University of Southern California

you cannot afford to go to college? Public universities were once easily accessible and affordable, but with rising housing costs and tuitions only those with the most money can afford to get a higher education. Most people assume this is due to inflation, but there is actually a lot more happening. Neoliberalism has become a part of the agenda in public college’s throughout the country, especially California. This system makes it so that public universities value making a profit over providing…

The community college system in the state of California has a unique governing structure that practice shared governance (California Community College, 2016). There are17 board members that are appointed by the state’s governor. The board of governor has the legislative authority to establish and implement policies for the institution. Members of the Board of Governors are required to meets 11 times per year. The Board of Governors appoints the Chancellor of the Community College. On May 16,…

Welcome to Berkeley, probably still the best public university in the world. Meet your classmates, the best group of partners you can find anywhere. The percentages for grades on exams, papers, etc. in my courses always add up to 110% because that’s what I’ve learned to expect from you, over twenty years in the best job in the world. That’s the good news. The bad news is that you have been the victims of a terrible swindle, denied an inheritance you deserve by contract and by your merits. And…

To be honest, when I began freshman year at Barry University I had no idea what I wanted to study. I was far away from home, in Miami, to begin my college life. Granted,…

What is the benefit of understanding the Baldridge Criteria when conducting a Homeland Security Assessment for an organization? First we must have an understanding of just what the Baldridge Criteria is and where did it originate. Both public as well as private business organizations have been using a criterion that was developed for performance excellence by Malcolm Baldridge. It was founded in 1987 as an internal self-assessment to measure their organizations performance excellence against…

William Bonin, also known as “The Freeway Killer”, is classified as a serial killer. One way to describe him as a serial killer is as a homosexual rapist. Bonin was a resident of the state of California, and has raped and murdered 14 teenagers. He committed his 1st rape crime in 1972 and went on until 1980, the year he was arrested. He was sentenced to death and died of lethal injection in 1996. On August 5, 1979, the defendant and co-defendant Butts accosted Marcus Grabs, 17, in Newport Beach…

One Love gave the Misfits a scare through the duration of the first half of the Morale, Welfare & Recreation women’s soccer league game March 23 on the Multi-Purpose Field at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Although One Love had the opportunity to beat Misfits, they would lose 6-2. Most of the other MWR leagues have a few practices or none at all. However, the women’s soccer league has coaches that held tryouts, coordinated practices and have additional support from others willing to…

Puvungna On September 19, 2015 I joined the class on the trip to Puvungna, which is also known as the “Gathering Place” for Native Americans. I have known that Puvungna was located on campus but I have never gone to look around. The site is located right along Earl Warren Drive on campus and behind the Japanese Garden which was populated by the Tongva tribe. In 1974 Puvungna was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. This museum is very different to a museum that we all know of.…

California State University Northridge is a conglomerate of different cultures, ethnicities, and religions. The students and faculty are a good sample size of the American religious landscape: numerous ethnicities from different locations around the world come together and bring their religious practices with them. This nation holds great pride in its diversity and acceptance of others. This concept of pluralism is something the nation would prefer to have as a common belief, however there are…

The best and most recommended place to be a recreational therapist happens to be in California. In California, there are more job opening and get paid higher than other states. The job projections for a recreational therapist increase faster than average, at 12%. The number of job availability changes but right now it lingers around 19,000. A benefit…