Attention admissions colleagues; you may want to be careful at the bar. This is an interesting piece of research conducted by the awesome folks at Penn State - in collaboration with the University of Buffalo: Employees who force themselves to smile and be happy in front of customers — or who try to hide feelings of annoyance — may be at risk for heavier drinking after work,
How cool does this flick look? Academy Award-winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in FORD v FERRARI, based on the remarkable true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) and the fearless British-born driver Ken Miles (Bale), who together battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary
Marquette is joining the ranks of institutions not requiring ACT or SAT exam scores as part of the admissions process:“Four years of strong performance in rigorous high school coursework has always been the most important measure in Marquette's holistic admission review,” Acting Provost Kimo Ah Yun said. “Requiring standardized tests was never intended to dissuade individuals
credit: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles TimesI've been so busy with LIFE lately that I haven't had the opportunity to virtually *drooool* over the Star Wars developments at Disneyland.In case you've been living under a rock, Disneyland opened the new "Star Wars Galaxy's Edge" portion of the park. Rather than regale you with what awesomeness I think it will be, here's a post from
A very interesting op-ed from back in March that I read at NACAC's* website the other day.The school counselor can and should play such a pivotal role in any student’s college search and application activities. But due to over-sized caseloads and often inadequate professional training, even the best school counselors are unable to provide the support most kids need in identifying
Dr. John performing at the annual Ponderosa Stomp music festival in New Orleans in 2008. Credit: Lee Celano for The New York TimesNew broke yesterday of the passing of a true music icon.The music legend, guitarist, piano man, jive talker and psychedelic godfather Malcolm John Rebennack – better known as Dr. John – died "towards the break of day" on Thursday, of a heart attack,
Tap to pause!This is how you know that your mother is using the talk-to-text feature on her phone. Yowza.Hey, at least she's making an effort!
Wow. It's been a minute since I last posted, no? Life sure gets in the way sometimes!The above video is from last night's commencement ceremonies at Huntingdon Area High School, my alma mater. The commencement speaker is Dylan Lane, a fellow alum from my graduating class of 1995. I wasn't able to be there in-person, but I live-streamed the ceremony, and got to watch his speech