FAP657: Haunted Halloween Edition, Black Lab
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Haunted Colleges
+ A tour of some haunted places around college campuses, plus a unique graveyard deep in the woods of suburban Greater Boston
Podsafe Music
+ Black Lab, This Night
Reminders
+ Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidNews.com.
+ Discuss this episode at the Financial Aid Forum!
+ Private student loans
+ Stafford loans | Other federal student loans
+ Student loan consolidation at StudentLoanConsolidator.com
+ FAFSA tutorials and free help
+ The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.
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FAP656: Did Craiglist get someone killed? PodCamp Boston, Matthew Ebel
Student Financial Aid News
+ Daniel Johnson Jr. submits this from College Recruiter: Front page news in the Minneapolis newspapers over the past couple of days has been the killing of Katherine Ann Olson. While any murder is tragic, this one is noteworthy to employers and job seekers alike because it appears to be related to the victim’s use of Craiglist to find a nanny position.
+ Candidates who apply for positions with Craigslist, CollegeRecruiter.com, or any other job board should never, ever …

Initial Thoughts After PodCamp Boston 2
PodCamp Boston 2 is over, and I find myself more optimistic, more energized about the potential of new media than ever before, despite being physically exhausted. I’m proud of what our organizer team pulled together, and deeply grateful to all the volunteers who stepped up and helped out with registration, filled empty sessions, and made the experience a seamless one for the many new PodCampers.
I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention our sponsors, headlined by the exceptionally generous Jeff Pulver and pulvermedia teams whose efforts …

FAP655: Student Loan Radio 43 – 5 PodCamp Artists
Extra special musical goodness as we play 5 artists who will be playing at PodCamp:
+ Grace Buford, River
+ Becca Loebe, There Tonight
+ Natalie Gelman, Cross Your Heart
+ Munk, Podpeople
+ Matthew Ebel, Drive Away
Reminders
+ Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidNews.com.
+ Discuss this episode at the Financial Aid Forum!
+ Private student loans
+ Stafford loans | Other federal student loans
+ Student loan consolidation at StudentLoanConsolidator.com
+ FAFSA tutorials and free help
+ The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.
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FAP654: Affirmative action, Free Stuff Thursday, Metrology, Danielle French
Student Financial Aid News
+ Inside Higher Ed: The U.S. Senate fell short Wednesday of the 60 votes needed to proceed to a vote on the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, which would offer a pathway to permanent residency for students in the country without documentation who complete two years of college or military service. In a statement on the floor following the 52-44 vote, the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D.-Ill.), pledged his commitment to continue pushing …

FAP653: College tuition hikes again, conferences, Matthew Ebel
Student Financial Aid News
+ Chronicle: Financial aid to college students has increased by 82 percent over the past decade but still falls short of covering the average price of a college education, as the cost of attending the nation’s public universities has continued to outpace inflation, family income, and sources of grant aid, according to two new surveys from the College Board.
+ More than $130-billion in grants, federal loans, Work-Study funds, and education tax credits and deductions was distributed to undergraduate and graduate …

Since the stores have no compunction about throwing up Christmas stuff even before Halloween, I figured I may as well jump in. Here are some holiday picks for gifts and things that may be interesting.
Why is this on my blog? Go listen to Friday’s episode on arbitrage – if you figure out what will be hot this holiday season and grab a couple, you may be able to make a small eBay fortune during the week of December 25.
Things that catch my eye
+ iPhone. Probably topping the gift charts of …

FAP652: Fingerpointing, FAFSA mail bag, Cleveland, Girls Stuff
Student Financial Aid News
+ Chronicle: The board of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, or Pheaa, voted on Friday to accept a list of recommendations to reduce its spending on financial-aid programs in the 2008-9 fiscal year by a projected 58 percent, to $44.4-million. Those cuts would mean a drop in the number of students receiving grants, and less money for nursing students and educators, as well as adults in job-training programs.
+ James Preston, Pheaa’s interim president, told The Patriot-News that the reductions …

FAP651: A Quick Talk on the Road – Economics 101, Catriona
Economics 101
+ Understanding arbitrage
+ Unequal pricing for equal items
+ Most people do it every day – in regular parlance, it’s just called shopping around
+ Arbitrage extends to ways to make money
+ The difference in pricing is called the spread
+ If the spread is greater than the cost of reselling, then you will always make money
+ If the spread is less than the cost of reselling, then you will always lose money
+ When practicing arbitrage, the aim is for the greatest …

FAP650: Massive identity theft, Free Stuff Thursday, Shannon Hurley
Student Financial Aid News
+ Arizona Star: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he would like to link college financial aid to the jobs students pursue after graduation.
+ He offered no specifics on what careers would warrant more money for a student during their undergraduate years, such as whether a future lawyer, doctor, teacher or social worker would receive more aid than a future economist or engineer.
+ “I like the idea of linking the level of support that we’re able to …