A rather unusual collaboration: Amazon teams up with Wells Fargo on private student loan deal; Pokémon goes to college (and terrorizes mascot); Government gets tough on student loan servicers, but will it be effective?; Former student sentenced to prison for raping unconscious freshman in dorm room; Did your college mislead you about job prospects? It might become far easier to have your loans forgiven.; A Yale dishwasher broke a ‘racist’ windowpane. Now, he’s fighting to reclaim his job.;
 
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A rather unusual collaboration: Amazon teams up with Wells Fargo on private student loan deal
Wells Fargo is offering Amazon.com customers discounted interest rates on private student loans, creating a partnership with the online retail giant at a time when private lenders are losing market share to the federal government.
Pokémon goes to college (and terrorizes mascot)
Some colleges ban it. Some embrace it. McDaniel College features its "Green Terror" mascot in a parody video of Pokémon Go on campus.
 
Liberal arts or business education? Both, deans say.
Two deans at Lehigh University argue that a more holistic approach to education would better serve students
 
Government gets tough on student loan servicers, but will it be effective?
The Obama administration is taking a hard line, threatening to withhold compensation or new business if contractors fail to adhere to new standards.
 
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Former student sentenced to prison for raping unconscious freshman in dorm room
"Her virginity mattered to her," Assistant District Attorney Andrea Cardamone said. "She wanted to wait, and she wanted to share her first time with someone special."
 
Did your college mislead you about job prospects? It might become far easier to have your loans forgiven.
Colleges should worry about a new rule that could lead to billions of dollars in college loan forgiveness.
 
A Yale dishwasher broke a ‘racist’ windowpane. Now, he’s fighting to reclaim his job.
"That thing's coming down today; I'm tired of it," he said of the windowpane in a dining hall.
 
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