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Related Coverage YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Nearly 13,000 students are coming back to Youngstown State ’s campus for the start of fall classes and there’s been an increase in the number of new students. Family, classes, and convenience — just three of the reasons students say they come to YSU. Many things have changed at the university but excitement for the first day of classes has stayed the same. There are 2,300 new freshmen on campus this fall — an increase from last year and one of the largest freshman classes in three decades. Swegan said that’s because people are more aware and concerned about the cost of college and debt. “We’re sitting here in the State of Ohio with the most reasonably-priced tuition. I think people are seeing the value.” Student Jeffery Logan said he loves the party-like atmosphere. “Everything is awesome, man, it’s really cool.” His friend, Brittany Schnellbach, said she’s ready for class, too. “This is my last first day. There’s a lot of stuff going on her...

The commentator announced the second goal incorrectly in Sunday’s women’s soccer exhibition game , saying the person who assisted on the goal was the one who scored. Luckily, he got a chance to redeem himself. He announced the third goal correctly, and the fourth and the fifth. By the time UCLA finished with an 8-1 win over Cal State Bakersfield , the mistake had long been forgotten. It was one of the few that were made the entire game. Two nights before, the Bruins only scored one goal in their opening exhibition game against Canada FISU. On Sunday night, scoring clearly wasn’t the problem. “We were a lot more consistent with our finishing, and I think it showed,” said freshman midfielder Olivia Athens , who scored early in the second period. The Bruins scored two goals in the first 30-minute period, two in the second, and finished the final period with a four goal onslaught. When they weren’t scoring, they were constantly pushing the ball toward the net, with 21 shots on goal. “It ...

ABINGTON >> Students living at the Penn State Abington Lions Gate Residence Hall made their way into their new home Aug. 23 between those gathered for the noontime official ribbon -cutting of the new apartment building. The students had moved into the four-story, $50 million, environmentally conscious building for freshmen during the previous two weeks, in time for the Aug. 21 first day of classes at the commonwealth campus. Lions Gate, at 1001 Old York Road, represents “the first of its kind at Penn State to be adjacent to campus,” said Nicole Connell, associate director of strategic marketing. Within walking and biking distance to campus, stores and restaurants, the building, comprising two- and three- bedroom units on coed floors, can house 400, is convenient to public transportation and offers shuttles every 15 minutes to the Abington campus . The apartments, ranging from $3,930 to $4,470 per person per semester, can accommodate four to six students, each equipped with a k...

By Sarah Butrymowicz and Meredith Kolodner Alduha Leon and Jared Sanders, roommates at Savannah State University , dined on hot dogs in their apartment on Thanksgiving Day of their sophomore year. They had decided to skip feasting with family in Atlanta to pick up extra hours at their airport jobs loading luggage onto planes. Payday wasn’t until Friday, though, and Leon only had $5 left on his food stamps card . During the three years they spent at Savannah State , Sanders and Leon struggled to pay their tuition, fees and living expenses. They accumulated more than $50,000 in loans between the two of them, despite working up to 40 hours a week. After exhausting themselves working late or overnight shifts so they wouldn’t have to miss class, and finding their grades suffering, they dropped out in 2015, joining a growing pool of Georgians who have debt but no degree. More than 108,000 students who had taken out federal loans withdrew from Georgia’s public colleges and universities bet...

CLEMSON, SC (FOX Carolina) - It was the first week of classes for Clemson freshman - and they started it with a group photo. "Over 3,600 of them,” explained Philip Sikes with the university, “It’s our largest ever that we've welcomed to Clemson." The record setting class has come from all over for various reasons. "I'm from Windsor Colorado and I chose Clemson,” explained Melbourne Arledge , “Because of they are great bio material engineering program ." Macie Southern is from a place much closer - Greenville. “A lot of my family members went to Clemson," she said. "Including my dad he went here the year after they won the national championship. So I'm following in those same footsteps. They have my major, recreational therapy." The city of Clemson has to keep up with the growth of the university. Like the Patrick Square development just outside of downtown. There are plenty of apartments being built near downtown. However, there homes ...

Since his meteoric rise from backup quarterback to Super Bowl champion in the 2001 season, Tom Brady has been the franchise player of the New England Patriots . He’s won five Super Bowls, four Super Bowl MVPs , two NFL MVPs, and made 12 Pro Bowls . But most fans are more than aware of these accolades. As the Patriots legend turns 40 years old, here are 40 things you might not know about him: 1. He unintentionally dozed off for 20 or 30 minutes before his first Super Bowl. Prior to the kickoff of Super Bowl XXXVI , Brady navigated the elongated pregame by taking a short nap in the locker room: “Twelve minutes later we were running out onto the field.” Advertisement 2 . His diet used to be a far cry from the healthy standards he now adheres by. While Brady is now a strict disciplinarian about what he eats, his rookie year was a little different. He used to eat nachos before games in 2000, when he was a fourth-string quarterback. And his “go-to lunches were ham-and-cheese subs with oni...