More Than 50% of College Students Contemplate Suicide

August 19, 2008 - 5:30 pm , By COED Staff

More Than 50% of College Students Contemplate Suicide

A comprehensive study of suicidal thinking among college students found more than half of the 26,000 surveyed had suicidal thoughts at some point during their lifetime.

The web-based survey conducted in spring 2006 used separate samples of undergraduate and graduate students from 70 colleges and universities across the country.

Of the 15,010 undergraduates, average age 22: 55% had ever thought of suicide; 18% seriously considered it; and 8% made an attempt. Among 11,441 graduate students, average age 30: Exactly half had such thoughts; 15% seriously considered it and 6% made an attempt. [USA Today]

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Report Shows Kevin Grady Was Asleep At Wheel

Wyoming Police Officer Kevin Meany says when he approached a white GMC Yukon in the early hours of July 2, the driver, football standout Kevin Grady, was passed out behind the wheel with the car running and in drive. Grady was unconscious and his foot was on the brake.

Meany said he reached inside through the driver’s window, put the car in park and turned off the ignition.

The car was stopped in the southbound lane of Byron Center Avenue SW, just north of 44th Street at the stoplight. [M Live]

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Yale Student Makes History, Decides to Retire

Michael Phelps wasn’t the only college student that made Olympic history last week. Sada Jacobson, Yale ’06, did too by being one of the three Americans who took all the medals in the fencing competition – a feat that hasn’t been done since 1904.

Apparently, after etching one’s name into the history books, there’s nothing left to accomplish in sports, because Jacobson is retiring from competitive fencing.

Yes, at the tender age of 25, Jacobson has had enough. And so, she’s putting down the saber and picking up – a law book?! [College OTR]

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Hello, Young Voters — 5 Ways To Motivate The Immovable

August 4, 2008 - 11:30 am , By John--UConn

sex-booth.JPG5. Put YouTube terminals in the voting booths
You wanna know something? Us college kids are really just big magnets. If you open a dumb video of an overweight thirteen year-old kid singing a pop song from the Falkland Islands, every single student within a mile will be chuckling over your shoulder within fifteen seconds.

If our presidential candidates really want to get the 18-24 crowd out and voting, they should start making films of themselves running drunk and naked across the interstate. Right now, candidates are mostly remembered for being a bunch of lumpy old guys who still haven’t lowered the drinking age. They can do so much better: the McCain/Romney version of “Daft Bodies”, for example, would totally steal the election. I’d vote for them.

4. “Reframe the debate”
This year, the American people are concerned with economic something and whatever with foreclosure blah blah drilling offshore and climate change, very important to something Iraq timetable mumble mumble. Man! The issues are tiring! I need a nap!

So it’s not surprising that college students don’t get out to rep their favorite pols. All they talk about is boring crap that sucks! You know what college kids like? Movies. It’s what we care about. “Iraq” is far away and hard to pronounce properly. All those cutthroat late-night debates need to be centered around the real questions — the tough questions, the ones that will get students waving big posters and burning their underwear.

“I understand that Christian Bale’s a great Batman, Senator Obama, but what’s up with that police run-in? In light of his creepy bevhavior, have you reconsidered your recent “pro-shirtless Bale” position?” “Senator McCain, what’s your stance on Pierce Brosnan singing ABBA? Awful enough to be funny, or just awful enough to suck?” “If elected, what measures do the candidates plan to take to ensure that George Lucas doesn’t ruin another franchise, ever?” Read More »

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Gas Prices Forcing College Students into Online Education

July 13, 2008 - 1:30 pm , By Editor

high-gas-prices.jpgEverybody knows college is expensive, but did you know that for a growing majority of college students — gas is trumping tuition?

According to the always lovable and informative New York Times, the numbers of students enrolling in online college courses — so they won’t have to spend all their extra dolla dolla bills driving to and from campus — has drastically increased.

“The vast majority of the nation’s 15 million college students — at least 79 percent — live off campus, and with gas prices above $4 a gallon, many are seeking to cut commuting costs by studying online” claims the article, which goes on to say that certain colleges are experiencing a 50 to 100% increase in enrollment for their online courses.

