Imagine it’s spring break. A safe and successful California road trip with friends has so far consisted of a perfect day at the beach and a magical experience at Disneyland. Of course, all those Kodak moments have been captured on the best camera of the bunch. These are memories to last a lifetime, and there’s […]
The Testing Services center has become one of the least popular places to be on campus. Most students dread taking tests there because of the stressful environment it creates. The center was created with a great concept in mind and has positive qualities. These include unlimited or extended time on tests and giving students flexibility […]
Technology is taking over and dehumanizing our relationships, or what’s left of them. Whether one is using a computer, laptop, cell phone or iPod, technology is in constant use and, frankly, overused. Students frequently peek at their phone for a text, their laptop for an email or Facebook for notifications at inappropriate times. These addictive […]
In the recent recession, adults who once felt secure and confident in their careers were let go due to reconstruction of companies, or businesses not having enough revenue to support as many employees as before. Consequentially, there are many individuals taking action in pursuit of increasing their future job opportunities by enrolling in school again. […]
Some students with Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder experience scrutiny from teachers and peers over the existence of their learning disability. People need to be aware that these are real conditions that need to be acknowledged. It is common knowledge that college students can be lazy, impulsive and procrastinate often. These are […]
Even at a teaching-based institution, student and teachers don’t always share expectations. Unfortunately though, it’s the student who loses. Within the first few weeks of new classes, students will more or less decide which teachers they like or dislike. These professors really do hold the key to student’s success and have the ability to help […]
Whether it’s early in the morning or late afternoon, it’s uncommon to walk into a class and not see at least one or two students gulping down some sort of caffeinated beverage. As a student body, we may not think anything of this common caffeine consumption because we’ve been so desensitized to it. If anyone […]
Photoshop allows the media to piece together women to fill the pages of magazines, which sets a standard of beauty that is impossible to achieve. Dr. Nicole Hawkins’ studies show that after only three minutes of looking at a fashion magazine, 70 percent of girls feel depressed, guilty and shameful of themselves. “I didn’t realize […]
In 2007, Paramount released the film Freedom Writers, starring Hilary Swank and based on the story of Erin Gruwell, a teacher at Wilson High School in Long Beach, California. Gruwell inspired her 150 students with the hope to succeed when everyone else doubted their potential. Gruwell wrote of her experiences in her book The Freedom […]
Internet and cell phone use in the classroom is distracting students from learning in the classroom. Teachers are making rules against using technology in the classroom until students learn to control themselves. A laptop is an educational tool that can be used to either enhance students learning within the classroom or be abused and impair […]