Past Coverage

• Some Colleges Reap Little Return Lobbying for Pork Projects, Study Finds - October 18, 2002
• Academic Pork Barrel Tops $2-Billion for the First Time - September 26, 2003
• Congress Gives Colleges a Billion-Dollar Bonanza - July 28, 2000
• Lawmakers Advocate Cutting Pork Projects - March 28, 2003
• A Record Year at the Federal Trough: Colleges Feast on $1.67-Billion in Earmarks - August 10, 2001

Featured Articles

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  Small Budgets, Big Ideas

  Steep cuts and shrinking staffs are inspiring libraries to find innovative, collaborative ways to handle collections and share costs.

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  The Puzzle of Boys

  Scholars and others debate what little boys are made of, and made into, as they grow up in America. Thomas Bartlett reports.

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  Managing Risk in College Athletics

  From imprudent training to spotty equipment, college sports can be legal nightmares. But there are ways to lessen the risks, writes Alyssa S. Keehan.

Campus Viewpoint

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The University of South Carolina is home to more than 200 years of history and tradition, rising from a single building in 1805 on what would become the heart of the campus, the Horseshoe. The 11 buildings that now make up the Horseshoe frame a...