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Author: Chris Quintana, USA TODAY

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A rapping professor. A cat in class. Pornography on Zoom. How online classes work at colleges during coronavirus

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020Chris Quintana, USA TODAYComments Off on A rapping professor. A cat in class. Pornography on Zoom. How online classes work at colleges during coronavirus

The coronavirus has driven nearly all college courses online and onto Zoom across the country. Students are struggling and laughing in the transition.

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Trump: Student loan borrowers can suspend payments for 60 days without interest

March 20, 2020Chris Quintana, USA TODAYComments Off on Trump: Student loan borrowers can suspend payments for 60 days without interest

Federal student loan borrowers will be able to suspend their payments for 60 days and interest will not accrue. Payments made will go toward principle

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At America’s colleges, a flurry of midterms, packing and flights. Then, isolation.

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020Chris Quintana, USA TODAYComments Off on At America’s colleges, a flurry of midterms, packing and flights. Then, isolation.

In one college town, students were in a frenzy to leave because of the coronavirus, but wondered if they will get the experience they paid for.

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‘How do we rebuild trust?’ A year after admissions scandal, presidents say college must change

March 10, 2020Chris Quintana, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘How do we rebuild trust?’ A year after admissions scandal, presidents say college must change

Six leaders of elite colleges tell USA TODAY the Varsity Blues scandal caused them to question the fairness of college admissions.

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‘We do not want to risk our lives’: Amid coronavirus scares, colleges try to keep healthy, calm

January 30, 2020January 30, 2020Chris Quintana, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘We do not want to risk our lives’: Amid coronavirus scares, colleges try to keep healthy, calm

Coronavirus scares pop up daily at colleges. The concern has some merit, considering high-density housing and large numbers of international students.

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Nationalist ‘antics’ or the future of the GOP? College Republicans are at war

January 17, 2020Chris Quintana, USA TODAYComments Off on Nationalist ‘antics’ or the future of the GOP? College Republicans are at war

College Republicans can’t decide if they should be more policy focused or attract as much attention as possible. The future of GOP is at stake.

Money

Divorce? Marry off your kid? As financial aid confusion grows, parents consider drastic measures

November 22, 2019Chris Quintana, USA TODAYComments Off on Divorce? Marry off your kid? As financial aid confusion grows, parents consider drastic measures

Parents can’t afford their EFC, or expected family contribution, after filling out a FAFSA to get financial aid. Some have turned to drastic measures.

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4 frat deaths this month. 2 this week alone. What’s going on with fraternity hazing?

November 12, 2019November 13, 2019Chris Quintana, USA TODAYComments Off on 4 frat deaths this month. 2 this week alone. What’s going on with fraternity hazing?

As a wave of young men nationally die in circumstances that appear to be related to fraternities, experts are unsure what to do next

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Another fraternity death: UC Santa Cruz student fell out of window after hazing, lawsuit says

November 2, 2019Chris Quintana, USA TODAYComments Off on Another fraternity death: UC Santa Cruz student fell out of window after hazing, lawsuit says

A family says their son, a UC Santa Cruz student, died after Theta Chi fraternity forced him to drink hard liquor and he fell out a window.

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A professor spoke about whiteness at Georgia Southern University. Students burned her book.

October 10, 2019October 11, 2019Chris Quintana, USA TODAYComments Off on A professor spoke about whiteness at Georgia Southern University. Students burned her book.

A Latina author challenged students at Georgia Southern University to think about white privilege. Students burned copies of her book. And it’s 2019.

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College professor harassed students to quench ‘clown fetish,’ offering extra credit, cash

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