North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County is the latest locality that is considering a crackdown on individuals who insist on displaying their dirty underwear “sagging” pants:The Rev. Willie Simpson thinks low-riding pants are indecent. Now he wants Mecklenburg County to make them illegal.
On Tuesday, Simpson asked Mecklenburg County commissioners to work with the Charlotte City Council to pass a ban.
Monthly Archive for September, 2007
Since virtual schools were given access to federal aid several years ago, many online students have relied on student loans and grants to fund their education. The new student loan bill may change the way these students pay tuition bills….
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According to Southwest Nebraska News, Mid-Plains Community College will begin offering a business associates degree program 100% online: “Mid-Plains Community College students are now able to earn an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Business completely online, thanks to recent…
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A few months ago I posted about earning an online certificate from Harvard's extension program. A lot of potential students are interested, but hesitant to put down the money. If you've been considering taking online classes from this prestigious school,…
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By using transfer credits to my advantage and being smart with course schedules, I earned my bachelor's degree in less than four years. Sometimes it's helpful to take time in college to explore interests and develop talents. But, some distance…
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I don’t agree with a lot of what Peggy Noonen (of the Wall Street Journal) says, but this time she gets it right: Americans should not fear talking–and listening–to those whose views we loathe.
You don’t want to judge Christ by Christians, someone once said. He is perfect, they are not.
In a similar way you don’t want to judge capitalism by capitalists, or the legitimacy of democracy by the
If you're in the military, you may qualify for tuition assistance from the government. An eLearner's article explains:”Each service branch - Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard - offers a Tuition Assistance (TA) Program that helps defray the…
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Kenneth Hartman from Drexel University has been chosen to be the chairman of the Distance Learning Week committee. Here's a blurb from the Distance Learning Week press release:Currently the academic director at Drexel University Online, Hartman has served more than…
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Yes, there are online courses for just about anything a person would want to study. That includes Perdue University's upcoming courses about grain. Teaming up with the Grain Elevator and Processing Society, Perdue will offer “Fuel Ethanol Production: Fundamentals, Operations,…
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A recent report by Primary Research Group shows that traditional colleges are making a substantial amount of money by offering online courses - and that many colleges view online programs as a way to generate extra income. That's good news…
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