Most people agree that college is a life-enriching investment and one well worth the time, energy and money. However, how do books - most of which are rarely read past a semester - factor into this great equation of expense? Depending on the number of classes you're enrolled in, required texts can cost upward of nearly 50 percent of tuition.
Both new and returning students can expect some changes to KCC's cafeteria this semester, including a price increase. For students who have yet to visit the cafeteria, according to Jerome Ranos, operations manager, students can expect some price increases.
From Nintendo 64 to Nintendo's Wii game console, make room for the close-to-reality Second Life computer games, which are being adapted for teachers' curriculum. Not only will students be able to learn in a classroom, but virtually as well. By incorporating SL in curriculums, students will be able to do things they might not be able to in a normal classroom setting, such as a dangerous science experiment or a trip to the pyramids of Egypt.
On the heels of Koa Gallery's recently featured MFA exhibition comes "The Best Of New Media Arts." The display - the first of the academic semester -- features the artwork of KCC students currently enrolled in the New Media Arts program. The show boasts a wide array of mediums, including warped animation and manipulated digital photography.
What are your important deciding factors when you are going to a restaurant? It depends on the person to determine whether it's a good restaurant or not. For me, aside from taste, I need a certain atmosphere. Along with good service, the price should match the quality of the food and that can upgrade an ordinary restaurant to a favorite restaurant of mine.
Many of you have already bid your adieus to summer, begrudgingly accepting the fall semester into your life, and with it, a lackluster relationship with responsibility and studiousness. Regardless of the stiff company that these two bring, it's still easy enough to slip away unnoticed and have a weekend fling with leisure.
Writings extracted from the brain of a traveler on hiatus, aspiring YouTube e-lebrity and struggling domestic goddess.
