College administrators rake in the dough while students go into massive debt

While students dig themselves into deeper debt over the rise of college tuition in the United States, college presidents and other top university staff are seeing their salaries rise at a record pace.

 

By /// May 15, 2013

Marijuana advocates protest Atty Gen Holder’s commencement speech at U.C. Berkeley

Even California potheads aren’t big fans of Attorney General Eric Holder this week.

By /// May 14, 2013

Pennsylvania public university allows concealed carry on campus

College students at one Pennsylvania school will now be able to conceal and carry on campus — but just not at sports events or in dining halls, dorms and academic buildings.

By /// May 14, 2013

48 percent of Americans don’t think college grads have the skills to get a job

Students walking across the stage at graduation this spring probably feel like they can conquer the world, but a majority of Americans aren’t nearly as enthused about their capabilities.

By /// May 11, 2013

Elizabeth Warren’s student loan proposal does more harm than good for college students

Earlier this week, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced legislation in the Senate that would make the interest rate for federal student loans the same as it is for banks and large corporations. Yet the bill, her first since becoming the Bay State’s senior senator in January, will do more harm than good to the students she claims to cherish, while enriching only a select few at their expense.

By /// May 10, 2013

Feds force Defense Distributed to remove 3-D gun blueprints

Game over for Cody Wilson and his 3-D gun-printing company, Defense Distributed.

By /// May 9, 2013

Virginia school suspends second grader for pointing a pencil at a fellow student

Talk about overreacting! A Virginia elementary school suspended a second grader last week for simply aiming a pencil at a fellow student while making gun like noises.

By /// May 7, 2013

Texas law student successfully builds gun from parts made with a 3-D printer

Cody Wilson’s dream of building a gun with parts from a 3-D printer is now a reality. The University of Texas law student and his team at Defense Distributed have finally perfected the world’s first gun created primarily with parts from a 3-D printer, which they have dubbed ‘The Liberator.’

By /// May 6, 2013