t’s great to have a three-day weekend in January, but let’s never forget why we have it. Let’s never forget to honor the man who was born on January 15, 1929 and dedicated his life to ending social injustice and making us all better people.
Year: 2012
Don’t get shocked by the electric car
Electric cars are great ideas in theory but they are not ready yet. BMW is doing extensive testing on a new prototype that will take far shorter time to charge and more efficiently use its limited range but that won’t be ready until 2015.
Seven predictions – The gradual deflation of the student loan bubble
I made a prediction about a year ago that things were going to change in the student loan and education industry; based on being a student myself, having recently worked in financial aid and institutional collections, and also in enrollment service.
Tech Corner
This week, Tech Corner does the leg work for you by comparing and explaining tablets and their usefulness. Tablets made their first debut with the Microsoft Tablet PC in 2002. Touch screen tablets never really caught on until eight years later with the iPad’s unveiling. Now, taking notes, looking up information, managing your life and organizing data is all done with simple strokes of a finger. The only question that remains then is “Which tablet is the best?”
Marketing in the sports industry
Marketing is used in just about every facet of our lives. Businesses, organizations, and universities each have their own marketing department. This includes the realm of sports as well.
Dolphins dissected
He finished the season with a quarterback rating of 87.1, which was twelfth best in the league. Keep in mind; he accomplished this without an offseason program and training camp since he was a late signing. If Matt Moore is the starting quarterback next season, I honestly wouldn’t have a problem with it.
Player profile: Ash Dougan
Dougan said that swimming competitively is much tougher than most people realize.
Did You Know? January fun facts
More celebrations in January include Martin Luther King, Jr. day, which is on Jan. 16 this year. Inauguration Day takes place every four years following the Presidential election. There won’t be one this year, but next year it will be on Jan. 20.
Diary of… a secret Gleek
I can’t tell you how many friends I’ve lost since it began. How many times I’ve caught myself humming ‘Don’t Stop Believing’ before transitioning into ‘Push It’ (push it real good). How FOX has become the “danger zone” on the guide. How my family can’t even bear to look at me on Tuesdays.
News Briefs
Blackboard mobile app now available On Jan. 6, Tom West, vice president of Information Technology and chief information officer, announced that OIT launched a mobile app for Blackboard that allows students to view their assignments, open documents, participate in class discussions and access their grades on their smartphones. Students can download the app in the […]