Myron Rolle Defers NFL Draft For Rhodes Scholarship

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How on earth did he fit in at Free Shoes University? Rolle told the NY Times (via text message!) that he’s going to Oxford to honor his Rhodes Scholarship instead of entering the NFL draft. He’ll get his master’s in medical anthropology, and enter the 2010 draft. [The Big Lead]

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rtlandgorePowerful College Roommates

Plenty of college students fret about their roommates, complaining about how they smell bad or steal Pop Tarts.

But be careful – that person on the lower bunk may turn out to be powerful someday. Or maybe you both will. Here’s a look at twelve pairs of famous roommates. [Mental Floss]

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handshake8 Ways to Freelance In College

Freelancing presents a wonderful opportunity to college students.

The university campus alone is a breeding ground for networking, advertising and collaborating. Here are eight ways to jump start your freelancing gig at your university. [The IT Report]

The Biggest Pranks in Geek History

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The Biggest Pranks in Geek History

Harvard and Yale’s annual gridiron face-off on Nov. 22 is a big deal for more than one set of storied college rivals. In the decades-old prank-off between archrivals MIT and Caltech, disrupting “the Game” has long been a particular point of pride. It’s not their only pranking outlet, of course: tech students have been wreaking havoc wherever they can since at least 1875. [Time]

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drunkGirls Just Being Girls

Don’t get me wrong ladies, we guys probably get worse than this.  However, since this site is catered to males, and I really can do whatever the hell I want on here, survey says?  Yeah, post pictures of drunk chicks making guys wish they were in college again, thus starting off their weeks with a complete distaste for the corporate drudgery that is the real world. It’s not like this is Girls Gone Wild or PlayboyU for Christ’s sake.  Just enjoy these 20 photos of girls just being girls. [Uncoached]

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343798Rolle Wins Rhodes Scholarship

Florida State safety Myron Rolle was awarded a Rhodes scholarship Saturday. He is the first major-college football player of his generation to win what is considered the world’s most prestigious postgraduate academic scholarship. He became the most prominent student-athlete to win the award since Bill Bradley at Princeton in 1965. [NY Times]