This post is being written while listening to Professor Jim Newton’s Communication Studies 187: Journalistic Ethics from the University of California Los Angeles for free. The lecture is an hour-long video clip from YouTube. The U.S. News and World Report states that many college professors are uploading their lectures to online sites, extending higher education past students and teachers ...

"When will I ever need this?" "Why would I ever need to know this?" Questions like this from students are often met with an answer like, "Well...when you're in the real world..."Wrong answer. This represents the loss of a great learning opportunity. Instead of referencing some ambiguous state called "the real world," educators could instead find applications with which the students can directly re ...

The Advance Placement program is increasing in high schools throughout the nation, bringing more opportunities to students, according to The New York Times. The A.P. program was originally created to allow top students to take college-level classes and earn college credit. Most high schools offer A.P. classes in a variety of different subjects. A.P. students take the A.P. exam, and they can earn ...

The thought of college elicits no response stronger than that of the dorms, and for incoming college students that response can be a fear of uncertainty. The inevitable questions will line up with roommates, space, cleanliness, bathrooms and other floor mates. However, in reality, don’t stress yourself out about the dorms. You could be worrying about what could potentially be the best year ...

The college dining halls will be one of the biggest differences from your life at home. However, different does not always live up to its awful connotation. Dining halls are not exactly filled with retired chefs and grandmas who love you, and sometimes the food is not good. However, it is part of the college experience, and it is something you will be able to overlook. Allergies can be an issue ...