Zipcar Expands World’s Largest On-Campus Car Sharing Program

With more than 120 university partners, Zipcar becomes leading choice for students

20 Most Indispensable College Football Players

Most of these guys aren’t on Heisman voters’ radars, but what do they need with a trophy, anyway? You say valuable, Sporting News college football expert Matt Hayes says indispensable. The players most essential to their teams, ranked in order of importance in relation to national title and conference championship races. [Sporting News]

Michelle Obama Rallies NH College Students

Sen. Barack Obama’s wife told New Hampshire college students Wednesday that the “smart, respectful” tone her husband displayed during his last debate is the attitude he’ll bring to the White House.

Without mentioning Republican Sen. McCain, Michelle Obama contrasted the presidential candidates’ debate performance the previous night, calling her husband “outstanding.” [Boston.com] 

The Young Guns of NCAA Football

Who says experience is everything?

Maybe more than ever before, coaches are turning to the best player available rather than the oldest guy on the depth chart. This season, there are a number of young guns who are proving experience may not be the best factor when deciding who takes the snaps on Saturday afternoons.

Even at storied programs, the next in line is rarely the next in line. Over a dozen underclassmen are answering the call of duty this season and are amongst the nation’s best at the quarterback position. [Love of Sports]

Why I Miss College: Because of FSU and Zeta Tau Alpha’s Sorority

You see this folks? This is what it’s like when you get to go to a school like Florida State University. This is what it’s like to be that guy. That guy in this picture who was smart enough to realize that this was his one chance to party on a consistent basis with hot blond sorority girls. Sure he looks like a toolbox but this guy is my kind of guy, and the ladies at Zeta Tau Alpha know what’s up. [Uncoached]

5 Reasons Why College Students Need to Vote

So why don’t politicians pay more attention to the issues that you care about, like the price of tuition, financial aid, and the availability of entry level jobs? Because traditionally, college students have had relatively low voter turnout. Instead, the candidates pay lots of attention to issues of importance to the elderly, like Social Security, because the elderly vote! [edu In Review]

College students: get off your duffs and vote! In case you need a good reason to do so, here are five:

JEB BUSH
University of Texas, Class of 1973

I chose Texas because ‘ I don’t know that I could have gotten into Yale, that’s for sure (laughs). I went to Phillips Academy Andover, so that’s a fairly rigorous high school experience. At the time I went there, the late 60s, it was cynical time in the Northeast and actually I wanted to get back home. I was tired of the weather; I was tired of the attitudes. I wanted to go to Texas where I felt more comfortable. So I only applied to there.

For Texas, I was an in-state resident, and my SATs were good enough to automatically get in. I’ll tell you, getting in early made my senior year in high school a lot more enjoyable. (more…)

It’s ok if you’re not “into politics” as much as you would like to be – a lot of people aren’t.

The lack of the average person’s knowledge of current events in the world of politics stems less from straight-up ignorance and more from some brainiac with horn-rimmed glasses knocking them for not seeing ‘last night’s debate on current issues’ in a smug, self-righteous manner. The world of politics should not be an exclusive club for elitists.

Would you like to be more politically-savvy without being criticized by every Tom, Dick and Jane with a copy of the Wall Street Journal under their arm?

On The Issues provides “non-partisan information for voters in the Presidential election, so that votes can be based on issues rather than on personalities and popularity.” To further widen your knowledge on the presidential candidates you can even take the 20-question Presidential Match Quiz to see which candidate best represents the issues you find important.

Cruise on over to On The Issues and take a few minutes to get informed on what might be the most important election of your life. (Note: once you have the knowledge, don’t get too full of yourself!)