Be wary of Online News
March 18, 2015
Filed under Opinion, Staff Editorial
In the digital age, finding reliable news sources can sometimes be a daunting task, not because they don’t exist, but simply because of the abundance of content available to the average reader. There are countless websites, blogs and social media outlets that inundate users with continually refreshing...
UWO resources can save students grades
Whitney Free
March 11, 2015
Filed under Opinion
"Throughout their college careers, many students have received a returned assignment, only to discover that the project or essay they had put so much time into has earned them a less than satisfactory grade from their professor. Sometimes students feel it’s the professor who misunderstands the point...
Textbook access codes are not worth the trouble
March 11, 2015
Filed under Opinion
"For decades, many in the textbook industry have been siphoning money out of the pockets of college students. Each year companies such as Cengage, Pearson and Mcgraw-Hill make millions of dollars charging students for materials they need to pass their classes and earn their degrees. One of the latest...
WI and IL facing similar budget cuts
Reggie Parson
March 11, 2015
Filed under Opinion
"It is not just Wisconsin reducing funding to higher education in the the Midwest. The neighboring state of Illinois and its newly elected Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner is proposing to the Illinois General Assembly a reduction of nearly $400 million in spending to universities in the state’s 2016 budget....
