Kansas State University

Big Brothers Big Sisters. As a Big Sister, I learned that there are many children in the world that need an advocate to give them a voice within the system. My interest in a legal career was further piqued during my attendance at Sunflower Girls State where I was able to attend a real trial with the District Attorney and participate in mock trials. Experiences such as these both inspired and encouraged me to set my goals towards law school. Although I have finished my undergraduate degree…

protestors to be coddled is because they are the students of the campus, better known as the consumers. Students are the ones who pay to keep the campus running and demanded to be heard. In David Ochoa’s article “Having the Wrong Opinion” in the University Times he explains that students took advantage of their right to being coddled since they are the ones who President Covino had to satisfy, since they in a way they are ones who provided this school with its reputation and income. This article…

I had the pleasure of interviewing and getting to know Asraa Abdulwahab. She is a student at Boise State University. She lives with her family in Boise, though they are originally from Iraq. Asraa’s parents met while attending college. They married and had three children. They decided to move to the United States from their home country of Iraq so that Asraa and her brothers could have more opportunities for their careers and lives. Asraa explained to me that prior to 2003 life in Iraq was…

Duane Nellis says that the university tries "to be supportive of athletes to be able to pursue what they dream to have as their degree path and to be something in life.(Blumenfeld).Even though majority of the athletes dreams may be becoming a professional athletes most of them probably…

College is a source where students get the golden ticket of their dreams. A lot of high schoolers might have a dream to attend college one day to gain more knowledge but to get higher degree one might need a lot of money, and colleges will give chances where people can take loans but when it leads to debt it can be worrisome. According to the Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning (Volume 27) , “Going to college without enduring student loans is impossible and most students do not know…

to the police and local news outlets. BTK stands for “blind, torture, and kill” and this is what he typically did to his victims. Dennis Rader murdered 10 people between the 1970’s and the 1990’s. He committed these awful crimes around the Wichita, Kansas area. Police and local news outlets knew about Dennis Rader because he sent them detailed letters of what he did to his victims to them. After 1991, Dennis Rader decided to take a break from sending letters, but he continued to send letters…

1937 by Dr. Hamden L. Forkner of Columbia University as a concept. Its first school chapter was chartered in Johnson City, Tennessee in February 3, 1942. The first PBL school chapter was chartered in Iowa in 1958. Today, it is the largest business student organization in the world. With over 200,000 members in the FBLA association, the future was destined to be strong with great leaders giving light to the dark path. Today, FBLA is established in 47 states and more than 5 countries giving…

Free College One of the most common arguments in the political world, is should higher education be free or not. Five places in the United States offers free college: Point Lookout, Missouri; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Glen Cave, New York; New York City; and Haviland, Kansas. There are three reasons why college should be free for everyone. First, not everyone receives scholarships to help pay for tuition. Second, students who graduate will not have loans or debt when they graduate. Third,…

and science from a very early age. She attended Florida State University, where she graduated with a bachelor in Meteorology, minor in mathematics and concentration in Hispanic Marketing Communications. While in FSU, she was the first bilingual deputy State Meteorologist on board at the Division of Florida Emergency Management – Emergency Operations Center where she would brief state officials about the weather conditions threatening the state. In 2008 she covered closely the wildfires that…

While it’s no secret that music goers tend to be over achievers, numerous studies and statistics in favor of musical education can put doubts to rest. A study administered by Kansas University researcher Christopher Johnson, found that elementary and middle schools that contained a stellar music program show a 20 percent increase in their math and english test scores among the students who are enrolled in the course. One theory holds…