The words “fiscal cliff” and “recession” are being thrown around these days like confetti on Super Bowl Sunday. College students should be concerned that it even exists. Affectionately referred to as “the cliff,” the fiscal cliff describes the numerous laws that are set to change at midnight on Jan. 1, or the exact moment it [...]
Everyone is trying to characterize our generation. We are more ethnically diverse. More of us are getting college degrees. We grew up with the Internet. When I think of myself and my peers, none of these descriptions come to mind. Perhaps I’m suffering from some kind of post-election hangover, but I think I’ve finally come [...]
There’s periodic hoopla running up until Election Day about investing in education. In a direct pitch to college students, both Obama and Romney focus on their track records of making college affordable. Obama points to the expansion of Pell Grants under his administration and how interest rates on federal loans were kept low. Romney harks [...]
You might have heard Mitt Romney claim on the campaign trail that half of college graduates can’t find a job. According to the Associated Press in April, he’s mostly right – 53.6 percent of bachelor’s degree-holders under the age of 25 last year were jobless or underemployed. From an economist standpoint, we can understand that [...]
I’ve been in school long enough to see some pretty egregious academic misconduct. Just the other day, I saw a classmate take a quiz for another classmate and turn it in, along with his own. I was awestruck. In a moment when I should have said something, I froze. Watching that cheater was the impetus [...]
