Despite Loads of Homework, Procrastination Finds its Way into Every College Student’s Busy Schedule
You have a philosophy paper, 20 pages of bio to read, and a Spanish test all due tomorrow. So what do you do as soon as you turn on your computer? Go on Facebook, of course. Even with excessive amounts of homework, college students can’t help but procrastinate, and with tons of sites online from shopping to social networking to television shows, the options are endless.
Affordable and Engaging, A New Era in Gaming Has Arrived
In the television industry, shows like “Lost,” “Heroes” and “24” have been able to amass huge followings because of clever storytelling and cliffhangers at the end of each episode. A recent trend in the video gaming world has been to release video games in parts, somewhat similar to how these TV series tell a bigger story through small segments that reveal only pieces of a story in each episode.
Just when people are beginning to ponder holiday gifts, Apple Incorporated held a press event on Sept. 9 in San Francisco to unveil new iPods and related software. Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, took center stage to present the newest gadgets that Apple has to offer.
Are you in the mood to take a road trip with friends? Do you get sick of lugging heavy bags home from college to visit your family? Have you recently been turned down by a rental car company because they claim you’re too young? Or maybe you just have the urge to drive a super chic new ride for an hour or two? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, Zipcars may be the answer to your prayers.
What happens when you get a sharp pain in your arm or a bug bite that is swollen, red and warm to the touch? Naturally, your first reaction would be to call the doctor and make an appointment, but because you don’t have medical insurance, you pop open your laptop and Google the symptoms instead.
Will Faculty Presence Online Enhance Student-Professor Connections or Poke at Boundaries?
It starts off like any other Facebook experience. You click the red notifications box that reminds you that you’re special and then browse through the messages in your inbox. You check if there are any free gifts and ponder which of your friends would be the perfect recipient.
Recently, I was listening to my iPod on the D train, and I saw a picture of a man and a woman kissing. Underneath them was a caption which read “the original instant message.” This was part of Dentyne Ice’s ad campaign to sell gum by encouraging people to “make face time.
The scene is set. You’re in a bar with your friends, and everyone’s having a few drinks. A few drinks lead to a few more drinks, and the next thing you know, your face is flushed with that good, drunk feeling. You’re chatting happily and laughing at just about everything.
When the time comes to register for classes every student follows a similar agenda: check which requirements you haven’t fulfilled, do everything in your power to get a day off and check Rate My Professors to ensure you aren’t signing up for a semester of impossible essays and boring lectures.
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