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May 26, 2010

10 Reasons Not to Go to College

Ashley Thorne

A sampling of arguments for the idea that college may not be for everyone.

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May 26, 2010

Collegiate Press Roundup 5-26-10

Glenn Ricketts

This week students write about higher pay for women, ideological uniformity on campus, ways to control undergraduate alcoholic excess, the spiritual dimension of life and federal health care program......

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May 19, 2010

A Word on Academic Attire

Brian T. Johnson

This weekend, I graduated from the University of Missouri with a BA in political science. Walking across the stage to receive my diploma gave me a great feeling, particularly after being away from s......

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May 19, 2010

America Has Always Had a Rather High College Dropout Rate

George Leef

In this week's Pope Center Clarion Call, I comment on the recent AEI paper by Professor John Thelin, in which he shows that there was no "golden age" of higher ed in America when most students w......

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May 19, 2010

Collegiate Press Roundup 5-19-10

Glenn Ricketts

Undergraduate journalists this week take a look at national politics, the limits of free speech, environmental ethics, guns on campus and the larger significance of four years in college.

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