Archive for July, 2011
Art students update racing’s image
Art graduates have traditionally taken longer than most to convert their recently acquired skills into cash: not all can expect to sell work from their first show, or pass straight from college catwalk to a contract with a high-end fashion retailer. But a project at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (CSM) in [...]
Lee County schools prepare for early start
The Lee County School District has the state’s earliest start date for classes this year – Aug. 8 – by its own choice. Collier County schools, meanwhile, start on the state’s required Aug. 22 kickoff. Lee was named a high-performing district because it received an A grade from the state based on students’ Florida Comprehensive [...]
Top 5 Social Media Tips for Students
Students who effectively use social media create an advantage for themselves with colleges and in the future job market. They can digitally network with professors, alumni, and fellow students before, during, and after college. Every student should invest some time in building their online presence. The days of MySpace are over, though, and your social [...]
There Is Power In A Union
I went to see Billy Bragg last night at Lincoln Center’s Big Busk. The show, courtesy of corporate sponsors Bloomberg and Pepsico, was quite good, with lots of people playing their own guitars and singing along to great busking material like “Tracks Of My Tears” and “Cecilia”. In the middle of all the busking music, [...]