Maximizing Study Groups
Gather around! 'Tis time to take hold of your pens and highlighters -- to grasp your calculators! -- to clutch your erasers! Exams are right around the corner and I am your official exam crier! Although most of our best studying gets done individually and in...
Team Cohesiveness – An Athletically Inspired Educational Journey
If you look at some of the most successful teams in sport history, whether it is the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL, the New York Yankees of the MLB, or Manchester United of the EPL, team cohesiveness is a large, but underestimated aspect of the success of such...
Create Your Masterpiece
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” -Pablo Picasso Children have an innate curiosity and desire to learn. They dream big and let their imagination run wild. However, as we grow up, the stresses and pressures of school...
6 Tips for Picking Your Residence
It’s the time of the year where graduating high school students are making their final decisions about their post-secondary future. For those attending college or university, an element of this is picking out the right residence to live in that will fit their needs....
Pulling off an All-Nighter
Countless people have instructed you not to do it. Parents and educators across different timezones are pulling faces, arms crossed, and eyebrows raised, judging your ability to "adult" right now. But life isn't predictable. The best students may not admit it, but a...
Feeding the Soul in Senior Year – An Athletically Inspired Educational Journey
Going into my senior year on a full athletic scholarship at the University of Tulsa, it was a time of mixed emotions. After four years of being away from my family in Canada, part of me was looking forward to finishing up and heading home. Another part of me was sad...
Living with Roommates
In Fall 2015, I moved into residence. Frankly, I was more excited about living apart from my parents than I was about living on my own, which didn’t settle in until they left the evening of move-in day. Still, it wasn't too bad. Once all the parents in the suite-style...
Join the Movement – Earth Hour
Climate change is a global problem that affects everyone, everywhere. Celebrated during the month of March every year, the World Wildlife Foundation’s Earth Hour strives to raise awareness on the need for action on climate change. All around the world, millions of...
First Lady of Physics: Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu
Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu, often dubbed the First Lady of Physics, was an inspiring woman physicist who made significant contributions to nuclear physics. She was born in 1912 in Liu He, China. Her parents strongly believed in education - her mother being a teacher and her...
Handling Poor Sport Performance in Junior Year – An Athletically Inspired Educational Journey
Student-athletes performing any sport are sure to have experienced a moment on the playing field when they just didn't deliver their best effort, resulting in a poor performance. At an elite or even professional level, when the stakes are highest and there is lots...