Flight Risk

One of the things I love about America is we have something called freedom of speech. One of the beauties that comes along with that freedom of speech is we can say whatever contributes to our pursuit of happiness, even if that pursuit of happiness contributes negatively towards someone else.  But, no matter how much […]

To an Uncertain Degree

Everybody goes to college thinking they are going to pick a major and base their career on that degree. But in today’s economy and job market that’s not necessarily what ends up happening. Today’s world places less emphasis on art and talent and more on technology and progress which makes it more difficult for those […]

If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say

I tend to have a very light sense of humor so I find most things in this world highly amusing. I watch the Miss America pageant because there is a good chance that someone will fall; one of my favorite shows is My Boys, a show that nobody except me enjoys. But what has gotten me lately […]

Dear Abby

Most kids hope for a car for their sixteenth birthdays. When Abby Sunderland turned sixteen, she dreamed of a different kind of freedom—Abby wanted to circumnavigate the world on her boat she adequately named Wild Eyes. Abby grew up around boats, her father being a shipwright and owner of a yacht management company. She is […]

A Family Affair

The first thing my Dad said when I got my college acceptance letters was, “Congratulations Ashley! Now let’s look into financial aid.” I’m sure my Dad isn’t the only parent who has said that  after finding out their child got into college. Even if they didn’t say it, I’m sure they were thinking it. Most […]

From Tassels to Diamond Rings

Everything changes when you go to college. You grow up a little, the people who signed your yearbooks throughout the years, who you swore you would keep in touch with, aren’t even in your cell phone anymore. You read their status updates on Facebook thinking, wow it’s been a while since I’ve talked to them. […]

How “For Profit Schools” Can Hurt your Wallet

You’ve probably seen the ads on subways, and every time you try and log in at some job referral site like Monster or Career Builder. The ubiquitous presence of DeVry University and University of Phoenix ads can be nauseating to many of us, and downright money-depleting to others. Promising $-free educations, these colleges still cost a ton […]

Humanities Students and Understanding “The Big Shaggy”

 A recent Op-Ed in the NY Times from David Brooks highlights the growing chasm between the humanities and our current economic climes.  It seems that not only have the number of liberal arts students declined over the last couple of decades (I blame Wall Street), but that they will continue to do so as our […]

Harvard Hoax by Adam Wheeler

Famed Harvard mischief-maker Adam Wheeler is getting a lot of buzz on Gawker’s well-traveled pages. That’s because he faked his college transcripts and got away with it (at least for a little bit—never should have gone after the Rhodes Scholarship). This story seems to get more bizarre every week, as new information comes to light.
First, the award-winning […]

The Politricks of Christmas

It has begun. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. The music that is being played even though it’s not yet Thanksgiving, the sales, the movies, the influx of people in the mall that has spontaneously regenerated out of thing air as if they have been hibernating for the past six months; the cold […]

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