Uloop Morning Mix: Princeton tops college rankings, iPhone X and Irma cleanup begins

By Uloop Staff on September 12, 2017
Hey, Tuesday. Thanks for dropping by – here are the stories you should know about before heading onto your campus for another day of higher education:

 

PRINCETON NAMED TOP COLLEGE IN AMERICA

The campus of Princeton University (Image:Patrick Nouhailler via Wikimedia Commons)

The Washington Post reported that U.S. News and World Report had released its annual college and university ranking list Tuesday.

The number one spot on the national university list was claimed by Princeton University for the seventh consecutive year while Williams College clenched the number one spot on the liberal arts list for the fifteenth consecutive year.

“Factors in the rankings include graduation and retention rates, surveys of college officials and high school counselors, spending on faculty and selectivity in admissions,” the Post wrote.

Read here to see where your college ranks.

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DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE IRMA DOESN’T APPEAR AS BAD AS FEARED

Flooding from Hurricane Irma wasn’t as bad as expected in Florida, though damage is still widespread from the massive storm. (Image: YouTube screenshot/Al Jazeera English)

Florida residents are beginning to survey the damage across the state, as the massive storm slowly rolled into Georgia.

The New York Times reports that, “the damage in Florida was not as bad as some had predicted, partly because there was less flooding than expected. Still, more than 60 percent of residents are without power, and the Keys sustained heavy damage.”

The damage in the Caribbean region is far worse than what the U.S. mainland appears to have sustained. In some areas, it could take years to recover from the trail of destruction that Irma left behind.

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NEW IPHONE TO BE REVEALED TODAY

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Apple is back in the spotlight, today revealing what some experts are calling it’s most important line of products in years. The star of the show — which will be the first press event held in the new Steve Jobs Theatre — is a new iPhone, which could cost up to $1,000.

According to Recode: “The company is expected to announce new iPhones — including a high-end device, potentially called the iPhone X — plus a new Apple Watch and Apple TV device, and maybe some more information about its HomePod speakers.”

For all you Apple nerds out there, here’s how to watch the event live.

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AND FINALLY,  A FEW TIPS ON HOW TO BEAT WRITER’S BLOCK

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Yes, we know it’s only like the third week of classes or something, but you’ve already got papers due. Which means you might already be having trouble with what to write.

No worries, Kennisha Crawford of Southern New Hampshire University is here with tips that can break up even the toughest writer’s block.

Read them all right here. 

Thanks for reading — hope our Tuesday is great and remember: Hump Day is only one day away, whoo-hoo!

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