Posted 6/8/12 2:55 pm EST by Danica Davidson in Eco-Friendly, Green, politics, Sweet Tweet
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Ian Somerhalder had a big day yesterday! The “Vampire Diaries” heartthrob met with President Barack Obama, and while the star sounded starstruck himself, it appears as if the two did some good talking about some important issues.
Posted 6/7/12 12:26 pm EST by Alexandra Govere in Resources
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Summer is almost upon us, and while we’re eager to burn ditch our schoolbooks, there’s almost nothing better than posting up on the beach, or under the shade of a tree, or staying in bed all day with a book that we actually want to read. This is our official summer reading list!
Posted 6/4/12 9:37 pm EST by Becca Frucht in Celebs, Election 2012, Music
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Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and their tween heartthrob crew made a viral version. Katy Perry & Co. did a cutesy cover poolside at Coachella. Then the Harvard baseball boys and the SMU (Southern Methodist University) rowing girls got their arms and legs in on the action. And now thanks to YOUR votes, President Barack Obama is finally sending the same important message to the American people: CALL ME MAYBE!
Posted 5/25/12 9:00 am EST by Becca Frucht in Celebs, School, sports
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Sure, you’re stoked about NO MORE HOMEWORK, but leaving your college days behind is also a super bittersweet time in your life. You busted your butt to get those college dollars, make the grade, and have the most frickin’ fun ever -- so it’s sucks to think about leaving it all behind. But school spirit doesn’t have to die once you chuck that cap in the air -- keep that coed feeling alive just like Hollywood’s most hardcore college fans!
Posted 4/19/12 8:00 am EST by Becca Frucht in Celebs, Election 2012, Interview, politics
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Adrian Grenier is a busy dude, y’all. When he’s not spreading the smart media gospel with screenings of his Sundance doc Teenage Paparazzo for overexposed high school and college students, he’s stomping sustainable grapes, launching a canned craft beer, creating his own app, running an online eco-platform, drumming for The Honey Brothers, and switching local co-ops. (Yes, let’s pause to soak up the OMG-I’m-so-lazy feeling as we click on each of those links.) Oh yeah, he’s also got this side career where he acts and stuff.
Posted 4/9/12 3:47 pm EST by Becca Frucht in Election 2012, politics, Resources, Tech
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Mitt Romney and Etch-a-Sketch-gate. Barack Obama singing “Sexy and I Know It.” Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich runnin’ their mouths like rappers. The three-ring media circus that passes for American politics these days makes it hella hard to separate the fluff from the stuff we really need to know -- like, I dunno, what the heck all the gibberish comin’ from the podium actually means when it hits OUR wallets.
Posted 4/4/12 12:04 pm EST by Jacob Soboroff in Election 2012, politics, Uncategorized
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Is that the light at the end of the tunnel? I mean a nominee at the end of the Republican primary race to face President Barack Obama in the November general election? Could be, my friends, could be. Last night former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney picked up a clean sweep of the primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington, D.C. While that doesn't mean the race is over, it means we're getting there. Here's what you need to know about what went down last night in the world of presidential politics:
Posted 3/16/12 2:19 pm EST by MTV Act in Contests, Events, Interview, School
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Young people from all over the country gathered at the nation's capital on Thursday (March 15) for the Campus Champions of Change event at the White House. All 15 finalists were selected by a special White House committee AND invited by the President of the United States himself to well, come to his house! After a public vote, the top 5 vote-getters earned a seat alongside President Barack Obama during the event, in addition to an appearance on mtvU's The Dean List and this here feature on MTV Act!
Posted 2/1/12 1:31 pm EST by Jacob Soboroff in Election 2012
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Last night Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich lost the Florida primary by a wide margin, and like his opponent and the night's winner, Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, he spent much of his primary-night speech going after not his fellow Republican candidates but President Barack Obama. Gingrich created a stir when he took a not-so-veiled swipe at President Obama's recent belting out of a few bars of one of Reverend Al Green's greatest hits.
Posted 1/31/12 12:30 pm EST by Lauren Grillo in Election 2012, politics, School
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The amount of college loans has now exceeded the amount of credit card debt in America, and tuition only keeps increasing! The rising cost of college has been hurting many current students and recent grads, and Obama feels your pain. In last week’s State of the Union address, President Obama made the rising cost of college a key focus. While youth continue to partake in Occupy Wall Street protests that heavily denounce rising college costs, college officials are nervous about how exactly they’re going to fit into Obama’s vision.
