This Labor Day weekend, while we were celebrating peace in our Milwaukee community, the exact opposite was happening on one LA’s biggest college campuses.
I assume Dr. Dre and hip-hop is to blame for this weekend’s shooting of USC students over a pricey pair of headphones that are really just ‘aight’. This guy gets caught stealing and starts blasting! Please peep the 1:55 mark to really be blown away! Video After Jump
Yesterday, I sat on a panel that I had been asked, by the BSU of the university of which shall remain name-less, to be on a month ago. The topic was ‘Video Vixens’ but how the discussion was to be held was still up in the air. I hate blind dates!!!! … Continue Reading
Politics is making a lot of people go crazy. Check out Mashable’s interesting take on the horrific events that took place yesterday in Arizona….
As we try to comprehend the tragic shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 17 others in Tucson, Arizona today, social media gives us looks at the suspect and situation from a variety of angles.
Even though Giffords was shot in the head, she has survived her injuries thus far. PROCEED>>>>
Teen Involved In Derrion Albert Beating Pledges To Turn Life Around
This is an interesting perspective.
According to a recent study done by Louisiana State University, there has been a rise in college and university enrollment. The study assumes that young people are choosing to pursue college as an alternative to lingering joblessness in our tough economy. Getting a High school diploma may not be making the grade and it looks as if America’s youth are choosing higher education.Research from The Pew Research Center showed that there is an increase in diversity which could lead to new conversations about diversity and university admissions and selection. The Government released number s showing a 6% increase in enrollment for minority students equating to an estimated 2.6 million minority students in colleges and universities around the nation. The largest jump has been with Hispanic students. The findings show Freshman enrollment of Hispanics in higher education jumped by 15 percent in 2008, compared to 8 percent for blacks, 6 percent for Asians and 3 percent for whites.
The research further describes the increase as the highest since the Vietnam war where students could avoid the military draft. 99 problems and college could solve them all?
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