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Going to college is one of the biggest highlights in a young person life, but the true goal of every student is to earn a diploma and graduate, and that can cause a ton of stress. Nearly every college has its share of crazed and stressed-out students burning the midnight oil and pulling all-nighters to study for exams. But it's more common in some colleges and universities than others.

Binge drinking is a real problem on many college campuses, and new research could reveal why: students who chug-a-lug enjoy a higher social status among their peers.

There are some students graduating college with pretty nontraditional degrees, especially those from individualized study programs, but the latest online offering from The University of Edinburgh is a little bit out-of-this-world.

Eccentric actor (and Oscar host) James Franco is almost as well-known for being a professional student as he is for his on-screen roles. But a professor at New York University didn’t think much of Franco’s scholastic ability and gave him a “D” — and now that teacher says he got the ax because of it.

A class about Jay-Z is raising some concerns by educators who feel that the rap mogul may not be culturally relevant for academia. The course, ‘Sociology of Hip Hop: Jay-Z,’ is being taught at the prestigious Georgetown University by hip-hop scholar/author Michael Eric Dyson. The curriculum explores the New York rapper’s “lyrical prowess” and how it correlates with American society.

According to Virginia Tech freshman Lance Diamond, his first week of college was ruined after he wore a pair of Rainbow brand flip-flops and a pair of Sperry boat shoes without first properly breaking the footwear in.

Pop another keg in Athens, Ohio because Ohio University has been named the top party school in the nation by a student survey in the Princeton Review’s annual ‘Best Colleges’ edition. Ohio University has made the best party school list 12 times since 1997, but this marks the first time it ranked number one. The University o ...