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Students at the University of Sheffield have donated four tonnes of goods to city charities. As...

Why Recent Graduates Should Join Code for America

Sympathy for the dodgy salesmen of Australian politics

Babel Rising

T.C. Boyle: Incorporating Environmentalism in Art

The Stone Roses confirm all planned shows to go ahead after Ian Brown calls Reni a 'c**t' onstage

Stars of Dragon's Den UK Reunited at Beach Break 2012

British students were given an absolute treat this weekend as successful Dragon's Den candidates Levi Roots, Celia Norowzian and Ian Forshew were reunited onsite at the UK's biggest student festival. . . read more

UK students escape the fees nightmare and head for Europe

Are you looking for an affordable university somewhere different? There are plenty of English-friendly options in Europe to consider

Going to university is a pretty big step, but moving abroad for three years to do your degree is an even bigger one. To date it's a choice that few UK students have made – 2009 figures from the OECD show just 22,000 opting to study in another country, a tiny proportion of the two million or so who stay at home. by Louise Tickle

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US universities pledge clarity on costs

Ten universities across the US have committed to greater transparency about how much tuition students will pay, including estimated loan repayments after graduation, as part of a White House initiative to help young people avoid racking up crippling levels of debt. By Tess Mackey . . read more

Is a double-dip recession that bad for students?

Graduates may not get the job they want straight away, but in the end it is those without degrees who suffer most in recession

For most of us, it isn't really news that the economy is struggling: new figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have recently confirmed that Britain went back into recession at the end of last year and we're still in a double dip. But should students and graduates be worried? by Charlie Ball . . read more

Face off: should London Metropolitan University limit access to alcohol?

Professor Malcolm Gillies, vice chancellor of London Metropolitan University, has proposed ‘alcohol-free zones’ on campus, where booze cannot be bought or consumed, on the basis that 20 per cent of the students are Muslims. We ask: Should the university limit access to alcohol? . . read more

'Bishops vs Obamacare' by Chris Johnston US bishops' toxic tussle with Obamacare

In the US, it's an election year, and the atmosphere is toxic. The incumbent president Barak Obama is up for re-election in November. The Republican primaries have taken a lot of airtime.

One of the contested policy issues is Obama's 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA). Many of the US Catholic Bishops have been critical of this law on the ground that it might contribute to even more abortions in the US. by Frank Brennan

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Quebec's protesting students: Who are they, and what do they want?

Two of them study French literature, one is a musician and another will be teaching high school next year.

What do these young people have in common?

By Stefani Forster

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GSA Scandal (In Context)

"Potentially problematic and certainly embarrassing video of the General Services Administration's infamous $820,000 Las Vegas conference has been obtained by The Huffington Post, showing well-dressed employees singing Frank Sinatra, downing margaritas and making light of lavish spending. Video of the 2010 party, provided by an administration official on Friday, shows GSA employees in colorful tuxedos, putting on magic shows and enjoying mock Vegas-style entertainment -- all in the name of team-building...".

The Lucky Country: Can't even imitate anymore

In today's Sydney Morning Herald, Greens' Senator Sarah Hanson-Young wrote a great piece about the legalisation of gay marriage in New York.

Australia having not passed the same law was put into sharp relief - by Sean Maguire

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HPD Jobs: Writing an Undeniable Cover Letter

Now to begin the tedious task of job-hunting, all excellent resumes are accompanied by a cover letter. When apply for a job you should talk to the company the way they would talk to you. Everything you receive from a business is complemented with a cover letter so why should the resume you send them be any different? Talk their talk. This is an opportunity for you to inform the reader who you are, why you are sending your resume and why they should read on - By Rebecca Scott . . read more

The World's Most Wanted Man

A few months it was easy to name the world's most wanted man, with a swift execution in Pakistan that all changed and every bad guy jostling for the top position moved up a number.

The question for today though is who, according to the FBI and Interpol, is the new number one? - by Sean Maguire

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Who Dropped the Babyboomers?

Recent reports from Leadership Management Australasia say a majority of Gen-Y don’t want to work with baby boomers, preferring to work with Gen-X or each other. With their inherent lack of imagination who can blame them? By Sean Maguire . . read more

Gen-Y aren't you working? A look at graduate opportunities

With the central plaza in Madrid still occupied by tens of thousands of young people frustrated by the lack of job opportunities and real democracy in Spain; now is perhaps the best time to analyse what the scenario is for graduates and what you can do to increase your chances of landing a job.

By Sean Maguire . . read more

Mladic arrested and Serbia gets closer to EU

By Don Reilly

It isn't a secret that Serbia is obsessed with joining the EU - this is a country that has had a psychopathic sense of itself that now wants to be seen as a normal member of a weird world.

As the man suspected of overseeing the Srebrenica Massacre is imprisoned, an unanswered question keeps confusing me: Why does Serbia want to join the EU?

This is an organisation that is at it's knees bailing out its idiotic member countries.

An organisation that is almost entirely dominated by France, Germany and the UK.

