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View Article  The 50 Most Stressful Colleges
From the Daily Beast

As admissions letters hit mailboxes—and amid growing concern about mental health on campus, The Daily Beast looks at which schools are the biggest pressure cookers.

Kids who aim for top colleges know full well that this month's stress over which envelope—-thick or thin—is only the beginning. And in recent weeks, concerns about the pressure cooker environment on some campuses have escalated. At Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., there have been six confirmed suicides this academic year, including two on successive days last month. Last week, Cornell installed chain-link fencing along many of the bridges that cross the gorges on campus, serving both as deterrent and a physical reminder.


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OKLAHOMA CITY (CBS/AP) In these cash strapped times, almost anything goes. In Oklahoma, a woman has pleaded no contest to ...   more »
View Article  Labour's election strategy: bring on no-nonsense hard man Gordon Brown
Amusing article on the Gordo.

Step outside, posh boy. LOL