CONTRIBUTED: Planners have been around for years, and knowing how stressful being a student can be, they should be brought up more often by teachers. Planners have helped people learn how to manage time and stress in many situations. Planners are necessary when learning how to be more organized, manage time, and create [Continue Reading »]
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CONTRIBUTED: Free plan b medication, a crazy idea, is slowly gaining attention as a cost saving masseuse to the burden of child rearing at a young age. It is a known fact that plan b medication is expensive, and for often broke college students the availability of free plan b [Continue Reading »]
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Students who thought voting was already difficult are out of luck. On Wednesday, Feb. 24, the Iowa House of Representatives passed a bill with a vote of 57-37, with the approval of every Republican representative and every Democrat opposing it. This vote came a day after the bill [Continue Reading »]
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Editor’s Note: This article does not promote unsafe behaviors regarding COVID-19. These are merely reflective thoughts on the writer’s experience and does not represent the opinions of the Communiqué or Kirkwood Community College. From the perspective of a student who shows up occasionally at Kirkwood every week for an in-person class, [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]CONTRIBUTED: In America, nearly 70 percent of students graduated in 2020 with student loan debt around $29,000, according to www.studentloanhero.com. Graduates of universities and community colleges are entering the workforce saddled with debt. Current, left-leaning political trends call for erasing students loan debt and offering free college for [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Since Spring Break was canceled this year here are our plans to relax during the month of March: I think that I am going to take two of my younger cousins to the Putnam Museum in Davenport. It has some really fun exhibits. I will also be starting [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]In addition to the current state of our government (ongoing pandemic, recession, lag in education, etc.), comes an added problem: The HB531 bill. What is HB531? It is a 48-page bill with more than 60 voter suppression laws that were introduced after the last runoff election in Georgia. [Continue Reading »]
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Have some COVID-19 policies gone too far? In my opinion, yes absolutely, and I am not talking the mask mandates or lack thereof. I am referring to the policies people don’t know about or think about until they are forced to confront it, such as the policies surrounding [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]CONTRIBUTED: Community college beats universities when it comes down to the factors that matter most, and they provide the best options for people seeking a higher education in America. Universities put most of their students in instant debt. They may receive a four-year degree, but spend decades making [Continue Reading »]
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