Despite the growing need for increased education and advanced degrees to secure jobs, only 59 percent of students who begin college as freshman at a four-year college receive their diploma within six years. Students who come from low-income backgrounds are even less likely to graduate—if they even begin at all. […]
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How Boundaries Between Ethnic Minorities and Economically Disadvantaged People are Being Broken
It is undeniable that language and cultural differences between groups of people create barriers for communication between them. However, many methods of breaking these cultural barriers have been successful. Through the use of educational programs, sports, games, and various other activities, different groups of people are finding similarities between each […]
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Why Money Makes You Happy … Or Not
Most of us in Gen Z have very similar life goals. Work hard in school, get good grades, go to a good college, get a good job, earn lots of money, and then we’ll be happy, right? Turns out, money CAN buy you happiness, but only a certain amount. In […]
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Nuclear Energy: Past, Present, and Future
A brief foray into the history and developments in commercial nuclear technologies
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How well has Puerto Rico recovered since Hurricane Maria?
On Monday, September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria passed through the United States territory of Puerto Rico. After it pummeled through the island, the devastating category 4 storm left nearly the entire population of Puerto Rico without electricity and a shortage of water and food. There were more than 4,600 deaths […]
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The Deadliest Ongoing Protest
In recent months, millions of men and women have started sizable protests with no signs of ceasing anytime soon. From Chile to Hong Kong to Lebanon, anti-government demonstrations continue that challenge inequality and corruption. Yet these protests have turned out to be the deadliest in one particular region: Iraq. Following […]