Dodge-Chrysler marches to the beat of the wrong drum major…
Super Bowl Sunday, that time honored tradition of football, wings and the ever-anticipated commercials. Rarely has a Super Bowl gone by that has not seen some controversy, or at least some element that invoked the ire of viewers, whether it was player performance or behavior, ill-performed half-time shows or commercials that fell short of the mark. During this year’s Super Bowl, Dodge managed to garner itself a place among those advertisers who united many against their marketing campaign. It began with the best of intentions. Dodge, like many companies, wanted to use the Super Bowl to market their products. They also wanted to use the opportunity to bring attention to their new #BuilttoServe campaign, highlighting Dodge’s self-service initiatives. They approached Intellectual Properties Management (IPM), Inc. which is currently run by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s son Dexter and is...
Read MoreA rose by any other name… is still questionable tax reform
There has been a lot of recent discussion about the Republican’s new tax bill, the largest overhaul to tax reform in almost 30 years, which passed in the House of Representatives earlier this month. As a student, I have found the controversy surrounding the proposed cuts to loan tax deductions, among other changes to tuition credits, troubling. However, my major is in history and secondary education, not economics, so I found myself doing a rather extensive amount of reading on the topic. While many people seem to find the new changes alarming, there are a few advocates for the new changes. However, I found the information I gleaned from researching the new bill to be unsettling to say the least. To begin with, the GOP wants to combine three separate tax cuts for higher education expenses into one, eliminating...
Read MoreMC seniors reflect on internships through MC Works
Maryville College began its innovative job preparation program four years ago, and this year the graduating senior class will be the first to have completed all four years of the course designed to help prepare them to meet the demands of today’s job market after graduation. The four-year long curriculum, involving seminars, job fairs, interviews, portfolios and resumes, also requires each student to participate in a Significant Practical Experience (SPE). These SPE’s are oriented with the student’s major and field of interest, ensuring that each individual gains meaningful hands-on experience in a real-world environment. Byjan Kajaei is a senior majoring in English as a Second Language (ESL) education with a minor in Japanese. She spent six weeks over the summer teaching ESL in Japan. During this time, she was able to substantially improve her Japanese language skills while gaining...
Read MoreLions, Tigers and Beards…Oh My!
It’s that time of year again: colder temperatures, holiday decorations, winter fashion and more facial hair! While walking around campus, you might have noticed a surplus of usually shaved men slowly growing their best man beards. You might want to stop one of them and ask them what has caused this lapse in grooming habits, and you might learn a thing or two about cancer awareness during your conversation. “No Shave November,” and its more recent cousin “Mo-vember”, were both started with the idea of promoting cancer awareness through conversation. Namely, conversations started about the recent shaving, or lack thereof, of men around the world. According to an article by “Today,” “No-Shave November” got its start after a beloved father in Chicago lost his battle with colon cancer in 2007. His family, including his eight children, wanted to find...
Read More“MC Works” helps students to plan for the future
Four years ago, Maryville College began a program to help current and graduating students prepare for the job market after graduation. Named Maryville College Works (MC Works,) the idea was to help students reach their career goals by placing emphasis on professional preparation and incorporating career-related advising and experiences into the liberal arts curriculum. This year’s Senior class is the inaugural graduating class for the MC Works program. They are the first to have completed the program from start to finish and will stand testament on how MC Works has functioned to help Maryville students prepare for the next step. This innovative banner program, the first of its kind, will continue to serve its students in the future. It helps students incorporate what they are learning in the classroom with the use of critical thinking skills, to ask open-ended...
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