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How to Boost Your Grade After Failing an Exam
*Updated April 20, 2021 Don’t worry if you failed an exam; you can grow from this. I know, it sounds like I’m your best friend giving you the textbook response, but failing an exam, especially at the beginning of the term, most likely won’t be that catastrophic. There are many simple ways to get your… Read More
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USC Rossier Offers New Dual Master’s Degree for Teachers in Partnership with Universities in Hong Kong and South Korea
The USC Rossier School of Education is partnering with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea to develop a dual master’s degree program for bilingual education teachers. Students will have the opportunity to earn a Master of Arts in Teaching — Teaching English to Speakers of Other… Read More
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Virginia Tech Joins Forces with Lowe’s to Create Exosuit
A team at Virginia Tech and members of Lowe’s Innovation Labs joined forces to create an exosuit to help Lowe’s employees lift and carry large and heavy objects throughout the day. The suit is an exoskeleton made with a flexible carbon-fiber back with lift-assist technology that can twist and bend with natural human motion. Alan… Read More
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Ivy Tech Community College Almost Doubles Graduation Rates
Community Colleges have low graduation rates for a variety of reasons. Fewer than one out of five students at community colleges obtain their desired degree in three years or less, according to the Hechinger Report. While the graduation rates are low, they don’t tell the whole story. Some leave to enter the workforce, some start… Read More
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How to Safely Stay in the Loop on Current Events
It is easier than ever to stay up to date on the news. Every breaking story can be reached and read with a single right swipe on your iPhone’s home screen. Opinion pieces infiltrate our social media feeds. Notably, with controversy surrounding the latest election, we are drowning in news. Due to the digital age… Read More
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Best Cities for Millennials to Find Jobs After College
With the 2017 school year coming to an end, a new batch of college graduates is hitting the job market and the class of 2018 is starting the application process. We all strive for big jobs in dream cities, but the reality is that those fantasies aren’t always immediately attainable. Fortunately, the market has opened… Read More
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Why We Procrastinate and How We Can Increase Productivity
Why do we procrastinate all the time? Procrastination for most college students lies simply in putting off school work, or waiting until tomorrow to apply for that scholarship or internship. The easy answer for why we procrastinate is laziness, but in some cases the cause goes deeper. While we may have all kinds of excuses… Read More
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The Daunting Task: How to Prepare for Finals Week
Finals week is right around the corner, and stress levels are coming to a boil. Jaws are starting to clench and hair is getting messier by the minute. Coffee shops may love this time of year, but for most students, this is the week we dread. Finals are inevitable; it is just something we have… Read More
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Embrace Your Senioritis: 4 Tips for Your Last Month of College
April and May are times of mixed emotions for college seniors. Spring has sprung, and so have the rest of your lives. Scary, right? The truthful answer is, yes it’s a bit frightening, but also exciting. The last month of college is a time to relax, rejoice and relive some of your favorite memories with… Read More
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Five Ways to Better Yourself and Your Career Over Summer Break
Sadly, summer break for most college students can’t mimic the party atmosphere of “American Pie,” but that doesn’t mean you have to spend summer waiting for the next school year to start. Summer break can be a great opportunity to better yourself and take time away from daily college routine. Here are five ways to… Read More
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Benefits of College: 6 Things College Offers Other Than a Degree
College has always been about receiving a degree. You spend four years studying and mastering a subject, which you will then use as a springboard for a career. While education will always be the primary reason for attending college, students gain many other benefits aside from obtaining a degree. [divider] Here is a list of… Read More
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How Rewarding is a ‘Like’?
The rise of social media has changed the way we connect with each other. It wasn’t that long ago when Facebook hit the market (2004) and the iPhone came into being (2007), but our culture and social interactions have been forever changed. While there are notable benefits of social media, primarily in marketing and communication,… Read More
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Drop the Books & Plan a Cheap Spring Break
With the mounting pressures of keeping up with classwork, working a part-time job and searching for internships to open up future career opportunities, today’s college students often forget to have fun. With spring break approaching quickly and summer break not far after that, it is imperative to find a week or two in your busy… Read More
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Pitfalls of the Electoral College
The Electoral College has been a prevalent matter of discussion throughout the past months. For the second time in the past five elections, a president was elected despite losing the popular vote. The Electoral College has lifted the United States out of slavery and entirely shaped the development of the country to this day. The… Read More
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EDM: Big Names in 2017
If you think about your favorite musical artist, or even your favorite song, do you know where that stems from? Music is a representation of time, culture and experience that is altered by the consumer’s thirst for something new and the artist’s desire to deliver. Genres come and go based on time and place. Woodstock,… Read More
