by Mary Allen in News
They can be seen wandering zombie-like,
bleary eyed, sleep hair sticking up on their
heads, or slumped over their keyboards.
What are we talking about here, hangovers?
No, they are sleep deprived Glendale
Community College students, and missing
too much sleep can affect one intellectually,
physically and emotionally.
by Mary Allen in News
With tuition cost spiraling out of control, college bound students and their parents need to investigate which college degree will give then the most value for their money. Reports illustrate that the choices may not be that obvious.
Going into debt for an advance degree is not always the best bargain, and students are going into a lot of debt, the average undergraduate has at least $20,000 in debt.
by Andre Sanchez in News
Many part-time employees are
being laid off because there have
been a few problems with the new
minimum wage law that was just
passed in Feb. 2007. The minimum
wage could also affect their benefits
if he or she is not laid off from their
job. The Senate feared this outcome
in the United States because of
future raised products along with
lower paid full-time employees and
managers.
And this time . . . they just might mean it.
by Bill Ernest, Jr in News
Many students today find the ever increasing cost of higher education to be an overwhelming calamity with no help in sight, but fear not fretful friends help is on the way from the most unlikely of sources . . . the Federal Government. The two most popular funding programs (and easiest to qualify for) are the Pell Grant and the Stafford Loan.
by Sean Manget in News
If the prospect of filing your taxes has got you
sweating buckets, then breathe a sigh of relief:
AARP is here to help you file those unwieldy
tax forms. From now through April 11, AARP
volunteers will be in the A-146 conference room
on Wednesdays to help students and members
of the community file their tax return papers.
by Rainet Lewis in News
Alli, the new and only FDA approved over-the
counter weight loss pill is, according to its creator
GlaxoSmithKline, not a miracle drug or a quick fix pill.
GlaxoSmithKline claims that with Alli, a user can lose
up to 5 pounds more per year than they would have with
exercise and smart eating alone.
Long needed education reform takes first baby-step
by Bill Ernest, Jr in News
This past President's Day the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and several other prominent Democrats appeared on the campus of Arizona State University to discuss and answer questions on the affordability of higher education and unrolling the Democratic Party's vision for the future of education in America.
by in News
Joy Riders heist Dodge Ram in GCC Parking Lot:
February 27th; 4:07p.m: An employee reported the theft of his 2001 Dodge Ram
pickup from the Southwest parking lot. The Glendale Police were notified and
responded to file a report. A review of the surveillance cameras determined that
at 11:29a.
