Many lower-income and first-generation college students never complete their degree because they end up dropping out of college even if they receive significant financial aid. Why does this happen?
Developments at Stone Mountain raise questions of how physical space should be altered when its history is problematic. However, erasure or removal of historical monuments or spaces which evoke painful and dark moments in history is problematic.
Some administrations have attempted to skirt the issue altogether by actively kicking out students who show signs of mental illness under the guise of “extended medical leave.”
A strong slate of guest columns also helps cement a newspaper’s role as a hub of public discourse. If your friend has written a column in today’s paper, you’re more likely to read and discuss it.
With a University program sponsoring free Uber rides, the administration would eliminate the financial barrier between students and a safe, quick and effective ride home.
The most important factor one really does consider when giving a tip is the amount of the check, and not how attentive the server was. If tips are not completely related to service, what are they based on?
One element of the University that makes inclusion particularly difficult is the physical layout of our school; for students, faculty, administrators or visitors who have accessibility needs, navigating the University’s terrain can often prove difficult.
We as students may not have the power to effectuate change within local law enforcement systems. But we can use our resources to make other members of the community safer by making them more aware of their legal rights when encountering police officers.
Upper extremity conditions often create a necessity for automatic functionality, as simple tasks — such as opening a heavy door or operating the various knobs and handles in a bathroom — can become practically impossible for those whose conditions have seriously limited their strength or dexterity.
Specifically, Imam neglects to take into account that the University’s size is vastly larger than the universities mentioned in her column, which is crucial because large schools need a more efficient means of predicting collegiate success amongst their thousands of applicants.
Clearly, attempting to restrict access to abortion is not the answer to limiting its presence. This means that in order for the pro-life movement to see true success in its efforts, it must somehow shift its focus to other factors contributing to abortions.
Programs like the Bard Prison Initiative say they might actually save the United States money in the long run. According to the initiative’s website, the United States spends over $200 billion on the criminal justice system each year, averaging almost $30,000 per prisoner.
In this election cycle alone Clinton has demonstrated she will say anything to get elected, and that her core values and principles stem more from public opinion polls than serious conviction.
Any discovery short of finding extraterrestrial life is not, by any means, disappointing. In fact, as popular scientists like Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson have argued, evidence of flowing water does point to life.
So far, the investigation has been kept relatively under wraps. It’s not even clear whether the bureau is pursuing the accrediting council or the colleges under its accreditation. If the bureau is pursuing the accreditor, this would be an unprecedented shift in the bureau’s watchdog activity.
Punitive measures like expulsion may serve as negative reinforcement for students not to cheat — but that doesn’t have to be the only measure in place to stop cheating. Promoting a community of trust shouldn’t preclude us from taking small, preventative steps.
Changing the name from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day or a similar name wouldn't radically change life for most Americans but would be beneficial for Native Americans who would then gain more recognition.
With few organizations dedicated to black queer students or the presence of black queer students in executive positions, it’s hard to believe these spaces can be considered safe for all black students.
Academic creativity is stifled in many University classes. As midterms continue, students are stressing about papers and projects. Adding to this stress is an emphasis on conformity rather than creativity.
“Black” in reference to people should be capitalized because it brings to mind an image, a “common” people, a common history which in capitalizing “B” makes it a noun, structured with certain properties. The nounification of “black” calls to attention the construction of “the Black experience in America.”
