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The Creative Spark—How to Get an Edge in Fashion Design

Wouldn’t you love to design Cinderella’s sportswear?  Brad Pitt’s leather pants?  Or Margot Robbie’s PJs?  Well, if you love fashion, you can do all this and more.  You could even start your own clothing line. So, what does it take to succeed as a fashion designer?  “Great fashion designers have strong illustration and drawing skills”… Read more »

Course Exam—MGSC 312

MGSC 312 (Statistics for Business and Economics II) is a three-credit, second-level introductory course in statistics, designed as a continuation of MGSC 301 (Statistics for Business and Economics I).  Together, these courses provide students with basic concepts and methods of statistical analysis.  The course and the textbook are tailored to meet the needs of students… Read more »

Dear Barb—Non-Verbal Communication

Dear Barb: I have been dating this great girl for six months. The problem is she is very closed and doesn’t talk about her feelings. She even has difficulty telling me where she wants to go when we go out. I find her very frustrating. I don’t even know where this relationship is going or… Read more »

Porkpie Hat—An Ordinary Joy

I often think what a sweet luxury it is to just be ordinary; to be possessed of only modest talents, and no all-consuming ambition for recognition or legacy.  Being able to amble through life having not too much, but not too little.  A small circle of friends, perhaps, a handful of people I love, enough… Read more »

Is Equality Possible in Relationships?

“The present relationship existing between husband and wife, where one claims a command over the actions of the other, is nothing more than a remnant of the old leaven of slavery. It is necessarily destructive of refined love; for how can a man continue to regard as his type of the ideal a being whom… Read more »

The Study Dude—Eight Habits that Give Academic Results

As a student, you want good habits.  I mean habits like studying from the crack of dawn to the black of night—if your schedule permits—but doing so every day.  I also mean habits like writing detailed outlines after researching thirty articles for one term paper.  Those are things I did to get accepted into grad… Read more »

The Struggling Student Rants—Shop & Save into the Future

Summer came & went; September arrived in the blink of an eye and the traditional school season began.  Some of us at AU took a break from our studies, and some didn’t.  Some AU students went on long road trips and adventurous travels.  Others chose to stay at home and enjoy their downtime lounging around… Read more »

The Fit Student—Careers to Combat Anxiety

Does a cup of coffee trigger jitters that burst into an anxiety attack?  If so, don’t feel like your career is doomed.  Not at all!  Instead, discover your passions.  Your passions might relate to therapies that reduce—even cure—anxiety.  Now that’s a win-win for anyone with anxiety disorder. I cured myself of anxiety.  I haven’t had… Read more »