Campuses

book by its cover”, and admit students based on potential, talents, and a number of genuine, valuable, and positive characteristics, as per the goal of their school and proactive direction of the country. The cultural diversity desired by college campuses is simply a group with many different attributes. Considering socioeconomic status, country of origin, primary language, etc. would create just as much - if not more - diversity of culture, thought, and idea than by judging specifically by…

York City, which attracted eighty seven thousand people and caused sixty arrests. College students suffered from lack of learning due to closings of college campuses because of the march of Anti-Vietnamese War protesters. “A spokesman for the National Student Association said that students had been staying away from classes at almost 300 campuses in the country…” (Document 5b). In addition, with many people affected by the war in the American society foreign affairs were also as equal…

I am currently a Psychology major in the School of Cognitive Sciences, and I chose this major as it has a wealth of applicable skills, that once I graduate, I can find a job/career without major difficulty. With psychology, the intentions, expectations, and behaviors of people are better understood, are can at least be better anticipated, and that will be a great asset in my future careers. Apart from that, I have learned a multitude of information regarding motivation and "memory techniques"…

Texas A&M banning freedom from indignity of any type and in fact by also on patronizing remarks. Drexel University on getting rid of inappropriately directed laughter. Michigan University on banning sexism and perceptions of any kind. Definitely many campuses have established small free…

The housing options a student chooses in college may have an impact on his or her success. Success can be defined in numerous ways; success can be found through social life, health, education, and extracurricular involvement. Many studies have investigated how various factors of housing style have an affect on college students. It has been found that certain housing styles encourage or discourage some aspects of success (Riker & Decoster, 2008). The varying styles of housing include two main…

Drinking Must be Stopped " discusses that binge drinking is a serious problem that affects college students and some students have died. Wechsler supports his claim by providing some statistics of the consequences of binge drinking around universities campuses. In another article, "Stop Babysitting College Students" Forma Harrop is an Editorial and Columnist for the Providence Journal. Harrop discusses that binge drinking is not that great problem to be stopped at all. Harrop develops her claim…

does not allow students to get engaged with their colleagues in the community around them” (LaFlore 2). Another aspect of college is to network and for students to familiarize themselves with their home, for example, “I am glad traditional college campuses have dorms because that is a way for me to interact with people in the same year as me and I can befriend my roommate and suitemates. Usually, there are floor meetings that allow students to introduce themselves to their peers and that is a…

pass gun control is to ensure that background checks are the foundation of any gun control laws. The large majority of Americans agree that mental illness and domestic abuse convictions should be reasons to deny gun ownership. The concealed gun on campuses issue is of great concern to gun control advocates due to the age of the students and the mixture of alcohol and guns. In addition to the fear of increased violence the costs of metal detectors, additional staff training and additional…

At college campuses, rape reports have become more frequent. But, for how often campus rape occurs it doesn't get reported as much. Universities have done many things to hide it from the general public when someone is sexually assaulted on their campus. One reason for this is because many of the perpetrators are college athletes. A college athlete committing sexual assault can damage the school’s reputation, so they try to hide it. Universities can hide it when their players commit campus rape…

like these drastically changed. The minimum legal drinking age or MLDA was changed to 21 in 1984. It was adopted by all the states to create a safer environment for everyone. This new law cracked down on every problem. Underage drinking on college campuses was one that took a big hit. College students can no longer legally drink which is making colleges more secure places for learning. Health was another aspect being negatively affected by the MLDA 18. The drinking age of 21 is beneficial for…