Why We All Need Recess

Remember when recess was the favorite part of your day? For the couple hours that seemed like forever, that big clock on the classroom wall would grind out the school day one tick at a time punctuated by those few amazing moments—that free-for-all called recess. As spring semester draws to a close, some will break…

Visualize a New Kind of Presentation with NBC Learn

Want to add old television video footage to your presentations? Check out NBC Learn: Television Video Archive. NBC News, NBC Sports, and The Today Show are making thousands of newsreels, videos, photographs, and more available to you. Material is organized into collections by subject matter for easy browsing. Collections include: Current Events, Business Administration, Ethics,…

A University of Friends

The tragic times we have recently faced as a university had seemed to foreshadow a lot of our pride, honor and unity. But as time has passed, we have not wavered in our mutual respect and care for our fellow Penn Staters. Friendships have actually gotten stronger as strangers before now stop, and through conversation…

Who Said That?

In the heat of the paper writing battle where do you get your references? Do you spend much time in the local library? The clock is ticking on that deadline and with as much information as can be found at your fingertips you may be wasting your time. Many of you have lives that often…

Are You Burnt-Out? Planning Wisely to Prevent Overload

After high school, I went to a university on-campus. I was 18, energetic, and fully focused on school. My only responsibility, really, was school. I got a work-study job on campus, which was basically paid study time! Thus, taking 18 credits in one semester was both feasible and smart. Due to personal circumstances, I left…