Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Photo Courtesy of Robin_Ottawa (I'm on the phone!), Flickr Creative Commons The self-righteous left strikes again. Around the country, colleges are celebrating the re-emergence of warm weather with outdoor activities, sporting events and, as is customary on nearly every campus, a spring concert. George Washington University is no different and […]
Photo by Nicole Williams Generally speaking, the effects of a crumbling economy are that individuals are in need of more money and higher-paying jobs. While salaries are based on a specific candidate’s qualifications for a certain job, qualifications are typically measured by a candidate’s level of education and prior experience […]
For years, a classic method of teaching in college level courses has been the lecture. This pedagogy, however, has been enduring critique, by those who question its effectiveness in learning as new studies are conducted. A recent study from the “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” directly questions the lecture's value, […]
Photo source “I want this, but I’m so broke,” you say, wistfully, looking at a sweater that caught your eye. Being in college makes frivolous purchases much more of a luxury, but are you truly broke? Does your definition of “broke,” the one you just sighed about in exasperation, match up […]
Photo Courtesy of IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation, Flickr Creative Commons The Syrian Civil War is leaving millions of refugees homeless. Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey took in the majority of the four million Syrian refugees, but these people are not allowed to work because these countries have very high employment rates. […]
Photo by Nicole Williams The idea of being able to pick up a newspaper and read it may seem like second nature to many individuals since we do not often encounter people who cannot read in a college setting, but in this country there are hundreds of thousands of people […]
Photo by Nicole Williams Many conversations have been centered on race relations, equality and class warfare in the last few months, splitting the nation into many opposing factions. The seemingly constant debate over what advantages or disadvantages society gives out based on race or economic backgrounds damages the mission behind […]
