College Headlines

Budget planning for dummies

Ticker, CUNY Baruch College, NY

20 hours ago by Evan Alvarez

Despite the financial deterioration that has afflicted some major financial institutions, monitoring cash flows continues to be a constant challenge for many college students. Expenses can inundate a range of aspects of a student's life that include commuting, tuition, food, rent and socializing.

The Color of Soul: Jazz Extends to Caucasian Artists

The Hilltop, Howard University, DC

1 day ago by Danielle Kwateng

The incense-filled, small crowd gave an intimate feel to the club. As the audience listened, musical inspirations played out the history of Miles, Coltrane and Duke in an array of notes. The gleam from the instruments seemed to illuminate the room. From the stage to the back wall, all was alive by the smooth sound of jazz.

Telling the AIDS Story: Taking the Test

The Hilltop, Howard University, DC

1 day ago by Miranda Smyre

More than 250,000 Americans do not know their AIDS status, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Howard University Hospital is working to reduce the alarming numbers of HIV/AIDS in the community.

The Howard University Hospital is the first in the nation to offer complete testing in the entire hospital.

Homes, Hope for D.C.'s Homeless

The Hilltop, Howard University, DC

2 days ago by Genet Lekew

To curb the growing population of the District's homeless, Mayor Adrian Fenty installed a Housing First plan in April that promised to move 400 people into permanent housing by Oct. 1.

According to the Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness Web site, more than 6,000 D.

Choosing healthy food over junk food

Ticker, CUNY Baruch College, NY

4 days ago by Taheera Tim Kee

Eating at college is always a challenge. The pull of junk food is hard to resist and the concept of healthy, on-the-go snacks are almost laughable. The options available at many college's cafeterias and vending machines seem entirely "unwholesome" However, among the fried foods and sugary sweets there are choices that students can make to benefit their health.

Street Makes it Better: First Cold of the Year

34th Street Magazine, University of Pennsylvania, PA

5 days ago by Melissa Gad

You can't breathe, your head throbs and every time you swallow it feels like you're gulping fire. It's not a hangover… it's worse. The first damn cold of the year, and the timing couldn't be worse. Student Health is not an option, unless you can muster the strength to trudge to 35th and Market and sit for three hours in Germ Central (only to be prescribed Sudafed).