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CLOTHING 
February 20, 2018 Hagerstown Community College clothing drive to help students dress professionally
Are there clothes in your closet that you haven’t worn in ages? They could help students at Hagerstown Community College land a coveted job or internship, while streamlining your wardrobe. Bonnie Saunders, the coordinator of internship and job services at HCC, knew of career clothing drives at other colleges and kept the idea in the […]
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COMPUTERS 
July 20, 2017 The best computers for students
What would a back-to-school guide be without a healthy dose of computer recs? Other than a small dorm TV, perhaps, it’s the single most expensive investment you’re likely to make as you begin college — and if you’re graduating or pursuing an advanced degree, it’s possible you’ve been waiting patiently for a reason to upgrade.As […]
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July 20, 2017 The best computers for students
What would a back-to-school guide be without a healthy dose of computer recs? Other than a small dorm TV, perhaps, it’s the single most expensive investment you’re likely to make as you begin college — and if you’re graduating or pursuing an advanced degree, it’s possible you’ve been waiting patiently for a reason to upgrade.As […]
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CLOTHING 
March 7, 2017 Classroom clothing store aims to serve students in need
Look good, feel good, do good— it’s the premise behind Tippecanoe Valley High School creating a boutique in one of their classrooms. The idea started after students needed to dress in business attire for a class assignment, but some student said they didn’t have professional clothing. June Yazel, who is an English teacher, got […]
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CLOTHING 
February 16, 2017 New pop-up shop offers free business clothing to students
University students browsed through and took home free lightly-used and new business clothing at the first ever Tiger Threads Pop-Up Shop, an event run by Career Services, on Feb. 14. The selection included blouses, dress shirts, pants, ties, scarves, and other formal garments obtained through a partnership with the Office of Community and Regional Affairs, […]
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December 27, 2016 Students to build amphitheater for Ohana Kuleana garden
High school students will build a new amphitheater for the Ohana Kuleana Community Garden in June thanks to a grant from Great Outdoors Colorado. The $25,200 grant announced in December will pay high school students to work for the Southwestern Conservation Corps this summer and build the amphitheater and a school garden at Manaugh Elementary […]
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NEWS 
August 26, 2016 JNU appeals court upholds punishments for 21 students over ‘anti-national’ event
The Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Appellate Authority on Tuesdayupheld the fines and punishments awarded to 21 students over an event held on its campus where “anti-national” slogans were allegedly raised, The Indian Express reported. While the fines imposed on some students have been reduced, the court has upheld temporaryrustication orders for Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya. […]
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NEWS 
March 11, 2016 UGC asks varsities to set up students counseling system
The UGC letter said that the counseling system should bridge formal as well as communicative gaps between the students and the institution at large. New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has written to all universities to put in place a “students counseling system” for redressal of problems and challenges faced by students in the […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 11, 2016 CBSE to provide counselling to students from February
For the seventh year, CBSE has arranged counselling for differently-abled children to take care of the needs and anxiety of special children, the statement added. New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will provide online counselling and through telephone and newspapers from next month to students appearing for boards examination to help them […]
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NEWS 
March 11, 2016 Private schools fill just 15% of 2.2 mn seats reserved for poor students
Governments can spend as much as 20% of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) for reimbursing schools for admitting students under this provision of the RTE act. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint New Delhi: Six years after the Right to Education (RTE) Act set aside 25% of seats in private schools for poor students, implementation of the plan […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 2, 2016 Share of international students at Yale will go up: Peter Salovey
Salovey is the 23rd president of Yale University. Before becoming president, he was the provost of the university. New Delhi: For Yale University president Peter Salovey, India presents opportunities for educational partnerships and joint research with Indian companies. In an interview during a recent visit, Salovey spoke about how Yale is looking to expand its […]
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ALL DEALS 
February 18, 2016 We were detained because we ‘looked like’ JNU students: Theatre group members picked up by police
Photo Credit: Sangwari/Facebook 61.5K Total Views In the aftermath of protests at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University against the arrest of student union president Kanhaiya Kumar on charges of criminal conspiracy and sedition on Friday, the police swung into action again on Saturday. A day after Kumar’s arrest, seven people were reportedly detained while trying […]
