increase will now cost in-state students at the university over $30,000 per year for their education. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average cost of college per […]

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Can Campus Policies Reduce Binge Drinking?

The prevalence of binge drinking has grown out of control among college students and it has become recognized as one of the most important problems college students are facing today. It can create a range of legal, financial, professional, and family problems for individuals who become dependent on alcohol. While not everyone in college drinks, […]

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Andrew Kerr: New Policies Won’t Change Old Habits

Binge drinking is a huge part of college social life, and the severity of it has only been on the upswing recently. Binge drinking has been shown to have many negative effects on college students, but these proven effects have not stopped students from engaging in it. Most colleges and universities have policies in place […]

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Ari Denberg: Balance is the Key to a Safe School Environment

As of right now, the primary problem with alcohol policy on college campuses is a combination of enforcement as well as the policies themselves. Most people would agree that binge drinking on college campuses is a problem that deserves a substantial amount of attention in order to address. According to the National Institute on Alcohol […]

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