College Headlines

Ryan Benjamin | Financially illiterate 5

The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

33 minutes ago by Ryan Benjamin

Have you noticed the financial crisis developing right before our eyes - this country's worst since the Great Depression? Most of us know it exists but don't understand it to the extent we should.

I randomly surveyed over 120 Penn students, and only 31 percent reported that they were "extremely confident" or "pretty confident" in their ability to understand the current financial dilemma.

Player of the Month: Theon Francis 3

The Lincolnian, Lincoln University, Lincoln, PA

14 hours ago by Jasmine Austin

Hailing from Trinidad and Tobago, Theon Francis is a force to be reckoned with on the soccer field.

During the month of September, Francis helped Lincoln break a two-game losing streak by scoring a goal and adding an assist during Lincoln's 4-1 victory over Penn State-Harrisburg on Sept.

CNN journalist sits down with the DP 2

The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

10 hours ago by Julie Steinberg

After sharing his tales of war-time reporting and primary-debate moderating, CNN host Anderson Cooper left Irvine Auditorium full of captivated students eager to learn more.

With the same mission in mind, The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with Cooper for a few minutes to discuss reporting, politics and his lack of culinary skills.

Proposal could lower the legal drinking age 2

The Whit, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ

10 hours ago by Jo Anna Ciccozzi

The start of another school year at many universities is under a very exciting and heated debate between student and faculty alike. They are coming to terms with the Amethyst Initiative, a petition that was distributed in July 2008. The initiative, which is supported by the higher education leaders of 129 institutions, would lower the drinking age from 21 to 18.

Questions raised over Farish's salary, perks 2

The Whit, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ

11 hours ago by James Sanders

In a recent Gloucester County Times editorial about Rowan University President Donald Farish's recent salary increase, concerns of policy and presidential responsibility were raised - in addition to the validity of the raise.

During the September 10, 2008 Board of Trustees Meeting, a $15,000 bonus was approved for President Farish.

Jacob Schutz | There'll always be student debt 1

The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

1 hour ago by Jacob Schutz

In May, I was dumped by e-mail.

I received an notice from Student Financial Services telling me I would need to select a new lender for my Federal Stafford Loan. My original lender - along with 136 other institutions - had stopped offering the loans. A couple months later, a friend at another school updated her Facebook status to say she "thinks student loan companies can suck it.

Economic bail-out 1

The Quad, West Chester University, West Chester, PA

1 hour ago by Ted Trevorrow

If you haven't been watching the news, listening to the radio, or reading a newspaper lately, you may not have heard; apparently, the United States economy just jumped off a cliff.

Suddenly, all those banks, private investment firms and large mortgage companies stopped making boatloads of money and found out all that the money they were making wasn't really there.