Over the past several years, the journalism industry has seen many changes and these changes are proving to be large contributing factors to the gradual decline of traditional journalism.
I wouldn’t classify myself as a feminist, nor do I promote any radical gender reform, but I believe in gender equality. As I watched television the other day, a commercial came on for Lucille Roberts Women’s Fitness Center. I have never really given much thought to a gender-specific facility before but it got me wondering if promoting such facilities was in our country’s best interest. How can men and women be equal if we keep creating these places that separate us?
“What are you doing for your spring break?” has been the most popular question in my classes I have heard over the past few weeks. As usual, there are the general responses of going to Florida, cruises, skiing, and, of course, visiting grandma and grandpa for the week.
When I was in the first grade, I remember writing down all of the things I wanted to be when I grew up; an astronaut, a teacher, a mommy, a puppy. I wanted to be anything I found inspiring and fun.
It is quickly becoming an assumption of the times that recent college graduates and current college students are the most stressed out generation in the U.S. This is correlated with the economic times, which seems to have squashed many college students’ aspirations to begin careers (notice I did not say get jobs) in areas of their interest – especially if they are liberal arts majors.
With Spring Break right around the corner, students must decide whether to take a road trip or fly to their destinations. Both driving and flying have their perks, and they also have their downfalls. When traveling, you have to think about your choices and which is the best option for yourself.
Remember when you were first taught the concept of peer pressure back in elementary school? Your teachers educated you on the value of respecting yourself and others around you and to never force someone to do something that they do not want to do. As we get older, the lessons of peer pressure go on without much to say. We experience life and learn from our mistakes. We think that we carry our wits about us everywhere we go when we are with groups of people. We may think that we, as college students, do not fall into peer pressure, but it happens more times than we think.
There was a time when I thought that volunteering was simply a part of community service. People volunteer or do community to impress schools he or she wishes to attend or in order to fulfill a certain amount of hours for being caught partying a little too hard off campus. Maybe it is so that one fulfills her sorority’s requirements or because the university makes every club and organization pitch in for the Big Event. Regardless, no one volunteers without an ulterior motive.
To the Editors of the Outlook: