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As Food Prices Rise, Cost of Campus Meal Plans Going Up
09 May 08 06:05 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

College students may see a sharp spike in the cost of their on-campus meal plans this fall due to rising food prices. Several schools have already announced that they intend to increase their meal-plan prices next year, and it’s likely that many more schools will follow. Read More...

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Gone in a Puff of Smoke: College Campuses Cutting Out Smoking
23 November 07 07:31 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

To smoke or not to smoke? That isn’t so much the question anymore as, Where art thou, Legally Sanctioned Smoking Area? And the answer to that is harder and harder to find as the number of smoking bans increases across both the country and college campuses. Read More...

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College Students Sprawling Out on Bigger Beds
03 October 07 08:11 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Super-sizing isn’t just for combo meals anymore. They’ve grown up with SUVs, Hummers, giant plasma TVs and, evidently, bigger beds—Gen Y’s all grown up and in college, and they like their non-digital amenities big. This fall, colleges and universities Read More...

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Death by Popcorn
14 September 07 02:43 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Microwave popcorn “pushers” grossed well over a billion dollars ($1.33 billion to be exact) in the year 2000. But this popular, ubiquitous snack food may be adversely affecting your health, making you sick and potentially even leading to death. We’re Read More...

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Gaming Industry Giving Back to Its Girl Gamers
14 September 07 03:51 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

As big-name video game companies in the multibillion dollar gaming industry search for ways to expand their market share and find new audiences in an increasingly saturated marketplace, some of them are turning to a segment that’s oft-ignored in the gaming Read More...

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