Put job search on hold for education
April 26, 2010 by MARCIE OPRASEUTH
Filed under Columns, Opinions
After four, or a very likely five, years of slaving over coursework, think about how excited you must be when you finally graduate from college. The days of being a poor college student are over. Money is soon to be flowing into your bank account like you’ve never seen. Now imagine your bank account is [...]
TV chef fails to spark excitement as speaker
March 24, 2010 by MARCIE OPRASEUTH
Filed under Columns, Opinions
College graduation is supposed to be one of the milestones in a young person’s life that signifies passage into the adult world. It’s always exciting to see who the University chooses as its commencement speaker to give students their last words of encouragement before life in the real world officially begins. But this year’s selection, [...]
Lessons learned in bad financial times
February 23, 2010 by MARCIE OPRASEUTH
Filed under Columns, Opinions
The economy is a mess. In my four years of college, I have witnessed businesses all over the country close, millions of layoffs and families forced to sell their dream home. Who says nothing good has come from this economy? Well, there’s at least one thing we can thank the market for — the experience. [...]