And an organisation that has no hesitancy welcoming a new member, like Poland, but then not giving it full membership privileges like free movement of people and labour.

Yep, welcome to the party, hope you're ready to pick up the tab.

Would you bother joining the EU if you were Serbia or would you keep believing the nationalist narrative that you're a victim who only needs to break free from terrible shackles to be great again? Tell us and remember....Disqus! . . read more

HPD: When you shouldn't air your Nazi sympathies

Call it the last taboo in the Western world, but unsurprisingly it seems that the airing of Nazi sympathies in public rarely goes down well.

Especially if you're German.

Lars Von Trier at Cannes made the ultimate gaffe by going on (and on) about how he understood Hitler and then finding himself in a situation where he couldn't back track from the idiocy he was spouting.

By Stephen Myles . . read more

Osama bin Laden's wasted life

And what could anyone add to the ocean of comment and opinion and conclusion and musing and snarling and vengeful remarks published and shouted about the recent death of Mr O. bin Laden, late of Abbottabad, Pakistan, shot to death in his bedroom, perhaps with his television remote in his hand, perhaps moments after he finished coloring his beard black again for a video production scheduled for the morning? by Brian Doyle . . read more

HPD: Marches for Marijuana. Legalisation to save lives?

Around the world over the weekend there were hundreds of marches organised to promote the legalisation of marijuana. They were no more strong and pertinent than in Mexico where the question of the legalisation (or the decriminalisation) of cannabis is intimately linked to the burgeoning drug trade - by Sean Maguire . . read more

Killin' Osama the unarmed

So it turns out that Osama, the world's most wanted outlaw, wasn't treated to a fair fight by his cowboy vanquishers. No siree. No ten paces at noon or nothing, a plain and simple cold blooded killin'. Seems kind of weird to me - by Sean Maguire . . read more

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." -- Ronald Reagan (1986)

Mavi Marmara: Israeli officers face Turkish trial

A Turkish court has charged four senior Israeli military commanders over the killing of nine Turkish activists trying to reach Gaza in 2010.

Ex-military chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi and former heads of military intelligence, the navy and air force are expected to be tried in absentia.

The nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed after Israeli troops boarded their ship, the Mavi Marmara.

They had been hoping to breach Israel's naval blockade and deliver aid to Gaza.

Ron Paul on Why Bankster Power Must be Eradicated

It is imperative that the American people be educated on the dangers of the Fed and the importance of restoring sound money. Now that nearly 50 years have elapsed since silver was removed from circulation, fewer and fewer Americans have firsthand familiarity with real money.

The laying of the groundwork must begin today, so that the American people will be prepared for the day when the mirage the Fed has created evaporates completely.

Chinese army general calls for 'decisive action' vs PH

China should launch "decisive action" against the Philippines to reinforce Beijing's claim on the disputed Scarborough Shoal, a hardline Chinese army general said Friday.

People's Liberation Army (PLA) Major General Luo Yuan, in a commentary published by state-owned website china.org.cn, said China has not abandoned the idea of "war at all costs" to protect its interests.

"'Peaceful rise and 'period of strategic opportunity' preclude war," said Luo, who has been described by Western media as "hawkish" for his ultranationalist views.

"It is incorrect to assume that China will completely rule out military action in any event during this 'period of strategic opportunity,'" he said, referring to Beijing's dispute with Manila.

Think Again From The Outsider

The great challenge facing everyone who wants to change the world we live in is how do you get traction for your ideas? Gunter Pauli the inventor of the ‘blue economy’ has a novel approach. His missionis to develop globally 100 manufacturing innovations with viable business models that could generate 100 million jobs in 10 years. All with zero emissions and no waste.

The novelty? To drive this revolution in an economic framework that will attract investors and governments in entrepreneurial partnerships that feed self-interest while revolutionising outcomes – particularly in relation to carbon.

The blue economy was initially a report to the Club of Rome recommending innovations inspired by science and biometrics. This is a truly cool equation. Science + Economics = A Better Future.

The Really Big Apple

Recently it was announced that Steve Jobs had an FBI file that detailed his personality, how he ran his company and the possibility that he would be appointed to George Bush Sr.' s government.

What is more interesting about Apple at the moment is the $100bn in cash reserves it's accrued and what it might use them for.

End world hunger?

Take over other companies?

Pay its suicidal employees more?

Whatever it chooses, we should really stop focussing on Jobs' genius and start thinking about how the wealth his genius created can be spent for good.

The Future of Trust - From The Outsider

The images of senior Australian politicians being bundled into cars to escape the threat of indigenous demonstrators confirms how weak the post-apology environment is in Australia. The whole point of the apology was not to say 'sorry' but to build a new platform for the positive evolution of indigenous Australians. The apology created a climate of trust but the ignoble inaction that has followed, apart from proposed tinkering with the Australian constitution, has destroyed the platform and the belief in the trustworthiness of political process. Can't we (non-indigenous Australians) actually do something? Something communal not bureaucratic, spiritual not gestural – something that shows that we care.