Two-thirds of students at four-year colleges attend state schools, and a growing number of public colleges offer fine honors programs for top students.

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Indeed, the students in my Honors Social Media Law class at the University of Utah are amazingly cavalier about sharing their most private information with their hundreds of Facebook friends.

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The idea is the brainchild of two Singaporean design students who won top honors at the recent International Electrolux Design Lab awards in Stockholm for their "Airwash" washing machine.

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Or maybe the students are excited about the Honors College at a great state school.

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