Are you a student mom, breastfeeding your baby? Or are you planning on giving birth? Whichever you do, bring your baby top nutrition. Homemade pablum could launch your baby into a healthier, happier life. On the flipside, store-bought pablum can come loaded with sugar and salt. You shouldn’t feed sugar to a puppy, never mind… Read more »
Have you ever wondered how busy moms and pops make the grade? How they pass grad school while holding part-time jobs and raising a family? They must have some secrets to share. And I’ve found a book that tells all. Faithann Brown, MBA, lays out time-savers for swamped students in her book Returning to School… Read more »
FNCE 249 (Personal Investing) is a three-credit introductory business course that helps students gain the knowledge and skills to effectively manage their personal investments. Students will gain an understanding of the budgeting and investment process, familiarity with investment math and terminology, and the ability to apply and assess different approaches to investing. This course has… Read more »
Dear Barb: Recently I lost my younger brother to cancer. He was only thirty years old and just beginning his life. It was the worst experience of my life. He suffered for three years and we all hoped he would beat this terrible disease, but, in the end, he succumbed. We’re trying our best as… Read more »
Sometimes creative folks get used. It happens all the time in business. Just don’t let it happen to you. Sadly, the way the system works, you need deep pockets to defend yourself. So, if you get used and abandoned by a large corporation, keep in mind that the legal system favors those with bucks. I… Read more »
Tick tock. Hear that? It’s the mounting clamour of approaching deadlines. Time slips inexorably past, and with dire consequences, when we are trying to study. It’s unsettling, to say the least. Sometimes the best thing to do in the face of worry is to relax and loosen our grip on time. While I’ll be the… Read more »
It’s been many years since Marcus and I shared a pitcher in the beer parlor of the Astoria Hotel on Vancouver’s East Hastings Street. I can’t remember which mutual friend or acquaintance had introduced us, but I have never forgotten sitting across from him in the smoky, gloomy room, with its permanent funk of tobacco,… Read more »
As the days are becoming cooler and roasted foods take over the dinner menu, I decided to try my hand at roasting. To make things more complex, I opted to roast a whole duck. Initially, I was concerned with my lack of experience in the kitchen to attempt such a feat. Unlike chicken, duck protein… Read more »
Author Steve MacGregor says, “Want to know a funny little secret about losing weight and staying fit when you’re over fifty? Well here it is: There is no secret” (7%). In other words, “Eat the wrong stuff and get too little exercise and you’ll get fat. Eat the right stuff and get more exercise and… Read more »
PSYC 381 (Psychology of Adult Development) is a three-credit, senior-level psychology course that provides comprehensive coverage of normal aging across the physical, cognitive, social, and psychological dimensions as well as the role of the environment and how it fits with the aging individual. The course concludes with a discussion of end-of-life issues and the important… Read more »