January 14, 2022 Undergraduate Enrollment is in a Freefall As colleges and universities navigate year two of COVID, enrollment in undergraduate programs is declining at historic rates, the pandemic proving to be the perfect accelerant to a trend driven by soaring costs and a ballooning student debt crisis. “This could…

Jourdan B. Gooden Spotify is currently blaring in my background. Well, just loud enough so that I can still hear my own thoughts. Because that’s what you deserve. My clear, unmolested, concrete thoughts. Here’s what I think: I think that the seasons are transitioning, stirring up an all too familiar…

Catrice Coleman Inc.:Tom Brady’s Dad Took a Jab at the Patriots. Brady’s Response Is a Lesson in Emotional Intelligence Regardless of what you think of the Tom Brady on the field, he recently showed us a different skill off the field, giving us all a little reminder of what emotional…

NPR: Idled Thai Taxis Go Green With Mini-Gardens On Car Roofs In an effort to utilize idled taxis due to the coronavirus crisis, two taxi cooperatives in Thailand assembled miniature gardens this week using black plastic garbage bags stretched across bamboo frames that serve as small vegetable plots. “The result…

Flamin’ Hot Cheetos? Good. Mountain Dew? Great. Flamin’ Hot Mountain Dew? You know what, it’s 2021, why not. Frito Lay’s strategy to inject their flavors into every facet of our food-based lives continues. Whatever your feelings on the flavor itself, mashups are eye-catching and this one is sure to make people stop scrolling. You may recall Flamin’ hot ice cream at your local Marble Slab…

Zackary Hendrickx Take on the Week: When big ideas aren’t necessarily great ideas. Our Robot Overlords are Coming During the same week that Boston Dynamic’s Atlas robot conquered its Ninja Warrior course with disturbing ease, and Tesla unveiled their humanoid TeslaBot, Disney announced its plan to populate its parks with…

Marty X. Mercado Messi = Money The sporting world was in a standstill as Lionel Messi and Barcelona announced that they will be parting ways after over 20 years together. Messi completed his “free” transfer to French giants Paris Saint-Germain, joining fellow superstars in Brazil’s Neymar and French phenom Kylian…

You Won’t Remember The Pandemic The Way You Think You Will, The Atlantic This article is all about how our memories are shaped both individually as well as communally. It speaks of the challenges we’ve faced walking through a life period of hardship together, versus a “flashbulb moment” like that…

Jourdan B. Gooden It’s July already? No, it’s halfway through July already? Twitter Is Shutting Down Fleets on August 3, Citing Low Usage Fleets were fleeting. “Twitter has confirmed that Fleets — its own take on ephemeral Stories that it launched into general availability just nine months ago — is…