As if plunking ourselves down in front of a computer (where there’s every distraction from bad reality TV to that f*cking amazing turkey sandwich waiting for you in the fridge) in an attempt to learn wasn’t spelling enough trouble for our education, certain people (like the president of Brevard Community College, as interviewed by the NYT) fear that our sh*tty economy, combined with the price of gas, might cause certain college students to drop out of school completely. Read More »

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Playboy Gets in the Social Networking Game

February 26, 2008 - 12:00 pm , By Todd - American University

Playboy U

Since the advent of Facebook, social networking has become an essential part of the college experience. If you’re looking for a local shindig to attend, ogling that girl in your class you’ve never officially “met” or want to browse through pictures of your very own drunken antics, all you had to do was log in without fear of reprisal. Unfortunately, times have changed.

In late 2006, Facebook decided against being a social network simply for college students, and opened up the network to the public. Suddenly parents, teachers, bosses and random kids off the grid could learn all about your personal life with the click of a mouse. Social networking on Facebook suddenly turned sour, riddled with problems stemming from letting non-students in. But all that’s about to change with Hugh Hefner’s social network, Playboy U. Read More »

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Refresh After a Workout with…Beer?

November 12, 2007 - 2:45 pm , By Abigail - Syracuse University

beer-lady.jpgAfter a grueling workout at the gym, the only thing I want is a glass of ice old water…or a deep tissue massage and an hour in the sauna - but let’s be realistic here. And as much as I enjoy cocktail hour, the most unappealing after-cardio treat would have to be alcohol.

Apparently, I should consider changing my tastes. A new study suggests that BEER after exercise may be better than water for you. Wait, what?

Yes, it’s true, and guess who they tested this theory on? College students!

According to FOXnews, “The study results came from testing 25 college students asked to do strenuous exercises in 104-degree temperatures. They were then split into two groups, one given beer and other water to help them recover. The tests were conducted over several months. The hydration effect in those who drank beer was ’slightly better’ than those who drank water.” Read More »

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COED Tips: Tie a Tie

November 1, 2007 - 2:45 pm , By Steve - Seton Hall University

tie a tie

Every college guy needs to know how to tie a tie. It’s a fact of life that one day you’ll be making a presentation, going on a job interview, crashing a wedding or trying to show that hot new babe in logistics your “Oh” face and you will need to rock a tie.

Recent research tells us that 62% of college students don’t know how tie a tie so we’re here to help you out.

It’s so easy a double armed amputee could do it…. sike!

Tie-a-tie.net is going to teach us the Windsor tie because its a classic. Read More »

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College Students Today are Money Hungry

July 17, 2007 - 5:00 pm , By Abigail - Syracuse University

Or at least that’s what one professor in particular thinks.A recent essay in The New York Times written by Joanne Ciulla, a University of Richmond professor, discusses the modern work ethic and how college students today have a somewhat warped view of the world.

It struck me as interesting, and I must admit, it is hard not to be offended by the characteristics she describes college students of today having:

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“It has become common for students to ask to retake tests or to rewrite papers in order to get a better grade…While the apparent desire for self-improvement is admirable, usually the higher grade is what really matters. Sometimes a student’s second try is not much better than the first, but he or she still expects a better grade for the effort. This attitude leads to the second problem.?

So, we want to work hard to do the best we possibly can on an assignment and now professors are pissed about this? Read More »

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RIAA Cracks Down on Poor College Kids

July 3, 2007 - 5:00 pm , By COED Staff

We all know how exciting it is to see a classic hit like “Don’t Stop Believin” by Journey pop up on a list of stealable downloads, saying it will only take 20 seconds until that baby is yours to keep forever. You say, “Dude. I have to download that. I don’t care if I’m stealing. It’s JOURNEY for gosh sakes.”

Tempting, I know.

And even though the government has been warning us to stop illegally downloading music, ever since the beginning days of Napster, we continue to do it anyway. We are such badasses.

Recently, however, there’s been an even bigger crackdown, and it’s college kids they’re after. With the rise of the Recording Industry Association of America, emails have been sent to hundreds of college students across the country and counting, warning them they have been caught in the act and if they don’t settle their cases out of court, they will be fined more money than college kids can afford.

MSN.com reports the case of University of Nebraska-Lincoln sophomore Sarah Barg, who received an email advising her of the fact she was caught downloading over 300 songs (some of which included songs by the Spice Girls - You’re AWESOME!) on a campus computer using Ares - a site much like Kazaa, Limewire and Bearshare. At first, she brushed off the email, as we all probably would. Some one who downloads the Spice Girls doesn’t exactly scream “evil threat to society” to me. Read More »

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