Colleges and universities rely on their measured worth to drive up the rates of admissions. Prospective students use factors such as location, price, degrees and acceptance rates to determine a school's value. ...

Spring break is a much anticipated week for college students; whether you are going home to your parents' house for mom's home cooking or boarding a plane to lie down under palm trees. Traveling always has a great risk factor; especially when young peo...

The social networking site Twitter lets 'tweeters' tell the world what they are doing in 140 characters or less in a 'tweet.' While at first Twitter seemed to be another useless time-gobbling social network, it has since surpassed all others of it natu...

That glorious time of year when the masses descend upon Lincoln Center for free frappuccinos and celebrity sightings has come and gone once again. ...

Late night infomercials are full of exercise fads, each more ridiculous than the other. The latest fad in NYC and L.A. fitness is something you've known since childhood and its here to stay: hooping. ...

A study was published in the Jan. 30 issue of Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging led by a team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers that concluded meditation may have the potential to change parts of the brain associated with memory, sens...

Walmart is zeroing in on a new store in NYC as it remains the last major urban center in the United States without one after Chicago built two stores last year. ...

At a time when college students are competing for jobs and internships, it seems that the phrase 'it's not what you know, it's who you know,' is now more prevalent than ever. ...

The Poetry Brothel is a collection of imaginative young adults who come together to create and perform diverse and original works of poetry. Their slogan reads, 'The first event of its kind to seduce New York City.' One of its founding members includes...

At the beginning of every semester, students always stress over how much books are going to cost. Business Honors student Robert Caucci, part of the Entrepreneurship program in the Lubin School of Business, did something to lessen this stress by creati...

As America's economic downturn is beginning to shift in a more positive direction, those who find themselves in debt are optimistic about their futures and aspire to rid themselves of financial crisis for good. ...

The iPhone coming to Verizon Wireless is not the only smartphone-related news to get excited about this spring. The next generation of smartphones are coming to the market soon with features such as full high-definition (HD) video playback, dual-core p...

Twice a year, the hustle and bustle of high fashion New Yorkers transitions to a throbbing beat of stilettos and the flutter of digital cameras for New York Fashion Week. ...

The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, the music industry's highest honor, took place at the Los Angeles Staples Center Feb. 23 with hot performances and surprising winners. The ceremony started with a tribute to 18-time Grammy winner Aretha Franklin. ...

For retailers and shoppers alike, this shopping season will kick off with a bang on Black Friday, Nov. 26, which is known notoriously for its 3 a.m. door buster deals, camped out shoppers and mobs of people racing for the last copy of the latest techno...

The time has come for the sweet-tasting but highly potent beverage known nationwide as FourLoko to come to an end. Starting Dec. 4, bodegas and stores in New York State (NYS) will not be allowed to order or supply themselves with the drink, which has b...

Big changes are coming to Coney Island as nine businesses have lost their leases for next year along the boardwalk including Ruby's Bar and Grill, Shoot the Freak, Coney Island Souvenirs, Gyro Corner, Beer Garden and four others. ...

The Hollaback! application for the iPhone and Droid was released Nov. 8. The application is growing in popularity as it creates a safe and quick response to street harassment with its reporting feature that allows people to immediately report harassmen...

Camel cigarettes have announced the launch of a new Williamsburg, Brooklyn-themed cigarette pack. The pack features Joe Camel standing in a crosswalk next to a subway station with a food cart and the Williamsburg Bridge in purple in the background. ...

Even though we might make it out of this bed bug debacle alive, NYC is still victim to a greater epidemic and - tween stores. ...