When students are trying to conserve money an interesting thought process occurs. You see students often have a much different priority list than most of society (many people would refer to that portion as the “sane” group). Whereas most people would consider a...
People usually complain about the terrible service they get at their university, and wonder where their tuition goes. When you pay your tuition it gets broken down a bit so you can see where each penny goes, but it doesn’t go too in depth into each category....
I reached into my mailbox today and pulled out the famous (infamous?) Maclean’s University Rankings issue. I use the term infamous because my alma mater, the University of Manitoba, has been ranked last place in its category for as long as I can remember. As a U of...
Cooperative programs are becoming more and more popular among institutions. I graduated from North America’s largest cooperative program, where as one of my brothers enrolled in a much smaller coop program that was offered by his faculty. This article will...
A lot of students want to look great and feel confident about their physical appearance as they stroll around campus. This often leads them to the conclusion that they need to find a gym in order to keep themselves slim and trim. Over the years I have noticed a...
Will: See, the sad thing about a guy like you is, in 50 years you’re gonna start doin’ some thinkin’ on your own and you’re going to come up with the fact that there are two certainties in life: one, don’t do that, and two, you...
Hi everyone, this is JB’s older brother, Mr.Harvey. Teacher Man and JB have graciously given me the opportunity to write a few articles for them. Now for a little about myself… Upon graduation from high school I moved to Ontario to pursue my university degree...
I read an article on one of my favourite personal finance websites – Financial Samurai – last week and the content of it saddened me, but unfortunately it did not come as a real surprise. Basically, a commenter on the site had suggested to Sam (owner/writer of the...