Justin Combs Awarded Full Football Scholarship To UCLA

Iona Prep's cornerback(and backup quarterback) Justin Combs.

The son of rap mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Misa Hylton, Justin was awarded a full scholarship to play Division I football at UCLA.

His father said, "As parents, today is one of the proudest moments of my life".

Combs is not only talented on the football field, he has a 3.75 GPA at Iona Prep in New York.

Congrats to you Justin!

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via accesshollywood

Raw Footage of Shaw University Tornado

If you attend Shaw University and went home for the weekend... you can begin making summer plans - school has been closed for the remainder of the semester - read story.

This weekend a band of storms moved through the southern Unites States generating an outbreak of tornadoes that ripped through 14 states (Watch story).

One of the students grabbed his video camera to catch the tail end of the twister and detail the damage caused.

Shaw University(Raleigh, North Carolina) was one of the schools hit by one of over 200 tornadoes this weekend.

Viz Ink presents: A Sit Down with Producer Bink

Music producer Bink(Jay-Z, Lost Boyz, Blackstreet, etc.) recently visited Old Dominion University and spoke with a class of aspiring engineers, songwriters and producers about the music industry.

Viz Ink was there as he encouraged the students to master music, sharpen their talents and beware of shady individuals in the music business.

March Madness 2011: How Princeton Became Princeton...Again

(No. 13) Princeton will meet (No. 4)Kentucky in the NCAA tournament at 1:50 PM today.

Student Pays College Tuition with Dollar Bills

Upset with the increase in tuition at the University of Colorado, one student decided to protest by taking a bag full of dollar bills to the bursar's office to pay his tuition.

I'm sure they'll remember him in the bursar's office.

Auburn's Cam Newton Entering NFL Draft

Auburn's Cam Newton prior to accepting the Heisman Trophy. 

via espn

Auburn's Cam Newton will enter this year's NFL draft.

After winning the Heisman Trophy in December then, leading his school to their second BCS championship the star quarterback made himself eligible with two days left to declare eligibility.

He would have been a senior next academic year and honestly, what else could he have accomplished that he already hasn't?

Newton is expected to go in the first round. 

I expect him to go anywhere between the second and seventh picks.

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Unpaid Internships May or May Not Be For Some Students

Stephanie Durphey is an unpaid intern with CreateMyTee.com Photo: Alan T. Warren

via usatoday

The number of unpaid internships has increased in the last 3 years and there is a question that it raises:

• Does an unpaid internship really benefit a student or is it exploitation?

Some argue it puts too much pressure on the student who needs to make money. Many of them have to work an internship and another paying job, while attending classes.

Colleges also require students to pay for earned credits.

Read why some love it and others hate it... the unpaid internship.

Maryland Officers Caught Beating College Student on Video

After accusing a college student of attacking them and their horse after a basketball game, it was later found out that officers attacked the student.

UCLA Bruin Statue Splattered in Paint

Workers remove paint from the UCLA Bruin statue.

via latimes

The UCLA Bruin statue was covered in paint, the color of the USC Trojans.

Both school's football teams meet Saturday in a crosstown rivalry that has existed between the Bruins and the Trojans for years.

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