The General Education Review Board is in the midst of reviewing the university's CORE and general education courses. A committee of five faculty members and three ex officio members has conducted meetings with faculty, held student focus groups, and randomly sampled students by survey to gather data regarding CORE and general education ... [Read More…]
America is more Nobel than you
The Nobel Peace Prize was recently awarded to two individuals - Malala Yousafzai, a 17-year-old Pakastani who was attacked by the Taliban for advocating the education of Muslim girls, and Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian actively fighting against the exploitation of children. Yousafzai is the youngest to ever receive a Nobel Prize. Her story is ... [Read More…]
A Spaceport in Midland? An out-of-this-world idea
Mid-September marked a somewhat historic event in the state of Texas when the Federal Aviation Administration issued a license for the Midland International Airport to build a commercial spaceport. This will be the first time a primary commercial service airport will also be cleared to host spaceships. XCOR Aerospace will relocate its ... [Read More…]
Climate change issue hinges on power hunger
Climate Week came and went. Last week, we heard President Obama speak at the United Nations Summit meeting on global warming. We saw 300,000 activists march the streets of New York City demanding change. And we did a double take when we saw Leonardo DiCaprio weighing in on the environment with world leaders. But more importantly, we were ... [Read More…]
What Scotland and Texas have in common
Here's your geography lesson for the day: Scotland has been a part of the United Kingdom, along with England, Wales and Northern Ireland, since 1707. About 300 years later, Scotland voted whether to remain in the UK and finally decided last week that they would stay. But what if this historic Scotish movement was replayed somewhere else? ... [Read More…]
Lazy days of summer shouldn’t be so lazy
After a semester spent arduously attending classes, completing assignments, writing papers and studying for exams, weary college students want nothing more than to spend the summer months recovering mentally and physically. As tempting as it is to want to spend the entire summer sleeping late, lying by the pool, catching up with friends and ... [Read More…]
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