SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento State’s Interior Design Program’s resources can no longer accommodate the demand of students, leading department officials to declare the program impacted this semester. Students applying to the interior design program will face tougher requirements, officials said. "We’ve introduced a higher GPA, we’ve introduced a set of prerequisite courses that have to […]
‘Tiz the Season to be Jolly (for real)
Jolly. Jovial. Joyous. All of these words are etymologically related to Jupiter – the planet of optimism and expansion – and with all the Sagittarius activity in the heavens right now, this type of energy is infused in many of our day to day affairs for several weeks. Sagittarius is half man, half animal, representing […]
Finding The Right Note
What is harmony? Harmony is most commonly used in musical language to describe a pleasing combination of melodies. It refers to two entirely separate entities that manage to complement one another and create an agreeable outcome. Harmony is also used to refer to things outside of music and is popular in describing relationships; to live […]
Victims speak as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Barbara-Leigh Tonelli was 19 when she walked down the aisle and said the words “I do”. In her mind, there were no warning signs of domestic violence. However, not long after her wedding, Tonelli’s husband, a trained sniper in the military, began abusing her. “There were frequent random beatings,” Tonelli said. “There was constant berating, constant […]
Joseph Stiglitz – Notes on his book-chat at The New School Univ. (NYC)
This is not a book review. I have not read Joseph Stiglitz’s book "Making Globalization Work." That being said… last night (12/05/06) Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz spoke at the John Tishman auditorium at The New School University (NYC) to a crowd of about 500. He shared some highlights from his new book "Making […]
Open Up the Business Model: How Citizen Journalists Get Rewarded
About 50 million Americans have added their original content to the Internet’s bounty. Most haven’t seen a dime. Five of the ten fastest growing brands on the Web rely on users for content. Most, like MySpace, Flickr and Heavy.com, do not pay their contributors. But the tide may be changing towards systems of compensation. Interestingly, […]