Flight Risk

One of the things I love about America is we have something called freedom of speech. One of the beauties that comes along with that freedom of speech is we can say whatever contributes to our pursuit of happiness, even if that pursuit of happiness contributes negatively towards someone else.  But, no matter how much […]

If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say

I tend to have a very light sense of humor so I find most things in this world highly amusing. I watch the Miss America pageant because there is a good chance that someone will fall; one of my favorite shows is My Boys, a show that nobody except me enjoys. But what has gotten me lately […]

A Family Affair

The first thing my Dad said when I got my college acceptance letters was, “Congratulations Ashley! Now let’s look into financial aid.” I’m sure my Dad isn’t the only parent who has said that  after finding out their child got into college. Even if they didn’t say it, I’m sure they were thinking it. Most […]

How “For Profit Schools” Can Hurt your Wallet

You’ve probably seen the ads on subways, and every time you try and log in at some job referral site like Monster or Career Builder. The ubiquitous presence of DeVry University and University of Phoenix ads can be nauseating to many of us, and downright money-depleting to others. Promising $-free educations, these colleges still cost a ton […]

Humanities Students and Understanding “The Big Shaggy”

 A recent Op-Ed in the NY Times from David Brooks highlights the growing chasm between the humanities and our current economic climes.  It seems that not only have the number of liberal arts students declined over the last couple of decades (I blame Wall Street), but that they will continue to do so as our […]

Natalee & Stephany

I think we’ve all said it at one time or another: “It can’t happen to me.” We look at the news, seeing story after story of people getting kidnapped and murdered, innocent people going about their lives who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. And then there are cases […]

Walmart.edu?

Walmart has become a byword for cheap, poor quality, anti-union, local store killer, etc. (see this Unigo review of the University of Arkansas for how it can even be used to demonize an entire university).  Now, however, the store is taking greater steps to improve the lot of their employees by helping to fund an […]

Harvard Hoax by Adam Wheeler

Famed Harvard mischief-maker Adam Wheeler is getting a lot of buzz on Gawker’s well-traveled pages. That’s because he faked his college transcripts and got away with it (at least for a little bit—never should have gone after the Rhodes Scholarship). This story seems to get more bizarre every week, as new information comes to light.
First, the award-winning […]

Can College Students Empathize?

Do college kids really only care about themselves? A recent report aims to give us the answer. There were 72 studies tracking 14,000 college students from 1979 to 2009. What are findings?  Read on to find out.

Unigo’s Top Sports Schools

On the eve of the Memorial Day weekend, we release our latest top ten - the top sports schools in the United States. These are the universities where football is worshiped - when the school year starts, sure the students are thinking about their studies, partying, etc. - but foremost on their minds are tailgating […]

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