If you're the kind of student who always has classmates asking to borrow your notes, you may be interested in Knetwit. The site describes itself as "a new, exciting social networking and knowledge collaboration site that is available to students and teachers at colleges around the world." You can upload notes you take in your classes; when other students download them, you can earn money. More details can be found on the Knetwit site itself.

Of course, there are a few things I feel obliged to mention. There may be some concerns about copyright; your professor may feel that the lecture you are taking notes on, and then selling, is not yours. Additionally, if you're a strong note taker, you can always check with your Student Disability Services office on campus. They often hire student note takers for other student who may struggle in that area. But Knetwit sounded interesting, so I thought I'd pass the information along. Let me know if you've used it, and what you think!

Making college campuses more green is an effort being undertaken by countless students, staff and faculty across the country. Grist.org, which features environmental news and commentary, ran a really interesting interview on September 17 with Leith Sharp, the outgoing director of the Harvard Green Campus Initiative. The information on Sharp's leadership is intriguing on its own, but the seven tips offered on how any campus can make itself more green is definitely worth a read for anyone interested in improving their campus. The tips can be applied to almost any campus that has community members willing to make the efforts.

Need an infusion of cash, but don't have the time or schedule flexibility to commit to a regular job? Consider being a poll worker on Election Day; the day is long, but many counties pay college students (and other volunteers, of course) to work local polling places. It can be a great experience, the basis for a paper, and a one-day commitment that brings in some extra cash. Check with your local government for more information; sometimes, you'll have to go through training that takes place a week or two before Election Day itself, so it's best to start checking into it now.

Additionally, if you're looking for unusual student jobs to help supplement your income, make sure to read the article here on the site for a list of suggestions.

Connexions, a self-described "environment for collaboratively developing, freely sharing, and rapidly publishing scholarly content on the Web" is a fantastic resource you should definitely bookmark (if you haven't already!). They feature modules of information and course content that help readers understand the material by interacting with it in a non-linear fashion (as opposed to learning from a traditional textbook). One feature that you may be particularly interested in: they offer many free digital textbooks--legally--as part of the module setup.

The New York Times reported that Connexions has more than 850,000 unique users each month. Check 'em out and let me know what you think!