Some American colleges are offering students the chance to earn their degrees in three years instead of the traditional four. The offer is sugared with potential time and dollar savings, although many critics consider the one year loss of college experience a detrimental loss of development time for students.
College is a time [...]
This year, there has been an increase in liberal arts students heading to the country to get their hands dirty this summer. University professors and farmers say there has been an increase in the number of students seeking agricultural internships for the summer.
Some students dream of running their own farm one day. Others want to [...]
Rebuilding our country’s infrastructure should be on top of the agenda for anyone who wants to strengthen America’s brittle economy. According to The New York Times, Representative Rosa DeLauro introduced a bill to create a national infrastructure development bank to fund projects of regional and national significance. Projects to build roads, bridges [...]
On May 14, the government passed a bill that aims to establish healthier and more environmentally economical schools. The 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act is projected to cost $6.4 billion in the first year. Critics (mostly Republicans) object to this high cost of funding but President Obama has made a point to [...]
The internet is becoming an ever more relevant, necessary, and utilized medium in American life, as evinced by a recent government bill seeking to authorize $175 million to teach school children about internet safety. The worldwide web is the gateway on which the whole world balances. This makes an online education not only [...]
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What is the difference between conventional and alternative medicine?
Conventional medicine is practiced by people with an M.D. (medical doctor) or a D.O. (doctor of osteopathy) and various health professionals, such as registered nurses, psychologists, and physical therapists.
In contrast, alternative health professionals like massage therapists do not necessarily have to have a medical degree, but [...]
Sure, the economic climate is looking pretty grim, but college graduates can take heart in the fact that Stephen Colbert, of the infamous “Colbert Report”, has faith in America’s youth!
