MILWAUKEE — Evan Bradtke, a 20-year-old college student, spends time these days working out of a small, windowless room in a nondescript suite of offices a few miles outside Madison, Wis. Hour after hour he calls voters, urging them to turn out on June 5 to support embattled Republican Gov. Scott Walker . Read full article > >

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Francis Tiafoe, 14, who once lived at the Tennis Center at College Park, Md., with his father and brother, could be the United States’ next, best hope in the sport.

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Whatever Mark Zuckerberg earned before marrying his college sweetheart is still solely his property afterward.

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Over the past half-century, the amount of time college students actually study — read, write and otherwise prepare for class — has dwindled from 24 hours a week to about 15, survey data show. And that invites a question: Has college become too easy? Read full article > >

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Once the dust had settled on the story of the Facebook IPO, it seemed the news cycle would might go without a mention of Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg for at least a couple of hours. Then came the news Saturday that Zuckerberg, 28, had married college sweetheart Priscilla Chan in a surprise ceremony. Read full article > >

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One was a lumber salesman who crippled a 78-year-old woman. Another was driving a toy company’s van when he killed a college sophomore. When a cable company guy rammed a stopped car at 71 mph, a woman and her mother died. A driver in a com­pany car didn’t react when traffic slowed, rear-ending a Honda in a chain-reaction crash that killed a 32-year-old woman. Read full article > >

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A father who lost his son to leukaemia is calling for schools and colleges to make a lesson on donating stem cells, blood and organs part of the curriculum.

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Actor Will Smith tried his hand at Olympic sports when he met members from Team GB at the Ethos Centre at Imperial College in London.

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With the balance of student debt topping $1 trillion, college presidents are recognizing that they must handle the costs of education through methods other than tuition increases.

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Patients are being treated in corridors and left for hours on trolleys due in part to a reduction in hospital beds, the Royal College of Nursing claims.

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5@5 is a daily, food-related list from chefs, writers, political pundits, musicians, actors, and all manner of opinionated people from around the globe. Editor's Note: Lara Creasy is the Beverage Director at The Optimist and Oyster Bar at The Optimist in Atlanta, Georgia. She's also the  beverage director at JCT Kitchen & Bar in Atlanta and No. 246 in Decatur, Georgia. Modern Americans think of punch as a quick, cheap beverage to throw together and serve at a baby shower, with ginger ale and sherbet on the list of potential ingredients. But, punch is actually a cocktail of great historical significance, hugely popular in Colonial America and 18th century Europe. Many recipes from that era survive to this day, and are still delicious. Originating in India, punch actually derives its name from the Hindu word “panch,” which means five. Classic punch always has five ingredients or elements, and it can actually be quite boozy, complex and wonderful. If you’re brainstorming ideas of something fun to serve at your Mother’s Day brunch this weekend, or by the pool this summer, just keep these five basic building blocks in mind, and let your imagination go wild. If your friends and family snicker, just remind them that Benjamin Franklin drank punch. The Five Elements of Punch 1. Spirit Unless you are in college, and your version of “punch” is made in a sports cooler or a garbage can, there is no reason to use inferior spirits in your punch. Starting with a quality base spirit is the foundation of any good cocktail, and punch is a cocktail after all. Consider making your sangria, which is technically a punch, with a high quality brandy, and maybe a wine that doesn’t come in a jug. 2. Sugar Many people are afraid of using sugar in their drinks, thinking that it will just be too sweet. Sugar serves a basic purpose in almost any cocktail: it balances acid. When making punch, don’t just think about basic white sugar. Although it has its place. There are many more options to choose from: honey, agave nectar, brown sugar, molasses, even sweet liqueurs like triple sec or elderflower liqueur. Each type of sweetener adds a different depth of flavor and each complements the base spirit in a different way. 3. Citrus Citrus juice provides the acid in a punch that the sweetener balances. Any citrus will work, depending on your desired result. Lemon, lime, grapefruit and orange all lend entirely different flavor profiles and different levels of acidity. 4. Spice Being that punch was originally an Indian creation, the spice part makes sense. It can literally mean spice, such as adding cardamom to a grapefruit, gin and rosewater punch, or it can mean bitters, as in adding Angostura to a tequila-pineapple punch. Spice can also be a tea used to infuse the base spirit, or a cinnamon stick used to garnish a warm fall punch. The possibilities are endless. 5. Water Water is essential to any cocktail, but it’s especially important to punch, which is designed to be ready to serve straight from a bowl or pitcher with no additional shaking or stirring with ice to dilute it. Water can be added to punch in the form of actual water, or it can be another element of the recipe, such as tea, a non-citrus fruit juice, a soda for sparkle, or simply a slowly melting ice block. The purpose of water is to keep those spirits, sugar and citrus from knocking your socks off, and to make them more palatable. Garnish with fresh, seasonal fruits and herbs. You can’t go wrong. Is there someone you'd like to see in the hot seat? Let us know in the comments below and if we agree, we'll do our best to chase 'em down.

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St. Mary’s College of Maryland wrapped up a year-long respon­sible-drinking campaign this month by turning a dorm recreation room into a campus bar with Natty Boh and Coors Light on tap. The Pub is not meant to be a place where students get smashed, officials are quick to explain. Instead, they want it to be a spot where students can get to know their professors in a casual setting, chat up administrators and informally study drinking in moderation. Read full article > >

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In a weak job market, many college graduates are taking unpaid internships that fail to deliver on their promises of experience by offering little more than menial work.

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The U.S. Justice Department has launched a probe into allegations that up to 80 complaints of sexual assault were not investigated thoroughly in a college town in Montana.

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