The College Fix

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• North Carolina students can now reject abortion coverage

  Eric Ferreri - News and Observer •August 13, 2010

  UNC system students were required to pay for abortion coverage. After an email campaign by Students of Life, the policy's changed.

• Univ. of Arizona hands out $146,000 in iPads to transfers

  Vishal Ganesan - Arizona Desert Lamp •August 13, 2010

  Two hundred transfer students from a community college received free iPads. The App Store might be happy, but where's the money coming from?

• Nerdcore hip-hop mashes up Comic-Con, Compton

  Brittany Davis - Independent Alligator •August 13, 2010

  Nerdcore is rap music by nerds, for nerds. And it has a convention, feuds, and a small but growing fan base.

• Patriotism silenced at Lincoln Memorial

  P.J. Orvetti - NBC Washington •August 13, 2010

  Students told they could not sing the National Anthem at the Lincoln Memorial by Park Police -- because Anthem isn't "content neutral."

• Job market for recent grads improves somewhat over 2009

  Andrew Stiles - SFPA Fellow •August 13, 2010

  Unemployment for college graduates under 25 is eight percent. But the outlook looks a little up -- employers looking to hire increased five percent over 2009.

• National student-loan debt surpasses credit card debt

  Collin Eaton - Daily Texan •August 13, 2010

  Student loan debt now weighs in at $830 billion -- and as of June, it's surpassed the national credit card debt.