Halloween, an old and popular holiday celebrated by many cultures around the world, is readily approaching and it is important to choose an appropriate costume. When we think of Halloween, we think of it as a holiday meant for dressing up and eating candy but there is a lot more to it than just that.… Continue reading Keep cultural sensitivity in mind this Halloween
Category: Viewpoints
Christmas can wait: against the threat of season creep
A fixture of this time of year, in fact a fixture of modern life, is season creep. Season creep, for the blissfully unaware, is the practice of subtly, year-by-year, moving the traditional start date for holiday festivities further and further forward on the calendar. The sorry state of season creep is especially pronounced in the… Continue reading Christmas can wait: against the threat of season creep
Campus housing puts pressure on poor students
Housing prices here at UTM leave students coming from a lower socioeconomic background at a disadvantage. Because of the lack of an affordable option which balances amenities with financial attainability, many students from lower-income brackets are either taking on more debt to cover the cost of living or staying in sub-optimal conditions that may adversely… Continue reading Campus housing puts pressure on poor students
Reform needed in UTM’s online tuition structure
UTM is awesome for so many reasons. The best reason is its affordable tuition, something the university loves to advertise. And it’s true – UTM has the most affordable tuition for any public university in the state. A full time student (12+ hours) will only pay $4,876 a semester, regardless of how many credits he… Continue reading Reform needed in UTM’s online tuition structure
Should grad students have access to campus services?
As many students know, UTM has several different graduate programs and there are some questions posed about whether the graduates’ fees are too much when compared with undergraduates because they receive fewer benefits, such as not having access to the Recreation Center or the UTM Student and Health Counseling Services at their disposal. However, the… Continue reading Should grad students have access to campus services?
An apple a day may keep the Freshman 15 at bay
The change in lifestyle, from dependence to independence, might be the cause of the weight gain known as “The Freshman 15.” The Freshman 15 is an expression that most students have heard about as they enter the college realm. This expression refers to the amount of weight a freshman typically gains in their first year… Continue reading An apple a day may keep the Freshman 15 at bay
The best and worst buildings on campus
It may be a relatively small campus, but UTM is still a large complex of over a dozen buildings. Having existed in one form or another since the 1920s (and all the way back to the turn of the century if you include the days of the Hall-Moody Institute), UTM has persisted despite the rise… Continue reading The best and worst buildings on campus
Midterm exam week is incoming: brace for impact
With midterm tests just around the corner, we are now entering into one of the more trying seasons of the academic year. It can be difficult to get together enough energy, physical or mental, to ensure that one adequately studies for every test, writes every paper and pulls off every midterm project. Midterms are a… Continue reading Midterm exam week is incoming: brace for impact
In defense of 8 a.m. classes
The prospect of 8 a.m. classes fills students with dread each and every semester. We all know the sinking feeling of seeing that a crucial class is only offered at 8 a.m. As daunting as trudging out of bed at early-o-clock to get to class can be, there are a lot of benefits to this… Continue reading In defense of 8 a.m. classes
Time to bring Skyhawk cards into the 21st century?
Many schools, like UTM, use keycards that are swiped through an access port, which allows the individual to have access to that area. It lets the system know who is entering the dorm or the cafeteria. UTM currently uses this typical magnetic key card for just about everything on campus, including entry to dorms, the… Continue reading Time to bring Skyhawk cards into the 21st century?