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I wanted to make people feel good. I wanted to make everyone feel like they were a part of something beautiful, and I got that chance while bartending in a gay bar and by reaching out to the LGBTQ community and making them part of my family. Nevertheless, I must always remember that sometimes prejudice can lead to terrible violence and create a great deal of desolation in the world. Therefore, I must continue to analyze my own motivations and prejudices…

wrong footsteps deserve a “Second- chance institution,” such as adult education program and community colleges. There are many people who deserved a second chance on becoming educated; single parents, those coming from jails or rehab programs, non-English speakers. He believes that these “second- chance institution” will help many develop skills and as well build knowledge. Rose spent several years in community colleges, observing and interviewing students. Rose introduces…

school you choose to go to. Going to a University out of state would most likely cost you a whole lot of money. For example going to Ohio State University for a full year would cost about $39,031 for a nonresident(tuition). If one was to go to a community college in state they would be saving somewhere around $30,000. That is a whole lot of cash that you will be saving just by not attending the college of your dreams right out of highschool. A junior college can provide you with with an…

covertly by accessorizing gay men behind a promise of companionship and validation. The gay best friend is a trap for the gay male community, tempting them to reject their identity and thus preserve the heteronormative dominance. We cannot fall for this trap; we cannot sacrifice what has been fought so long to build. It is fantastic that such an embracing of the gay community exists, but the gay best friend is not a genuine embrace and those who wish to truly celebrate gay culture must begin…

are going to schools like the Ivies are benefitting most from the financial aid. Statistics from Mr. Davidson’s studies reveals that students who goes to private nonprofit colleges receives about $25,000, public colleges receives about $13,500 and community colleges only receive about $8,000 a year. Students who actually has money is being given even more financial aid to go to those colleges while those who barely get enough struggles paying for…

The Seat Next to Me Today, I am sitting in the first row. Behind me, a student with her husband and parents. For decency, I am not crying, but it is pouring inside. I am being inducted into Golden Key Honour Society and both seats next to me are empty. I see some peers with their parents. They were all dressed to the nines. It was as if they were going to a gala. I felt nothing, but envy. For the last four years of my US college education, I have not been able to count on the…

Boen Wang, a sophomore majoring in engineering science at Penn State who was featured on The Daily Collegian’s Wednesday column, wrote an article called Reasons to make community college free. He insists that making community college free is possible and could potentially reshape higher education. He pinpoints one of the effects of high tuition and presents, “Lack of financial resources is one of the major reasons for such low graduation rates”…

Walking the City Exercise: George Street, Central Dunedin According to the Dunedin City Council and the Social Wellbeing Strategy, the city of Dunedin, New Zealand strives for the title, “One of the World’s Great Small Cities.” On Tuesday, the 31st of March, I took the time to walk up and down George Street, a main shopping section of Dunedin. Along my walk, I observed the use of public versus private space, how people act and react to their surroundings, and the relationship between technology…

Approximately 70% of high school seniors in America will enroll in college. That college experience will affect them, not only career-wise but individually. In the essay “College Pressures,” William Zinsser defines the common stresses an average student may go through during their enrollment from his perspective of the master of Branford College. Zinsser informs the reader about the types of tensions that may occur and encourages them to improve the student experience by producing the best…

What happens when a government passes an unjust law? Must the people succumb to that law forever? No, there is a very practical, nonviolent way to overturn an unjust law: civil disobedience. Civil disobedience positively impacts a free society by overturning government injustice efficiently and effectively. Government injustice is seen throughout the world. Even in America, one of the freest countries, unjust laws are passed. What is an unjust law? According to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “An…