University of Missouri

Voices and laughter floated on the wind. The sound of Nerf darts whacking against both flesh and ground echoed in the player's ears. This was what the club was all about, this was what the members loved to do. One of Northwest Missouri State Universities key recruiting points is there are over 200 student organization on campus. An organization for everyone. But, while larger organizations like Student Activities Council (SAC) and Student Senate tend to rise to the top there are also a number…

Bob; an ordinary guy who works at Walmart and as a principal of a middle school. He grew up in the small town Jefferson City, Missouri. Bob studied at the University of Pennsylvania, the top partying school in the US. He spent his collage life partying hardy all night, sleeping all day, and making only the classes that started later than 4 o’clock. UPenn isn’t that hard to get into just as long as you had a 3.5 GPA. Bob did and got in for educational leadership with no questions asked. Bob’s…

Sometimes the only way a person can better know herself is through the recognition of herself in others. My typical day illustrates who I am and my values, which I perceive in the attributes of a typical day at Northwestern University in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. Further insight into the school bridges a connection between Northwestern and myself, leading to a realization not possible from reflecting upon either one alone: the person behind Northwestern, the student body, whom I…

As a student athlete at a NCAA Division II university in 2017, I have personally experienced the recruiting process and can honestly state that I would not willingly do it again. The sales pitches, tours of different facilities, paperwork, FAFSA’s, and compliance forms just to name a few definitely gave me my fill of the college admittance experience for a lifetime and then some. In Mark Edmundson’s piece, “Why Teach,” the aspects of what a true education is supposed to be is defended.…

Imagine a university professor accuses a student of cheating on a final exam. Before the student can defend herself, the university decides to expel the student. Understandably, the student decides she wants to challenge the expulsion as a violation of her due process rights. Can the student challenge the action? Surprisingly, the answer depends on which federal circuit the student lives in. In 1975, the United States Supreme Court held that state law could provide primary students a…

industry depends on one’s position. “The cost of education for a physical therapist has a huge impact on the profession” (Jette). In Springfield, Missouri there are only two physical therapist schools that graduate one-hundred-twenty students each year. This also depends on region. Eighty-six percent of physical therapist students graduating from one state university program in 2005-2007 had 80,000 dollars in student loans. These student loans can be hard to deal with. There are lots of…

Integrity. This code evolved as universities did, with a diverse student body flooding college campuses; men and women of all races and classes. And by the 1970s almost every institution had some form of academic honesty policy to ‘level the playing field’ in a sense. (Gallant, 2008) Transforming from honor codes to honor…

education is very important for a successful life it seems like universities are making it impossible for people to attain a degree. But what is the real cause? Universities around the United States have been heavily focusing on attracting students to their institutions by rebuilding already constructed buildings. Many universities are remaking their stadiums a great example is the local university located here in Tucson, AZ the University of Arizona. Recently the U of A remodeled their stadium…

they need to “implement policies or guidelines” to restore excellence. He also says that colleges and universities need to “roll up their sleeves, bring down inflated grades, and encourage real learning.” (Rojstaczer 11) In the end, Rojstaczer thinks grade inflation is something that just has happened over the years and that students are not trying. His call to action is that colleges and universities need to work back to the old ways to make them great…

Sitting in the busy hustle and bustle of a Friday Night in Columbia Mo. is ARTlandish Gallery, a small art gallery that allows local artists to showcase their work for the college town. ARTlandish has taken full advantage of the impressive art scene that Columbia boasts, and it has done so in the form of First Friday. ARTlandish sits in the middle of Downtown Columbia, snuggled in between a couple buildings and overlooking E. Walnut Street. ARTlandish has been in Columbia for six years, and…