Fewer college students smoking
Smoking is being snuffed out on college campuses, according a report released Sept. 9 by the American Lung Association and reported in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
About one in five college students smoked in 2006 (down from one in three in 1999). The report attributes the decline to the increases in cigarette prices and expanded smoke-free policies. The many students who continue to smoke, however, do so to control stress and depression, the report found.
GMAT scores canceled for cheating
Eighty-four people who paid a Web site to get a sneak peek at questions on the Graduate Management Admission Test, a standardized test for graduate business programs, have had their scores canceled and are ineligible to take the test again for at least three years, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported.
The Graduate Management Admission Council, which administers the test, found that the now-defunct Web site ScoreTop.com sold real questions and unauthorized study materials to help students pass the business school entrance examination. The council also notified the schools to which the 84 students applied, according the Chronicle.
