9 Things In Your Dorm That Are Wrecking Your Sleep
College dorm rooms bring on their own breed of sleep saboteurs — from the always-looming coursework to the impromptu Justin Bieber dance party happening down the hall. But anyone who has pulled or attempted an all-nighter has felt the dismal effects of getting too little sleep. Sleep debt (i.e., not getting enough of it) has […]
BYU Pressured To Stop Punishing Rape Victims After They Report Their Assaults
More than 13,000 people have signed an online petition calling on Brigham Young University to provide immunity for students who report being sexually assaulted. Under current policy, the university investigates students who report sexual assault for violations of the school’s strict honor code, which bans premarital sex, same-sex dating, alcohol consumption and being in the bedroom […]
Here's Why Being Bilingual Is The Absolute Coolest
Being bilingual comes with a world of advantages. You automatically sound worldly and cultured, you can openly gossip in public without anyone understanding you, and you sound hella sexy when you speak a foreign language. There’s no denying that your linguistic skills are the crème de la crème, and it doesn’t hurt that they also […]
Improving Environmental Education by Supporting Teacher Professional Development
I always had an interest in environmental conservation and protection. I wrote about it in a previous post, “The Beginnings of an Environmental Educator”. It was not until I was in the seventh grade, though, that my interest in learning and teaching about the environment began to mature. We all have a small handful of […]
Library Attendance Is Declining. Here’s Why
For centuries, libraries have simply been places that house books. This meaning of the word is embedded right within it; the Old French librairie, used in the 14th century, means “collection of books.” An image of dusty stacks comes to mind, but, of course, the form a book can take is changing, and the ways […]
Education Secretary John King: It's Time To Stop Ignoring The Arts And Sciences
The No Child Left Behind Act, the controversial Bush-era education law, promoted an emphasis on reading and math, sometimes at the expense of other subjects. Now, the nation’s new education secretary is calling on schools to expand their focus to other subjects and give students a more balanced set of course offerings. Secretary John King Jr. […]