Video Game Design Programs: Princeton Review Lists Top Colleges
In the last decade the video game industry has established itself as a serious player in the world of entertainment media, with annual revenues topping top-ticket motion pictures. Video game design...
View ArticleWhat About Music and Art?
As Congress begins reevaluate the state of public education in the wake of the abject failure of President George W. Bush administration’s “No Child Left Behind Policy,” the focus has once again been...
View ArticleOpinion Check: Reality Television And Scholastic Aptitude Test
For college-bound students, the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is a serious business. At the majority of colleges and universities SAT scores are an important part of the equation when considering...
View ArticleTiger Mom Supports Controversial New Essay On SAT
Controversy about the College Board’s addition of a Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) essay prompt about the effects of reality television continues to churn among academics, students and their parents....
View ArticleSaving the Music for Generations to Hear
The existence of the VH1 Save the Music Foundation should be familiar to most anyone who owns a television. The music video channel has long sponsored the not-for-profit organization to foster the...
View ArticleThe Culture of Stress
According to education officials in the United Kingdom as many as 1 in 5 students may be dealing with psychological difficulties stemming from stress related to modern life. In the United States, the...
View ArticleTrump School A Scam?
For 11 straight seasons, Donald Trump has shared his secret to success with contestants of The Apprentice. The famous business man has taken his teachings nation wide by providing real estate seminars...
View ArticleShape-Ups for Girls?
In the newest get-fit-with-little-effort trend, Sketchers Shape Ups has been one of the most recognizable products on today’s market. With glamorous celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Brooke Burke as...
View ArticleThe Art of the Celebrity Commencement Address
Synonymous with the college graduation season is the invariable celebrity who’s who of commencement speakers that will strike their pose behind the podium and give a fare-thee-well address to the...
View ArticleJune Celebrity Round-Up
It’s summertime! As June draws to a close and preparations are gearing up for Fourth of July barbecues and fireworks, why not kick back and catch up with the news of the rich, famous and super-trendy....
View ArticleCollege Radio Still Predicts the Pulse of Popular Music
In a way, college radio is the voice of a demographic. For decades college radio has been a source for alternative sounds from mainstream pop music, operated and played in the halls and cafeterias of...
View ArticleLife On The Road: The Realities Of Jobs In The Music Business
Who hasn’t had one of those great Walter Mitty fantasies about stepping up to bat at a major league ballgame, starring in a major motion picture or performing in a rock band? Of course, not everyone...
View ArticleSo You Want To Start A Nightclub: Tips From A Legendary Pro
Oh, those recession blues! A tight job market means employers are demanding more from their employees…and getting it. Extra hours, weekend work sessions and ‘home’ work are the order of the day. At the...
View ArticleMarketing 101: McDonald’s & The McRib
One more time, the people who put Ronald McDonald, the Golden Arches, and the Big Mac into the cultural lexicon are showing when it comes to marketing savvy, they’re the group to beat. Capitalizing on...
View ArticleThe Lipstick Effect: Sales Of “Affordable Luxuries” Stay Strong
Yes, the economy is tight but that doesn’t mean women are willing to give up what some experts call ‘affordable luxuries’. Even in the current slowdown, sales for makeup, accessories and salon services...
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