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The Fit Student—Tussle Stress with Fitness

When you wriggle into your office chair, does your brain swell like tortellini?  Noodles bursting out your ears?  Well, that’s workplace anxiety.  And I’ve laid bare the cure. Ten years ago, I braved my first on-the-job anxiety attack.  And then workplace anxiety smacked me daily.  But I learned to curb it through self-talk and journaling. … Read more »

In Conversation—with Melina Krumova of Drooble

I would have discovered Drooble sooner or later, via social media or word-of-mouth from musician friends.  I had to; Drooble was exactly the kind of thing we all needed—a free means of collaborating musically with anyone, anywhere, at any time. After writing a song and doing a bare-bones recording of it I can post it… Read more »

The Study Dude—Dig up Your Passions

Do you whittle away half a day on social media?  Boob tube for hours before guilt knocks?  Or go crazy on tasks that crimp your goals? Focus instead on what counts: your main hustle.  For many students, studies mark the main hustle.  Nail down a hustle that inspires passion.  But how do you pinpoint your… Read more »

Course Exam—COMP 308

COMP 308 (Java for Programmers) is a three-credit, upper-level computer science course that focuses on providing a solid grounding in object-oriented programming (OOP) in Java for students who have a background in procedural programming.  COMP 308 also focuses on advanced features of object-oriented programming.  This course can be used as an elective for students in… Read more »

Dear Barb—Phone Smart?

Dear Barb: Help! I’m addicted to my phone, and I hate it! It’s the first thing I look at in the morning and the last thing at night.  At least I don’t bring my phone into the bedroom with me at night like some of my friends do.  But I’m always checking my phone, even… Read more »

Book Review—Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8

Book: Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8 Author: Naoki Higashida Translators: KA Yoshida and David Mitchell To a great extent, autism is mysterious disorder.  Its possible causes have been a mystery for a long time and are still being investigated.  Some early psychoanalytic researchers held the view that “refrigerator mothers” were responsible for their… Read more »

The Career Path—Financial Planner

Were you the kid who loved math in kindergarten?  But you also had bundles of friends and could think of new ways of doing things in the future?  And you loved to study?  Then you’re made for a career in financial planning. AU offers an eight-course program to help you become a financial planner: FPSC… Read more »

The Study Dude—Achieve Your Goals

I offer you four lessons to help achieve your goals.  First, don’t give up.  Second, get resourceful.  Third, find the sweet spot.  And lastly, focus on the positive. Let’s break these down further. First, when we strive for goals, what first seems fun grows difficult.  Don’t give up. When I held a gala for charity,… Read more »