Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Student Loan Reform: Building a New National Future
Posted by Linda H on 8:58:00 AM
Last week President Obama announced new reforms to the student loans system that will make it easier for more than 1.6 million students to manage their student loan debt. College students and campus publications across Iowa are beginning to take notice of the benefits provided in the "Pay As You Earn" plan. Here's a few excerpts from an opinion piece from a former Iowa Summer Organizer and current Drake University student, Casey Erixon, which was published in Monday's The Times-Dephic, Drake University's student newspaper.
We're hiring! " Wikia"
Posted by Linda H on 8:56:00 AM
On Wikipedia, the immensely popular site he founded in 2001, Jimmy Wales is named "constitutional monarch, benevolent dictator, and spiritual leader." He claims to be more of a "carpenter" in his latest venture, Wikia, a for-profit wiki-hosting platform co-founded with Angela Beesley in 2004.
Wikia offers user-generated content on pop culture topics, such as World of Warcraft, Food Trucks, and the Harry Potter movies. Some 45 million visit its 275,000 "communities" each month.
Barack Obama Quote O’ The Day :: Hope
Posted by Linda H on 8:31:00 AM
Hope is what led me here today–with a father from Kenya, a mother from Kansas; and a story that could only happen in the United States of America.
–from Iowa Caucus Victory Speech, January 3, 2008\\\
Apple Needs to Make it in America
