Student Free Press Association

Va. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli argues former UVA professor Michael Mann committed academic fraud with his climate change research. A court ruling will settle the score.

More students studying abroad in Middle East

by Alicia Hatch - Daily Iowan

The University of Iowa sent 10 times more students abroad to the Middle East this year than five years ago. It’s all part of a national trend.

College Life

Fake tans still glowing on campus despite taxes

by Katherine Bein - Independent Alligator

The health care reform package passed this year instituted the infamous 10 percent tax on tanning bed tans. Gainesville-based tanning salons say business hasn’t suffered.

Staging the world’s biggest water balloon fight

by Hope Smith - Kentucky Kernel

BYU stole the World Record for biggest water balloon fight from the University of Kentucky — and Kentucky wants it back.

Election 2010

University of Indiana county rejects satellite voting for 2010

by Mary Kenney - Indiana Daily Student

College voters in Indiana won’t be able to vote early at alternative locations this fall — but not everyone thinks this is a bad thing.

Antiwar protester pleads guilty to violent act

by Lindsey Anderson - AU Eagle

American U. student gets community service for throwing a glass Snapple bottle filled with paint at a military recruitment center. Pacifism, he says, hurts the antiwar movement.

Science & Technology

Can you hear me now? Study says more teens can’t

by Jonathan Oskvarek - Purdue Exponent

A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association says almost one in five teenagers suffer from hearing loss, an increase of almost five percent since the 1990s.

New drug candidate could help prevent HIV

by JoEllen Benson - Daily Utah Chronicle

A research team at the University of Utah has developed a drug candidate that could block HIV infection, and prevent HIV from spreading.

Money

Post-stimulus Fed. Work Study takes a plunge

by Stephen Monemayor - Daily Kansan

In already tough times, 25 percent of the Kansas’ Federal Work Study jobs are now gone. Student job applications now outnumber jobs at KU 39-to-1.

Job market for recent grads improves somewhat over 2009

by Andrew Stiles - SFPA Fellow

Unemployment for college graduates under 25 is eight percent. But the outlook looks a little up — employers looking to hire increased five percent over 2009.