September 2011

September 29, 2011

Who’s Getting Cheated?

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Can you imagine a world without honor codes? As exams and research papers fill up the daily planner you picked up on your first day of classes, a world without honor codes might just seem appealing. But is it really? The reality is, honor codes are imposed by colleges and universities to maintain the integrity [...]

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September 20, 2011

Guest Blog by Jeff Cohen, The Textbook Guru

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Jeff Cohen, THE TEXTBOOK GURU has been in the textbook industry since 2003. Jeff was promoted to General Manager of Textbooks.com before joining Campusbooks.com as CEO in 2007. He lives and works in the Chicago area and is passionate about business development, marketing, the textbook industry and emerging technology trends. Jeff recently interviewed CBR founder [...]

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September 20, 2011

Negotiation Station [infographic]

Negotiation Station [infographic]. Here is another great infographic from Info Graphic World. We just posted last week about finding your dream job.  This infographic explains the level of happiness and how much the dream job pays.  As the author explained “the real world seems so scary to us undergrads. Once we leave this school time [...]

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September 16, 2011

What is your Dream Job?

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Everyone has a dream of being successful and happy.  It started when we were children, idolizing our hero.  We would sit and day dream about what it would be like to be them, how we would change the world or how we would use our “super powers”.  Some of us knew what we wanted to [...]

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September 14, 2011

The Law School Bubble [infographic]

The Law School Bubble [infographic]. This information from Info Graphic World will burst your bubble about the value of a Law School degree. According to Lindsey Savino, author of the infographic “This infographic illustrates just one of the many industries feeling the pinch, the hallowed legal profession. As much as television still portrays the golden [...]

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September 13, 2011

Student Shopping Habbits

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  On Campus Research, a product of the National Association of College Stores, recently published some interesting shopping data.  It so happens, students are having to shop harder and stretch their budgets further than ever. According to the article, “57.2% of you admitted that you’re buying more store brands or generic products and 75.3% are [...]

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September 9, 2011

College Game Day Traditions

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Its football time in the USA.  The opening weekend for pigskin prognosticators and time to fire up the tailgating grill.  There are some fun and crazy traditions around university campuses at kickoff time. According to Times News Feed, it’s time to get out the face paint.  Here are a few of their most famous traditions [...]

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September 7, 2011

Enjoy Your CBR Blog and Win iTunes Gift Cards

We want you to enjoy YOUR CBR Blog.  Read through the different categories.  Every time you leave your thoughts, advice and general comments on the posts you like, you we will be entered in a random drawing for iTunes Gift Cards as a token of our appreciation for your support. Since this is YOUR Blog, [...]

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September 1, 2011

Best Inventions of your Lifetime

During any given lifetime, a person experiences advancements in society and technology.  An octogenarian watched the births of commercial aviation, four lane highways, space exploration, nuclear power, the internet, cellular phones, analogue and digital recording, refrigeration and air conditioning, not to mention the advancements in modern medicine. According to About.com, their top 10 inventions are: [...]

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