Study Like a Boss
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It’s a bit over 8 PM and the house is completely still, no one is home except for me. All that is heard is the rapid typing of the keyboard, and Jim Morrison’s voice resonating from my record player. Most people fear being left alone, but not me. I welcome it as a friend, as … Read more
Both of my parents have achieved the american dream,they came from single parent homes, payed their way through college worked hard and got a good job. The american dream as described by James Truslow Adams is “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity … Read more
College athletes have made over two billion dollars for colleges all over the country. Over the years, college athletic programs have been a growing business for colleges to make insane amounts of money. Being a player at a Division I university can be an emotionally fulfilling experience; however, universities see it as an opportunity to … Read more
Both of my parents have achieved the american dream,they came from single parent homes, payed their way through college worked hard and got a good job. The american dream as described by James Truslow Adams is “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity … Read more
Over the course of 20 years, there have been numerous school shootings, which has resulted in thousands of lives ending to quickly. Which leads me to my central focus of this ethnography project. I wanted to determine how students across the country attending different universities felt about implementing a safety course, which will allow a … Read more
As student affairs professionals, we push students to get involved on campus and also host many programs throughout many different fields for students to attend. Research has shown that the more students are involved in educational activities the more likely they are to succeed in getting higher grades, graduating, and personal development more fully as … Read more
As tuition prices rise and families are less able to pay for their child’s tuition from savings alone, taking out loans to help pay the amount needed are becoming increasingly popular. Student loans, not to be confused with grants (which do not have to be repaid), are amounts of money lent to students to pay … Read more
Senior year is all about preparing for your future. You have to make some difficult decisions that you may not be ready to make. Having a class dedicated to giving all the resources and help to make those decisions a little easier is a huge advantage. The whole semester was dedicated to giving us information … Read more
Paying College Athletes Basketball legend, Michael Jordan once said, “in college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I’ve been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball. ” College … Read more
The issue of student debt affects so many people worldwide on a day to day basis. As of 2015, student debt is more than $1. 1 trillion dollars (Cook, 2015). This crisis of student debt that has risen overtime has caused major debate and discussion to families, policy experts, and politicians (Cook, 2015). As a … Read more
Should college athletes be given legal payment for their contribution to the universities? Many colleges around the United States have given thought to paying the athletes that play at their schools, especially in Division 1 programs. Collegiate athletes believe they are the source of income for their school, and request to obtain a part of … Read more
What do people think of when they hear the words “my RA”, some shudder in disgust their faces turning down as they recall a negative experience, while others smile and lift their heads remembering the positive interactions between them and their resident advisor (RA) their freshman year of college. An excellent resident advisor has a … Read more
Academic honor codes are simply an easy way for lazy people to get through post-secondary institutions. These honor codes discourage students from actually putting in the full effort in their education, which can seep over to their careers. In addition, students see that they really do not need to do all of the work in … Read more
“Women, sexual assault victims, people of color, transgender students. College campuses have created “safe spaces” for all sorts of marginalized groups. But in the process, one member of the campus community has lost precious real estate. Free speech” (1). This quote from the article “Free Speech is Flunking Out on College Campuses” by Catherine Rampell … Read more
Martin Luther King, Jr. , an American minister, activist, and leader in the Civil Rights Movement, once said, “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education. ” King is pointing out that education is meant to challenge people in … Read more
The 1920s and 1930s were interesting decades in the United States. WWI had just ended and the society was in the process of changing its eras and beginning a new chapter in its history. The 1920s in the United States is referred to as the Roaring Twenties. The reason for this is because of the … Read more
A common debate in many American Universities has emerged regarding the necessity for trigger warnings in class syllabi as an attempt to warn every student of offensive and triggering material that they may not want to discuss. Although it may seem important to give notice to students of scandalous or offensive material, the addition of … Read more
Does one ever find themselves feeling more like a customer rather than a student? If so, don’t think you are alone. Today more people are thinking about the so called “Student Customer” metaphor, and how it can have a huge impact on their future life and decisions. Mark Edmundson’s 2013 book “Why Teach? ” explores … Read more
The words in which Martin Luther king jr used to describe education are accurate in my eyes. Education itself is meant to provide a person with information as well as a variety of different ideas and perspectives of the world, which could be seen as the intelligence aspect described in the quote. From these ideas … Read more
In the wake of school shootings, cracking down on potential threats has become priority. Not only are there threats of mass violence, but racist speech and sexist speech, that some would define as fighting words. A question to ask is when does speech become a fighting word. Having to decide what speech is protected by … Read more
High-school is a very important part of students lives. How one does during high-school will greatly affect their future and which college they go to. Getting into college you want can be very hard. I want to attend the University of Southern California (USC), although their undergraduate admissions are very competitive. Approximately 20% of the … Read more
According to food truck experts, one of the most overlooked, yet potentially very successful locations for food trucks is college campuses. Whether you attended college or not, you can imagine that college students become very tired of the food served in their dining halls (if they have one) and are always looking for fast, yet … Read more
Thirty years later, just after noon, the Victory Bell again rings through the green grass of Kent State University’s Commons. The bell rings twenty-seven times; one toll for each of the four students killed and nine wounded by the Ohio National Guard May 4, 1970, and 14 times in solidarity for the two students murdered … Read more
