The Digital Age began in the mid-twentieth century. Today’s college students are used to this era — they were born into it, never knowing anything else except a world of technology. Some of them started out with flip phones and were later given smartphones, tablets and personal computers. Others may have skipped the flip phone, with their parents waiting until smartphones came out to give their children … Continue reading Printed papers are still important
Homework — a word every college student knows and dreads. Papers, videos, discussion cards, readings and every other variation of homework are what keep students up all hours of the night. All-nighters, early risings and late nights are natural consequences of having to turn in homework by the deadline. Work outside of the classroom is a tricky topic and one that students and professors tend to … Continue reading Balanced levels of homework are necessary
The merits of audiobooks versus physical books is a debate that has plagued the bookish community since the invention of audiobooks in 1932. The debate has grown as the popularity of audiobooks has increased, with the first notable spark in 1955. There is still no concurrence on if listening to audiobooks can even be considered reading. The definition of reading, according to Google, is “the … Continue reading Listening to audiobooks is a valid way to read
There is a stigma around asking for help, and this stigma has infiltrated college environments everywhere. After all, college is the first time the vast majority of students are away from home for the first time. Students are no longer with the primary people they ask for help from — their parents. There is an expectation that they are finally at an age where they can … Continue reading You are never too old to ask for assisstance
Foreign language requirements are seen in schools everywhere. Many high schools require students to complete at least two years of a foreign language, and college admission teams look for this when deciding who to send acceptance letters to. Then, when students start college, they tend to be informed of college level foreign language class requirements. Numerous colleges require some or all students to take at … Continue reading Our View: Informal slang is necessary for foreign language
Each new class of Berry students are being raised in an increasingly technological world. The main source of information for anything and everything is the media and its various components. Students find print media scanned and uploaded onto the web to use for research, but most of the general information they need on a daily basis comes from sources that originate online. These sources include … Continue reading Our View: Colleges should make media literacy a required course
Most of the time, students in their senior, junior and even sophomore years of high school get asked the following question: Where are you going to college? Once that is answered, they receive a follow-up: What are you going to major in? This follow-up does not stop being asked once college has started regardless of the first question no longer being applicable. Instead, students are … Continue reading Our View: College majors do not define you as a person or student
Humans, by nature, are storytellers. Cave drawings depict animals, humans and other objects and were likely associated with oral stories. Homer’s “The Iliad” and Native American folk tales were originally told orally, before being written down at a later date. Musicians use their music to story tell, and filmmakers and photographers use their cameras. They help us bond and empathize with one another. Continue reading Our View: Listen and learn from other peoples’ stories
I’ve taken American Sign Language, or ASL, classes for four years. When I was deciding where to go to college at about this time last year, ASL was a factor I took into consideration. I was thinking of completing a double major between English and ASL, or at least minoring in ASL. Continue reading Our View: Berry should offer American Sign Language
On April 1, the Georgia state Senate passed a constitutional carry bill allowing law-abiding adults who are legally allowed to carry a concealed firearm, to do so without first having to obtain government permission. Continue reading Our View: Georgia should require a license to carry
