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Singles get answers on how to beat the lopsided numbers game in dating

BOSTON – A group of about 40 women and a few scattered men sat around modern white tables at the C-Space at 290 Congress Street in downtown Boston on a recent rainy night. The crowd, ranging in age from early 20s to 50s, came prepared with a number of questions to

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Words of wisdom from 2016 commencement addresses

As graduation season comes to a close, we bring you some highlights of a few of our favorite commencement addresses of 2016: Sheryl Sandberg

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Amid opioid epidemic, more schools offer ‘sober dorms’

Ryan had a pattern: He'd enroll in college with the best of intentions, start drinking and drugging, then drop out. Three years ago, as he prepared to enroll at the University of Miami, his fifth school, he had what he called a "white light moment." "

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The hefty price of ‘study drug’ misuse on college campuses

Nonmedical use of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) drugs on college campuses, such as Adderall, Ritalin, Concerta and Vyvanse, has exploded in the past decade, with a parallel rise in depression disorders and binge drinking among young adults.

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Vermont college once run by Sanders’ wife to close

A college once run by Sen. Bernie Sanders' wife Jane has announced it's closing in two weeks, thanks to a crushing debt burden it took on during her presidency.

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Campus ‘safe zone’ ban signed into law by Ariz. Gov. Ducey

PHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a measure Monday opening all state college and university campuses to unfettered speech, ending a policy of establishing specific zones where people can speak freely. "The First Amendment right of free speech is a bedrock founding principle of our republic," Ducey, a

Massachusetts

‘Safe spaces’?: Not for guys in our feminized college environments

Throughout history, there have been men. If this thought fills you with fear and revulsion, I have just the place for you: Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. It's a mid-tier college, and that's part of the good news: You no longer have to fork over hefty

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Commencement speakers set to take stage in college-rich Massachusetts

STATE HOUSE — Gov. Charlie Baker is slated to deliver six commencement speeches this year, according to communications from various universities, including an address at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., where his son is graduating. Other speakers preparing to deliver commencement addresses in Massachusetts as this academic year comes to