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With only hours to go until a federal government shutdown occurs, many are wondering what will happen to services on which they rely. As current college students or as parents of current college students the following information is extremely important, especially if the shutdown becomes protracted.

“[The Department of Education] said today [4/7/2011] that although most student federal aid programs would not be impacted by a shutdown, colleges and universities would not be able to draw down and disburse to students any campus-based program awards, such as work-study or the Federal Perkins Loan Program.

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Ive been playing video games for a long time, and there have been two categories I put my experiences into; games that suck, and games that dont suck.  Not all the games which I feel dont suck are equal, for instance, Red Dead Redemption is a better experience than say, The Force Unleashed, but I still enjoy both games.

This was a system that worked consistently until 2007, when I played Assassins Creed for the first time. Never, ever have I been so torn over whether I feel a game is good or bad. And whats even more troubling to me is that the uneasy feelings I have for the first game, carry over with more or less the same the same potency to the two sequels it spawned, Assassins Creed II (ACII), and Assassins Creed: Brotherhood (ACB).

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Only halfway through 2011, a number of states have reformed their laws governing public sector workers’ benefits, a few of them in dramatic fashion. The need to close the yawning gap between promises made to workers and the dollars saved for them on states’ balances sheets is evident. According to a recent analysis, the average household will have to pay $1,398 in additional taxes every year for the next 30 years to fund retiree benefits, with New Jersey taxpayers on the hook for $2,475 per year per household before that state’s recent reforms. Even that the funding ratios reported by states themselves rely on rosy assumptions about investment returns that are not likely to be borne out in reality. Consequently, states have begun to adjust contribution rates, close loopholes, and otherwise modify pension and retiree healthcare benefits.

It is worth noting that most of these reforms leave public-sector workers, especially those newly-hired, worse off. In many

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Internships are an essential way for your student to gain experience and skills in today’s competitive employment marketplace. Not only do most college programs require at least one internship for a student to graduate, but also many entry-level jobs require internship experience to apply (and employers want candidates who have that experience under their belt!).

There are several types of internships for students to consider when looking for an opportunity. What’s the difference, and which one is right for your child?

Paid

Paid internships can be hard to come by in some industries and obviously can be highly sought after, depending on the opportunity. It’

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A University of Texas at El Paso biological sciences professor has been awarded a $2.2 million research grant to study an intestinal parasite often found in people living along the U.S.-Mexico border – and to develop more efficient medications to treat it.

Sid Das said the focus of the five-year National Institutes of Health grant will be to learn as much as possible about the special molecules that protect the Giardia lamblia. This waterborne parasite lodges in a person’s small intestine, often causing diarrhea, abdominal discomfort and other stomach ailments.

“It doesn’t kill anybody, but it can make your life miserable,” said Das, who has studied the parasite for about 16 years.

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