As someone who developed an early interest in reading books, it always puzzled me why so many people find reading and writing difficult. Reading and writing are so underappreciated and neglected, 17 percent of incoming college freshmen still require remedial writing courses, according a 2003 case study conducted by The National Commission on Writing in America’s Schools and Colleges.
The...
As the number one most obese country in North America, the health of United States citizens has been troubling for quite some time now. With 35 percent of the U.S. population having a body mass index of over 30.0 (the limit defining a person as obese) according to World Atlas, nearly 91 million adults and children are struggling daily...
Prior to entering adulthood, attending college is likened to a symbol of prestige for adolescents to work toward. Emphasis is placed highly on a student's overall GPA and on extracurricular work such as volunteering for a local non-profit. Perhaps because of this emphasis on tangible success markers, students end up being at a loss with what to do after...
Researchers with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have developed an artificial womb for enabling premature lamb fetuses to develop in the same way they would in a natural womb. According to the study published in Nature Communications, the artificial wombs proved highly effective and resulted in the lambs developing normally.
This holds huge implications for the problem of preterm...
The University of California Office of the President (UCOP) has been under a great deal scrutiny in light of a scathing 177-page audit report exposing that it has been maintaining a secret reserve of $175 million. Such a revelation is especially damning considering that the UC Regents approved a 2.5 percent tuition increase per student throughout the UC system...
This May 8 marks a day that will live in infamy for me — the one year anniversary of the day I joined Facebook.
Facebook, and social media in general, has long been something I viewed with distaste, to say the least. I thought of Facebook as a way to waste away your time, not unlike video games, but without...
Pay Aaron Hernandez, dead or alive
Jon Hammond
It’s April 2010, you’re a red-blooded American, so of course you’re watching the NFL Draft. Whether it's at a bar or on your couch, the only requirement is that there is beer, and plenty of it, because your team is about to make a pick that will either repeat a championship run, or...
On Wednesday, April 19, UC Berkeley canceled a planned speaking event by conservative commentator Ann Coulter, citing security concerns. Due to Coulter’s determination to speak, the event was later rescheduled, only to be canceled again on Wednesday, April 26, as Berkeley could not guarantee Coulter’s safety in the face of significant protest.
Berkeley’s cancellation of this speaking event due to...