Author: Katelyn Leano, Opinions Editor
Opinions
Weighing the Benefits of Online vs Classroom Learning
For all four years of college, students will take many classes, either online or in person. When students take online classes, they do a lot of their work on their own. They can work on their class assignments and submit them online to Blackboard. When students take traditional classes, they are required to show up […]
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Higher Ed Highlights
News
New California Law Is Setting a Precedent for Open Access Research
With the expansion of the internet and access to resources, publishers continue to develop methods to make their publications more accessible to students and researchers. The publishers’ endeavors have resulted in a fairly new model for obtaining research publications: open access. Open access is an international idea to move data and research from the private […]
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News
U.S. Will Officially Withdrawal From Paris Climate Agreement Day After Next Election
In November 2019, the Trump Administration started the formal withdrawal process from the Paris Climate Agreement. The agreement was put into effect on Nov. 4, 2016, and “for the first time brings all nations into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects, with enhanced support to […]
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Campus Life
Lewis Participates in Global Transcribe-a-thon
On Valentine’s day, the First-Year Writing Program and the Writing Center hosted “Douglass Day 2020: Transcribe-A-Thon” in the D’Arcy Great Room. Because it was an event to honor and preserve black history, it was co-sponsored by WAC, the Office of Multicultural Student Services, the sociology department and the African studies department. A transcribe-a-thon is an […]
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Campus Life
PLT Presents Imaginative Take On Curious Incident
“Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” made its debut at the Philip Lynch Theatre (PLT) for the weekend of Feb 14-16 and again the following weekend for a total of nine riveting performances. “Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” is a Tony award-winning play based on the book with a similar […]
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Campus Life
Blackboard Update Opens Debates Over Usefulness
The latest update to Blackboard has incurred technical issues for numerous users. In early January, students opened Blackboard to a whole new layout that has raised questions over the functionality and design of the update. An email was sent from the Office of Technology on Dec. 18, 2019, regarding the update. The email stated, “that […]
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