Prime Time Debate or Was It: The Republican candidates spoke two weeks ago. They talked about issues ranging from electability, to immigration, to campaign funding. One thing it all had in common: no clear plan can be deduced from any candidate – except Dr. Carson. Each candidate pushed for some type of change, but in […]
By Eric Krzyzanowski GPA, every student has one, but is it as important as it’s made out to be? A student always gets pressured to get the best grades possible. Will all this effort mean something to our future success? GPA is one of the first things that a college admission office and some employers […]
By Mark Wolfenbarger Instead of having a concrete plan, many students spend the early part of their college careers wandering from course to course. This forces students to take on classes outside of their comfort zone, which leads to stress and dropped classes. For some students, it can take several semesters before they realize the […]
By Kelsie Mowry How many people do you know who went to college and worked hard to get a degree, only to find that after graduation they couldn’t land a job and ended up working for minimum wage? We’ve all heard stories like that. Maybe that’s even your story. I’m not saying that everyone just […]
While not everything is within the college’s control, but if the college has such an earnest sounding anti-cheating academic policy, one would have to assume it is very important to them that the academic system can’t be easily exploited.
Political Games: This Week in Politics Transparency in Politics Florida, a state of unresolved tensions between politicians and constituents involving communication, grumbled at the face of Gov. Rick Scott’s election officials for their lack of transparency. Secretary of State Ken Detzner put into place a new way to communicate fast and easy with the voter […]
By Nicholas J. Dortch Day one of class and you have to pick the seat that you will sit in for the next 112 days. The classroom is your oyster, so where will you sit? You could sit close to the door so you can be the first to escape to freedom, or you can […]
By Susan G. Ellis College students on the run face a dilemma. What should I eat? They buy supersize sodas, fried chicken nuggets, fat laden burgers, french fries, chips, candy, and cookies from the vending machines at school. They walk around “starving,” yet they gain weight. A study of college student weight gain in the […]
By Olivia Sprouse, a letter to the editor: There is an online program called MyMathLab that is presumed to help the students with their academics. The idea of having assignments online seems as if it would be a solution, but through my own experience with this program, it does not benefit the students as much […]