College Unveils Suicide Awareness Bench

Palm Beach State College’s Lake Worth campus has recently installed a new bright yellow bench to help raise awareness about suicide prevention and mental health.

Investigating The Financial Aid Loophole

State lawmakers in Illinois said they are going to look into the practice by some wealthy families of transferring guardianship of their children to get financial aid for college.

Purdue Pharma Hearing Protests

Protestors made up of activists and parents who lost children to overdoses rallied outside Suffolk County Superior Court as the judge heard arguments regarding Purdue Pharma.

800 Asylum Seekers Sent Back To Mexico

Since expanding its “remain in Mexico” program, the U.S. has sent about 800 migrants mostly from Cuba and Central America back to Mexico and are only allowed to cross for court dates.

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From Al Roker To Puerto Rico; Top 5 Articles

Al Roker is going to teach a broadcasting course at SUNY Oswego. Despite it’s political crisis, there were no questions about Puerto Rico during the Democratic Presidential Debate.

UC Achieves Record-Setting Admissions

The University of California has offered the highest numbers of freshmen and transfer students in UC’s history setting an all-time record number of incoming students.

844 Parents Separated From Their Children

The ACLU has analyzed government records and has concluded that 844 parents were separated from 911 children between June 26, 2018, and June 29 of this year.

Democratic Debate: Divisions Intensify

AP has released the following article on takeaways from the most recent presidential debate. Debate topics included health care, criminal justice, climate change and immigration.

Opioid Case Could Go To Supreme Court

The Sackler family, which are the owners of Purdue Pharma, could be forced to return billions of dollars if Arizona’s AG succeeds in getting their case heard by the Supreme Court.

Mizzou Looks Into Financial Aid Loophole

Mizzou is looking into the loophole that allows wealthy families to receive financial aid. Mizzou has identified fewer than 10 students that might have benefitted from the loophole.

UB And Marlboro Are Merging

The University of Bridgeport and Marlboro College are merging to create an expanded university. They will expand geographic and educational opportunities for students.