Madison Protests Continue, Students Join In
Categories: Current Events
Rallies in Wisconsin grow as high school and college students join the masses, concerned about jobs and tuition increases.
The Hopeful Agnostic: Finding My Faith
Categories: Religion Week
I’m trying to understand and I would never want to follow this blindly. I don’t know of Gen Y being a generation of agnostics, but I definitely think we’re a generation of questioners.
Student debt: Australian style
Categories: Current Events
We all know the routine here: Go to school, find a job, make enough money to pay back loans. But Australia does it a bit differently. Equal opportunity, lessened financial burden… yes please!
Suck It Up, Freshmen!
Categories: Lifestyle
A growing number of universities are choosing to employ third-party roommate matching websites that will allow incoming freshmen to pick their own roomies. But is this wise? Isn’t half the fun of college living through the hellish roommate experience, learning from it and laughing about it? Since when does roomie=BFF?
The Golden Age of Journalism
Categories: Current Events
Journalism is not dying. In fact, it has come to life, and Gen Y is here to make sure it stays that way. Welcome to the Golden Age of Journalism. Not only are we out there telling stories, we are doing it effectively and will someday (hopefully) have the credibility of some of the greatest voices of the craft.
Online universities: friend or foe?
Categories: Business
Last week, Fox News’s Glenn Beck announced the launch of “Beck University.” What constitutes a university, or even an academic program? Where should we draw the line at marketing online “programs” as a university? Who is really qualified to teach? And if anyone can start their own online academic program, who can we trust?
The economics of Gen Y
Categories: Business
High school, college, job: the path of Gen Y’s life, as dictated by the society we grew up in. Unfortunately, it seems that the last step of our oh-so-carefully structured process has become unattainable. We worked so hard for a future of certain compensation that we may not get. However, despite our dismal circumstances, we are not as fiscally responsible as we would like to believe.
I Think That…
Categories: Current Events
By Adam Di Stefano There is a lot of argument about the traits that are particular to Gen Y. Some call us entitled; some call us tech-savvy; some call us impatient; some call us generous; some call us liberal. Amid all these opinions about traits, there are at least two facts that are irrefutable. The [...]
Is College Diversity a Response to Gen Y?
Categories: Education Week
Embracing diversity and multiculturalism seem to be two huge persuaders for college and universities who want to attract Gen Y students. They have established programs for recruiting both internationally and intranationally, and it is not uncommon to see a school boast of their student population representing “40 states and 37 countries around the globe.” Was [...]
Working towards a goal instead of a degree
Categories: Education Week
“It isn’t about just going to college. It’s about chasing what you love to do and taking your shot to do it professionally” I saw this statement on a MBTA ad for Bay State College and I’m pretty sure they are right on. College is a voluntarily attended institution and yet too often they force [...]
