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Learn This, Professor: Shorter is Better
27 June 08 03:14 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Traditional college professors attempting to venture into online learning may be in store for a rather unpleasant surprise: What works in the classroom doesn’t necessarily work on the internet, according to an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education Read More...

Filed under: Chronicle of Higher Education, classroom, college, college loans, financial aid, Jeffrey Young, mini-lecture, NextStudent, online learning, student loans, tuition, York University, YouTube, YouTube Professor

Wilkes University Puts Freshman Recruits Front and Center and Billboard-Size
04 May 08 03:56 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Wilkes University, a small, private school in northeastern Pennsylvania, is using a quirky new in-your-face $120,000 ad campaign to get the attention of today’s media- and marketing-savvy students. The university is plastering personalized messages on billboards, pizza boxes, gas pumps, and even on MTV, VH1, and Comedy Central to students it wants to make a part of its freshman class. Read More...

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7 Offbeat, Memorable and Affordable Valentine Gift Ideas
13 February 08 12:14 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

Let’s face it: A box of chocolates, a fistful of flowers, and a dinner out aren’t going to get you into the Valentine’s Day Hall of Fame & Everlasting Memories. If you and your love cookie are tired of the whole Russell-Stover-and-roses routine and Read More...

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TV Battles Internet for Leading Entertainment Title Role
02 September 07 06:45 PM | Student Loan Girl | 3 Comments   

Vint Cerf , one of the founders of the Internet, “has predicted the end of traditional television,” writes Nicole Martin for the British Telegraph (“ TV is Dying, Says Google Expert ,” Aug. 28, 2007). According to Cerf, TV is approaching its “iPod moment,” Read More...

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Say Goodbye to Town Hall and Hello to the World of E-Mediacy
29 August 07 06:37 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

First, there was Cindy Sheehan, the suburban mother turned political activist after her son died in Iraq. Then there was the CNN and YouTube joint foray into the presidential debates, with CNN televising all eight Democratic candidates debating questions Read More...

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Just Call Me Lackey, P. Diddy’s Lackey. No, Seriously, I Just Got Hired Off YouTube.
03 August 07 02:54 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Hip-hop heavy-hitter Sean “Diddy” Combs needs a new assistant, and he’s taking applications. But forget about that pricey linen résumé paper and your perfectly worded cover letter. For this job, you’ll have to get up front and personal with a video camera—and Read More...

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YouTube Videos on Wii-“TV” Beats Apple Big Time
07 June 07 04:22 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Since you are home for the summer or at least classes are far behind you, now is your chance to engage in what is truly important. I am talking about getting back into gaming with your old best friend, Mr. Wii. It is time and you deserve it. Go ahead, Read More...

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Social Networking: Hip, Cool and Fun … But Be Smart
02 February 07 06:19 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

There now is little doubt about social networking becoming an integral part of our culture. It almost is a foregone conclusion. I know you and your friends for years have been into MySpace, YouTube, Facebook, and many other such networks. But mom and Read More...

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