by Sarah Green | Jun 14, 2017 | News, Student Issues
By now, you’ve probably heard the news that Harvard rescinded admission offers to at least 10 students who participated in a private Facebook group where offensive and hateful memes were posted. The memes—photos with captions—depicted an array of tasteless topics...
by Sarah Green | Jun 7, 2017 | Student Issues
College is a very different experience from high school. First of all, the courses are much more difficult. Second, your parent or guardian isn’t there to remind you to do your homework. You’ll probably also have to balance academics, work, and social life. Here...
by Sarah Green | May 31, 2017 | Student Issues
When it was first announced that Vice President Mike Pence would be the speaker of note at the commencement ceremony for graduates of the University of Notre Dame, plenty of students’ first impulse was not to attend. But that would be letting the political Right rob...
by Sarah Green | May 24, 2017 | Student Issues
Tennessee recently became the first state to offer tuition-free community college. Tuition-free community college will provide access to higher education for those who might have previously been excluded from such a luxury. The approved bill will expand the 2014...
by Sarah Green | May 17, 2017 | News, Student Issues
Mystic Valley Regional Charter School in Malden, Massachusetts, has a dress code that is designed to equalize students by forbidding expensive hairstyles and clothes that could create socioeconomic class barriers. The trouble is, the code seems to have been applied...
