Blogs Archive
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Having guns on campus could have averted tragedy
Posted on November 11, 2015 | No CommentsOn Oct. 1, a man named Christopher Harper-Mercer walked into a classroom at Umpqua Community College. Heavily armed, he shot and killed a professor and eight students and also wounded nine others before killing himself after a brief shootout with police. -
What it is like to be in CAMP
Posted on November 11, 2015 | No CommentsMany High School seniors are currently applying for scholarships to various colleges and universities, but not a lot of them know that there are a lot many opportunities out there. Like some say, “there are none as blind as those who will not see.” -
Go Kill a Mockingbird: childhood classic hero ruined in sequel
Posted on October 7, 2015 | No CommentsIn Lee's second book, “Go Set a Watchman,” Scout is once more in the forefront of the story, once again acting as both a narrator and the voice of revisionist history's conscience. -
Sofi’s Survival Standard: Don’t let your dollar make you holler
Posted on October 6, 2015 | No CommentsThe money that college students make never seems to be enough, but there are some straightforward ways to make your money last longer. -
Phone-ing in love
Posted on October 5, 2015 | No CommentsThe current generation is missing the allure of love. We don’t go on traditional dates anymore. Dates in today’s world consist of the infamous Netflix and Chill, which rarely includes any actual Netflix - talk about a let-down for binge watchers like me. -
Student perspectives: non-traditional student
Posted on October 2, 2015 | No CommentsAs a 24-year-old returning student with a family, making the decision to finish college wasn’t an easy one. -
Sugar, spice, and timely advice: Looking great while broke
Posted on October 1, 2015 | No CommentsThe #struggle of looking beautiful while not breaking the bank has a Freshman Fashionista reaching out for help from Sugar & Spice -
How to get there without a car
Posted on April 28, 2015 | No CommentsIn my country, people learn to drive when they are 18. Like everyone else my age, I got a driver’s license at that age after much antagonism from my father. After then, I rarely used it because I lived in a large enough city where I had public transportation. -
Campus Perspectives: Addison Renfrow
Posted on April 28, 2015 | No CommentsWhen I was in the first grade I was diagnosed with not just one, but three learning disabilities. My doctor told me I had dyslexia, auditory learning processing disorder, and an eye teaming disorder. -
Students should turn to kindness, not cruelness
Posted on February 2, 2015 | No CommentsThis last month, the Student Success Center in McDonald Hall of the Neosho campus had a whiteboard with a quote by Eric Hoffer, the Professor at the University of London, stating: “Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.” When compared to what culture is like here at Crowder, I can’t help but to wonder, are students too cool for school?