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As summer’s end nears, many young adults — and their soon-to-be-empty-nester parents — are starting to pack up suitcases and buy dorm furniture as they prepare to move away for college.Whether they’re looking for specialized degree programs, school prestige, affordable tuition, broader networking opportunities, or a more distinctive campus experience,…
At the United States Naval Academy, even walking comes with rules.First-year midshipmen, known as “plebes,” follow regulations dictating how to walk, eat, speak, and countless other expectations as part of their transition from civilians to officers in the US Navy and the US Marine Corps.This decorum, tied to a deep…
Every state has its pros and cons — but which one came out on top?US News & World Report released its annual list of the best states to live in, evaluating each in eight categories: education, healthcare, the economy, infrastructure, opportunity, fiscal stability, the natural environment, and crime and corrections.…
Usually, schools do the grading, but a new WalletHub study put public school systems nationwide to the test.To determine the states with the best and worst school systems, WalletHub evaluated public school systems in all 50 states and the District of Columbia using 32 weighted metrics falling into two categories:…
Michigan is the hotspot for an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an infection caused by a parasite that can trigger diarrhea.The infection has been reported in 31 states since May 1.According to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published Thursday, 843 cases of cyclospora have been…
Happy birthday, America!This July Fourth, the USA is commemorating the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the day when the US formally broke away from England in 1776.A lot has happened in the last two centuries: inventions, wars, pandemics, space travel, to name a few. But…
