Category Archives: Economy

How Higher Education Can Benefit a Person’s Life and Other Factors that Affect Their Income

Posted on April 24, 2013 by gloria vargas

Higher education is an investment; a four-year college education to get a bachelor’s degree is potentially a way for someone to duplicate their income. On average, a bachelor’s holder will make $2.3 million over a lifetime, compared to $1.3 million … Continue reading →

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The Power of Social Media and Misinformation

Posted on April 24, 2013 by vtindall1

Many of us rely on social media sites to get up to date information about what’s going on in the news, rather than watching a news broadcast or reading a newspaper, however this can be problematic if that particular social … Continue reading →

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Where are we headed with technology?

Posted on April 24, 2013 by srice

It is unbelievable how much technology has advanced in just the past ten years.  It makes me wonder where we will be in the world of technology in another ten.  We live with smart phones now and wonder how we … Continue reading →

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Is it even more of a tragedy when it is familiar to you?

Posted on April 18, 2013 by kayleighladerman

So as we all know, there was a recent tragedy at the Boston Marathon. A very sad day for many innocent people in the world. Well I just so happened to have three friends at the marathon. As it would … Continue reading →

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Old Methods, New Tools: The Generational Technology Gap and What It Means

Posted on April 17, 2013 by ptdrake

The rise in social media and related Internet technologies has created a gap between the pre-Internet generations and the tech-savvy youth that have utilized the Internet or computer technology since their early years. While pre-Internet generations have certainly adapted to … Continue reading →

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Are You Digital or Analog? – The differentiating of generations by technology use

Posted on April 17, 2013 by tyler milliken

There are many days when I’m at work, and my 63 year old boss turns to me and says “hey can you help me do this?”. It’s generally something simple, to me at least, like saving an attachment in an … Continue reading →

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Do We Place Ourselves in a Generational Box?

Posted on April 17, 2013 by srice

Do you really believe that we all belong in a specific generational box?  It is not something I considered until reading the essay titled “Generational Myth”, by Siva Vaidhyanathan.  When I look back on history I tend to associate a … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Financial Planning

Posted on April 10, 2013 by katdelorme

Many of us are vastly approaching the light at the end of the tunnel. For those of us that are getting ready to graduate, it can be an exciting (and quite scary) experience. We’re getting ready to transition into a … Continue reading →

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Against the Grain: School in the Digital Age

Posted on April 10, 2013 by eduardo rolon burgos

It seems logical that online courses are on the rise throughout the United States. As technology improves, so do the methods of teaching and learning. As a student who has two jobs, is deeply involved in church and is a … Continue reading →

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“Meat…is it really good for us ?”

Posted on April 3, 2013 by nsc

A lot of times we as consumers eat meat and we may sometimes ask the question, “is it good for us ?”  Well a recent study by ABC news reported that lean finely textured beef (L.F.T.B.) or pink slime as … Continue reading →

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