Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. One every two and a half minutes will be diagnosed with the disease. Over 200,000 American women will be diagnosed this...
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Acquiring a college education is hard which is why funding an education shouldn’t be a burden when seeking college loans or scholarships. College loans are the more popular vehicle for paying college tuition by many students. However, college loans must be paid back, albeit with minimal interest. While the focus should be toward getting...
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The Internet is great for research. I remember the days of spending countless hours in a library digging through piles of books. I’m having horrible flashbacks of it now. One of, if not THE, biggest advantages of conducting research on the Internet is convenience. Resources on the Internet can be accessed 24/7. You can...
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Scholarships are an excellent means to finance tuition costs. However, very few students take advantage of them. Could it be because loans are available and scholarships require additional work? This is an interesting endeavor because tuition costs are a daunting reminder of how one must pay for college. Additionally, the extra required work may...
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Yay! It’s spring break and the beaches are calling. Bonfires, camaraderie and good old fashion boy-meets-girl parties are the norm. Time to throw caution to the wind and get down until you fall down. Oh yeah, that’s what I’m talkin’ about. Really? Let me get this straight. I finally made it out of high...
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Who has the responsibility for ensuring citizens are properly educated? A simple enough straightforward question on the surface, but when closely examined, reveals a very divisive national debate that involves the smallest public school districts to the largest university campuses. Thomas Jefferson, who championed public education as a necessary institution to allow a free...
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Aristotle asked what do people morally deserve and why? Morality is concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong. For Americans at least, this quest for the moral life provokes considerable debate, especially across generations and political affiliations. However, Americans have a long history of concern for people within and...
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Political pundits on both sides of the congressional isle are certain that in the coming year, American citizens want to know where the economy heads and how soon will they find a job that promises financial security for themselves and their children. Certainly, university students are no different in their hopes and dreams for...
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Happy New Years Phoenix-Houston, As Editor in Chief of the first local UOPX-Houston campus student volunteer newspaper, I would like to thank every individual that made this possible. We have received quite the warm welcome our first month on the block. Our efforts to provide our readers with current information about our campus and...
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Do you Twitter? Blog? Do you spend at least one day a week scanning LinkedIn for new contacts and groups? Certainly a few years ago, most students would answer no to at least one of the above questions. However, with the rise in social and professional media sites, UOP students today can boast they...
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