One problem that many healthcare students run into upon graduation is communicating the value of their clinical rotations to potential employers. Sometimes, students don’t even include their clinical rotations on their resumes, which is often their only direct experience within the field. As a career coach, students have often told me, “Well, everyone in my […]
Month: April 2014
You can run in a tutu if you want to
Self Magazine includes a regular column called “The BS meter”, where columnists determine what is “legit” and what is “lame”. This month, Self’s exercise fashion police and health trend authorities officially labeled running in tutus, a popular trend in races like marathons and 5Ks, “lame”. This declaration included a photo of two women in superhero […]
Go ahead, take a year off!
A gap year is a year students take off from school to learn about themselves and what they want to get out of life. Sometimes a “gapper” will use that year to travel abroad, study another language or participate in a community service program. Regardless of how people choose to spend their gap year, the […]
How men “Marry Smart”
In the April 1 issue of The Current, Michelle Rushefky wrote a review of Susan Patton’s “Marry Smart.” Here is the male perspective of the theories presented in the book. Susan Patton, aka “the Princeton Mom,” has some extremely controversial theories in her new book “Marry Smart.” The book introduces her theory that women should […]
The celebrity apple doesn’t fall far
Celebrities come in all shapes and sizes and they live in a world that most of us barely understand. They fly off to exotic places on a whim. They name their children peculiar names and, for some reason, they always look perfect. It’s a mysterious maze and a wonderful web that keeps us on our […]
Whoa, check out these retro shows
If watching shows, complete with scrunchies, light-washed denim jeans, and unflattering colorfully patterned sweatshirts is what you’re into, then 90s shows are for you. Although fashions and lifestyles have changed since these sitcoms began, the heart of the shows remain. At its core, these shows are about family and friendship and growing up — no […]
How I Met Your Series Finale
For nine years, fans have been patiently waiting in front of their TVs every Monday night for the story of how quirky love-struck Ted Mosby, played by Josh Radnor, would meet the mother of his children. Finally, during the March 31 series finale, Ted met her, leaving fans in a tizzy. However, did the show […]
Athlete of the week: Linda Kornienko
A sports fan doesn’t often think about the mental side of sports, but they see the physical side of it constantly. For Linda Kornienko, the mental side of sports is the most important. The daughter of a former professional volleyball player in Russia, Linda Kornienko possessed the genes to become a stand-out athlete no matter […]
The Wider World of Sports
From the 1960s until the late 1990s, ABC broadcast “The Wide World of Sports” a weekly Saturday show hosted by Jim McKay. This series took sports fans on an adventure around the world, looking at different sports played in other countries. It showed viewers sports that they might never have heard of before. In America, […]
On the Bench: Northwestern University football union takes case to capitol
On April 2, Northwestern University football union representatives presented their case to lawmakers in Washington D.C. after being told they have the same rights as other workers to negotiate union terms. The situation brings up many questions and concerns for both the athletes and fans of the sports and universities. Why is it important for […]