VA Tech Student Decapitated In Campus Cafe

By COED Staff

This is not a road trip story you want to brag about. Two college assistants attending the American Football Coaches Association convention are in the hospital after they fell out a fourth-story hotel window. [AP]

College Kids Trading Beer Bongs For Time Sheets

While the recession is impacting parents first and foremost, their college-age students are not being left unscathed. Some may think of college as all play and very little work, but that concept, if ever present, just went out the window. [Career Diva]

What Happens When College Cafeterias Go Trayless?

The answer is: People buy less food and subsequently eat less and throw away less. For the customer, it’s good for the budget and the waistline; for the cafeteria (and the environment), it substantially cuts down on waste. Sounds like a win-win situation, unless you are the party who profits most from selling a high volume of food. [NYT]