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Life After GW
Circling Help Wanted Ad in Newspapers Clearly Unemployed (At your parents' house)

This is what happens when the most expensive school in the country has the worst career center in the world.
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Graduating With Your Momma
Being away from the parental units was probably one of the biggest perks of going away to college. I remember feeling totally liberated about not having to worry about a curfew or eating my vegetables – it was great! But what if my parents wanted to go back to school…with me?

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Let Them Grow Up Already!
It's every parent's worst nightmare; to wave goodbye to their kid from the family minivan on Move-In Day. This bittersweet farewell may leave parents a little teary-eyed but now they can finally start thinking about turning that extra room into the home gym they have always dreamed about. Although parents sh... MORE »
Don’t Tell Mom I Gave 47 Blow Jobs
Shocker! A new study reveals more than 56% of all spring-breakers lied to their parents about what went on during their drug-fueled, sex-crazed holiday.
Latest comment by Anonymous: Being wasted doesn't mean youre incapable of using a condom. It's not that hard. Pun intended.
This is probably from the Iowa game this year, but it just as well could be from 2005's Michigan night game. Ah, the memories...

The cover story of today's Badger Herald beat on the "unsportsmanlike behavior" exhibited by students at football games. This included copious... MORE »
Gator Alums Work Hard, Still Make Time for Keg Stands
What happens when Gator alumni grow up, get good jobs, and visit their children at college?

The surprising answer: keg stands.

At least that was the case this weekend, when one Gator Dad was spotted with his legs in the air and a mouth full of beer.

His son and others proudly
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Link: http://www.phhp.ufl.edu/alumni/
Badger Football games are a time for all walks of campus life to gather around in celebration and do what they do best: destroy brain cells and those pesky facts learned throughout the week.

And that includes any moms and dads who might be visiting. It's not exactly High School parent night...
The Times Needs to Chillax
"Refeathering the Nest" was just the beginning...

Seems The New York Times Magazine has taken a page from US News--this Sunday they published their own "College Issue." Highlights include an original short feature on suicide on campus, a critical take on Teach for America (just you wait, at least ten of your friend... MORE »
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/magazine/index.html

The Parental Unit Giveth...

The Parental Unit Giveth...
That can't be healthy.

An article in last week's New York Times Home and Garden section took some parents of "young adults" to task for the way they redecorate--or don't--once little Jimmy and Betty have run off to college.

There are two kinds of horror stories: either your parents unload all your stuff in a post-m... MORE »
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/20/garden/20kids.html
Latest comment by Anonymous: In my case, my younger brother dismantled our bunk bed once I was off to college--destroying it by accident in the process.
Facebook Stalking And Your Parents
Just like those EHarmony commercials...

You shouldn't judge a book by its cover. But honestly, what's the first thing you do when you're looking for more information about a college-aged person? At Umich, just like other schools around the country, you Facebook them. (The Alumni Association would... MORE »
Link: http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20...
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