Universities and colleges

As a college student myself I’ve noticed the variety of meal plans and food selection Florida International University provides. Notably, what catches my attention more are the number of students I come across carrying personal lunchboxes or bags. To illustrate, there is a line of people that forms to heat up food from home in the university microwaves. It was something that I never came to question as I presumed it was with the recent trend of healthy eating. In the present 21st century, there…

The Hunting Ground In world, we live in today the need for a college education is at a premium, but at what cost? Per a survey by Cantor et al, “Among undergraduate students, 23.1% of females and 5.4% of males’ experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence, or incapacitation” (2015). While these statistics are very concerning, the handling of these cases across college campuses is even more alarming. The documentary entitled The Hunting Ground follows two victims of sexual…

“Get Football Out of Our Universities” Should football be in our universities? In “Get Football Out of Our Universities”, the author, Steven Salzburg, attempts to argue that football shouldn’t be in our colleges and universities. This is not a persuasive essay because he doesn’t try to force his opinion on you but rather to argue the facts. He states facts that might in return make you change your opinion but his sole purpose isn’t to persuade you into anything. In this article, the author uses…

thought of college. It is no secret that expenses for an adequate education is outrageous. How can the frenzied mind of a teen fluently intake and comprehend all the information and costs of a college education? Simply put, many cannot do so, but one truly should not have to. Decades ago, this was not a concern whatsoever. Elite children attended college and the remaining population went straight to work. Although, as times have gone by and modernization has occurred, a college education…

The college admissions process is a varying source of stress for graduating high school students. Affirmative action, a government policy promoting diversity at universities, grants certain minority groups an advantage for college applications Since 1990, U.S. colleges’ affirmative action policies, created by admissions officers and the government, have caused conflicting economic effects, including financial aid and scholarship availability, insufficient socioeconomic diversity, and federal…

College students are dealing with mental health issues at some of the highest rates in decades, according to a growing body of research about young adults’ emotional wellbeing, and colleges and universities are not necessarily equipped to assist students’ mental health issues. In 2013, a study conducted by the American College Health Association, found that more than half of college students have experienced “overwhelming anxiety” sometime over the past year. More than thirty percent of students…

Market Analysis Introduction The College of Central Florida was established in 1957 with a vision to improve the educational opportunities in the counties of Marion, Citrus and Levy. The campus is located between downtown Ocala, Florida and Interstate 75. The college has grown and has multiple satellite campuses serving communities throughout Citrus and Levy counties. The college provides a wide variety of Associate, Baccalaureate and certificate programs to meet the needs of any prospective…

While more than half of sexual assaults against women of college age occur off campus, on campus assaults are a problem that college and universities can and should do more to address. The best statistics show there is a correlation between 3 factors, alcohol use, sorority membership, and class status, and sexual assault on campus. To combat these trends colleges and universities need to address these factors while taking into account that any measures they take not simply move the problem from…

Maria Joyce came back in late February, she spoke to us about the college process. Within her talk, she gave us a few tips on how to react to being deferred from an Early Decision school. About two weeks before she came to speak to us, I was deferred from Boston University 's Early Decision Program. Until Ms. Joyce came, I was extremely upset about this notification. Thankfully, she lifted my spirits and gave me some…

of a problem on campuses. In the article, “Hiding From Scary Ideas,” Judith Shulevitz mentions many incidents where safe spaces have done more harm than good. I believe that colleges should put a greater priority on protecting speech, even if it is “unpopular” or disturbing. Using multiple stories from different universities, Shulevitz shows how safe spaces are a hindering discussion because they’re used as a way for students to shelter themselves from things that they don’t want to hear. In…