A collection of stories tagged 'freshmen' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:09:57 EST A small private university in Pennsylvania is trying novel approaches to enroll next fall's freshman class. Applicants who have been accepted but have yet to choose Wilkes University can expect to see personalized ads on everything from billboards to pizza boxes asking them to pick the school. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47441 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89551878&ft=1&f=1006 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:08:00 EDT HIV and AIDS are not among the subjects discussed with incoming college freshmen during orientation, even on campuses in Washington, D.C., which has the highest rate of HIV in the country. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/40329 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15080041&ft=1&f=1007 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 10:38:00 EDT Many college freshmen are about to have their first roommate experience. Many of them may experience their new cohabitant's unfortunate inability to communicate directly. A Web site, Passiveaggressivenotes.com, collects all kinds of notes, among them the artifacts from domestic arrangements gone wrong. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/38696 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=13997906&ft=1&f=1051 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:00:00 EDT Two freshmen U.S. representatives have been checking in throughout their first session. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and Peter Roskam (R-IL) have both traveled to Iraq recently. They talk about their trips and the effects on their thinking on the Iraq war. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/37779 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12492620 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:36:00 EDT Robert Siegel talks to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL). Periodically, we check in with these freshmen members of Congress to gauge their first year in office. Today, we get their respective views on the so-called Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act currently being debated by the Senate. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/34771 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10330378 Tue, 22 May 2007 16:54:00 EDT Michele Norris talks with the two freshmen representatives we've been checking in with periodically during their first year in office: Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Gabrille Giffords (D-AZ). Both lawmakers heard from their constituents during the spring recess. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/33165 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9482787 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:00:00 EDT Each year Beloit College in Wisconsin publishes a list of historical and culture touchstones that have, and have not happened, during the lifetime of entering freshmen. Subjects range from the Soviet Union to carbon paper. Steve Inskeep talks to Adam Kennedy, a freshman at Beloit. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/23091 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5729746 Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:00:00 EDT The three original members of the band Guster met as freshmen at Tufts University in Massachusetts, and never really quite gave up the college gig. And for their fans, that's a good thing. Their latest, critically lauded CD promises to make new fans off-campus. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/22894 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5696141 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:49:00 EDT Ten years after California prohibited race-based preferences in public education, the University of California, Los Angeles announces its smallest class of African-American freshmen in more than 30 years. Ward Connerly, chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute, acknowledges the lack of diversity at UCLA is alarming. But he says that's the point. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/20404 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5484491 Wed, 14 Jun 2006 09:00:00 EDT A measure moving through the Florida legislature would require high school freshmen to declare a major. Supporters say the measure would force students to focus on their education. Critics say 14-year-olds are too young to be making those kinds of decisions. Ami Difiore of Florida Public Radio reports. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/18175 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5336796 Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:06:00 EDT The beginning of January marks the deadline for most college admissions applications. The Unversity of Virginia's freshmen may not be anxious to revisit this period, but they can anyway: A play called Voices of the Class, 2009 offers adaptations of their application essays. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/995 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5058594 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST A new crop of college students is getting comfortable after a few weeks on campuses across the United States. But essayist Mark Oppenheimer sees a very different group of freshmen than when he was a student, and wonders... Where have all the college hippies gone? http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/6069 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4867538 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT