Welcome Back FIU Panthers: Clever College Video

September 6th, 2010

When colleges combine song and dance, well, we just don’t think you can go wrong! Not only do Florida International University students get involved, but so does the college president, Mark  B. Rosenberg! As you might be able to tell from the video, college is all about community! Wh

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How Generous Is This College?

September 5th, 2010

How can you tell if a college or university will cut the price for your child?

You can get an idea by looking at a school’s Common Data Set.

If you don’t know what a Common Data Set is, you’ll want to read the posts that I wrote last week on this valuable document:

Researching Colleges With the Common Data Set

Common Data Set 101

Today I want to focus on the financial aid section of any school’s Common Data Set. You’ll find all the financial aid information located in Section H of the document.  I’m going to use Macalester College in St. Paul for my

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Friday Night Lights Burn Brightly Again

September 4th, 2010

It’s begun! The first week of the high school football season has been completed, marking the end of summer and the beginning of fall. Soon the leaves will turn and we will begin digging out our warm jackets from the back of the closet. This is a special time of year that all true football fans wait for; a time when hope still springs eternal. Before this week, every team dreams of an undefeated season and a date in the state championship game. Now that the dust has settled, half of those teams need to regroup and rededicate their efforts while the other half is exactly where they thought that they would be, undefeated.

We here at High School Cover 2 are no different.

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Rocklin High suspends boy for ‘i love boobies’ wristband

September 4th, 2010

“Boobies” is not in George Carlin’s list of dirty words, but teenagers wearing rubber bracelets saying they “love” them are sparking controversy in some Sacramento-area schools.

Last week Hunter Cooper, 15, of Rocklin High School made headlines because he refused to stop wearing his “i love boobies” bracelet from Keep A Breast foundation that’s meant to raise awareness of breast cancer among teenagers.

Principal Mike Garrison said Rocklin High administrators determined the bracelets are demeaning to women and can potentially disrupt classes. So they banned students from wearing them.

Whitney High School, also in Rocklin, is banning the bracelets, too, according to a student; Antelope High School in Citrus Heights made news last week for doing the same.

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Tags: Boobies, Boobies Wristband