Many companies in the Oakland-Macomb area take on interns and help them hone their skills while paying them a modest stipend for their efforts.Internships can be a great way to get references, hands-on...
Let me introduce myself: I am a librarian. I wear no glasses, I do no shushing, and I don’t have enough hair for a bun, but I do admit a rabid fondness for good cardigan sweaters. I am one of a devoted...
Trigger warning: suicide, mental health stigmaThree years ago on October 19th, a young man named Corey Jackson killed himself on this campus. In some ways, Corey’s suicide fell into a context of other...
We don’t mean to alarm you, but the government shutdown has been in effect for two weeks now. Plus now there’s a debt ceiling crisis.We’re a nation of 313.9 million people, and we’re letting a...
Open enrollment for health coverage started Oct. 1, in accordance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care act, despite a looming government shutdown and a debt ceiling crisis.If you don’t have...
The calluses built up day by day. The sun grew hotter upon our backs, sweat dripping from our brows as we watched the people around us smile and thank us, shedding tears of happiness. It’s these moments...
The government shut down. But it’s not the end of the world.Specifically, all “non-essential” government services are suspended until this whole mess gets sorted out. An article on The Guardian by...
Georgia Tech is now offering a Master of Computer Science degree, available as a series of “Massive Open Online Classes,” for a total of $6,600, according to an article on Slate.com.A traditional master’s...
The forbidden country of Cuba has always been looked at from a negative perspective. My experience in Cuba is a little different than most people would imagine. My father left Cuba at the age of 13 to...
A recent article on NPR’s website tells of adjunct instructor Margaret Mary Vojtko from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. After working 25 years in education, Vojtko was “destitute and nearly homeless,”...
Suicide. It tends to be a topic that a lot of people avoid. I am not one of those people. It’s not like I’m studying clinical psychology either. I am simply a normal student, whose life just happens...
While I was watching the Men’s soccer game on Friday, I witnessed a pretty amusing exchange between an event staff member and an unreasonable student arguing over the new smoking policy. Here goes my...
