The never-ending loop of my life as a college student: waking up and having the first real priority of the day be caffeine. For others it could be coffee, whether it’s a latte, frappuccino, or occasional caffeinated chewing gum. Mine is energy drinks. Whatever option you choose, be [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]In a world where day to day lives are heavily influenced by constant stimulation, the practicality of solitude has become a thing of the past, and I think that is a shame. Ever since reaching an age of maturity and cognitive consciousness, almost if not all of [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]When starting my journey at Kirkwood Community College, it was always likely that I would have to move to Cedar Rapids, and with that came the question as to how I should best approach my living arrangements. Many questions came to my mind, like if it would be [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Making friends in college can be harder than it looks. New students arrive on campus surrounded by unfamiliar faces while returning students often find themselves in classrooms filled with people they have never met. Yet building meaningful friendships is an important part of the college experience, providing students [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]It’s no secret that the state of Iowa doesn’t exactly have the best quality when it comes to its water supply, often facing numerous instances of contamination through high fertilizer use and waste adding excessive amounts of bacteria into waterways, alongside aging infrastructure, adding more to the pollution [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]In most situations, respect is something earned. As time goes on, it seems to be given much less freely than in the past. When it comes to peer-to-peer relationships and communication, respect is not often something that becomes a major contributing factor, especially with how brief said interactions [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]This debate keeps coming up every year, whether college is still worth it in this age of technology and the internet, where someone can spend a few weeks or months learning a skill and start making money faster than someone who spends four years on a bachelor’s degree, [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]As the summer rapidly approaches, one topic on many students’ minds is this: What is the best way to stay connected over the summer? There’s plenty of things everyone can do to maintain close and long-distance relationships over summer break. The Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest-running [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]In February, the Iowa House Higher Education Committee passed a bill requiring students in the state’s public universities to take American history and government courses as part of general education requirements. Many other states, including Texas, have mandated that college students take these courses, and it is great [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]We like to celebrate modern education as progress. Technology, online classes, artificial intelligence and digital libraries—everything is faster, easier and more accessible. But let me ask a simple question: are we truly learning better, or are we just learning differently? As someone who went through the Ghanaian education [Continue Reading »]
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