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Are laptops deceiving?
Sixty students, 21 laptops… Today I decided to sit at the very back of my class and see just how many students use their laptops and for what reasons. Professors think they’re taking notes when some of them are surfing the web. It can be bothersome sitting behind someone who’s on Facebook when you’re trying… Read more
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Do Students Care About ASPSU?
Do you care? Let me know why or not below. Read more
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Food Carts
What is your favorite food cart and why do you like it? Read more
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Graduation is Not a Given
It was mid-February of last term when I was standing in the hallway with my fellow classmates waiting for our classroom to clear out, and I overheard another student mention her dilemma in applying to graduate. I patiently waited for her to finish her story, my mind spinning a mile a minute, until I finally… Read more
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PowerPoint or PowerNap?
Notebooks out, time to start class– another PowerPoint comes up. Is this what I’m paying tuition for? I don’t need a PhD instructor to read something I can read for myself. I don’t remember encountering this excessive amount of PowerPoint use in high school or earlier education. I think it’s important to remind instructors that… Read more
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Group Envy
I have often felt a little envious when I see groups of students gathering at various places around campus. I’ve made friends at PSU, but living off-campus has made it more difficult to find students to hang with outside of the classroom. But when I see a group of Muslim women lunching together or a… Read more