College Headlines

A Summer at Le Cordon Bleu

The Georgetown Independent, Georgetown University, DC

6 days ago by Anna Cheimets

I am a member of a brigade. I wear a uniform and brandish the mortal weapons given to me by my superiors. My peers and I respond to our commander in unison. I have drawn blood, along with many others. I have gotten guts in my eye. I wear my number on my shoulder.

Two die in unrelated off-campus incidents last week

The Diamondback, University of Maryland College Park, MD

2 days ago by Rich Abdill

Drowning, motorcycle crash kill two in College Park

Survey says binge drinking still rampant on campuses

The Diamondback, University of Maryland College Park, MD

2 days ago by Lauren Redding

Administrators hope new initiatives will drive down national alcohol patterns

The job hunt: All aboard the intern ship

The Diamondback, University of Maryland College Park, MD

2 days ago by Matthew Verghese

Staff columnist Matthew Verghes argues that the best bet for finding a job after graduation is through an internship.

Brown Out as MSU's Newspaper Advisor

Spokesman, Morgan State University, MD

2 days ago by Ryan H. Marshall

Updated on July 2, 2009@ 8:59 p.m.

In what many students, faculty, and staff say is a shocking turn of events, The Office of Student Activities (OSA), decided against renewing the contract of Spokesman Newspaper and Promethean Yearbook Advisor, Denise Brown.

Another Look at Lending: Kiva goes Stateside

The Georgetown Independent, Georgetown University, DC

5 days ago by B Palmer

Do you want to help a woman in Peru expand her embroidery business? Or perhaps you are interested in helping a man in Cambodia start a grocery store to provide for his family? Since 2005, the website Kiva.org has helped 515,879 lenders do just that. Through the website, ordinary people worldwide who have $25 to loan can contribute to the financial self-sufficiency of an entrepreneur who wants to begin an enterprise or needs support for an existing business.

How Hoyas Make Money: Finding Jobs On Campus

The Georgetown Independent, Georgetown University, DC

6 days ago by Cassondra Puls

You may arrive on campus and realize that you need a little extra income to pay the tuition bills or support your M Street shopping binges. Perhaps you are concerned that your resume is going nowhere while you sit in lecture halls. Or maybe you just need a bit more structure to your newly boundless college days.

Conservative Christians fighting hate-crimes bill

The District Chronicles, Howard University, DC

6 days ago by Tiffany Stanley/Religion News Service

Conservative Christian leaders are fighting a bill that would provide federal hate-crimes coverage to gays and lesbians, prompting questions of who, if anyone, should be protected by such laws.

Black press missing from stimulus list, NNPA says

The District Chronicles, Howard University, DC

4 days ago by Hazel Trice-Edney/NNPA Editor-in-Chief

U. S. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, is pressing the White House and the president's cabinet on the apparent void in federal government advertising in Black-owned newspapers and radio.