The Daytona State College Women’s Center will host its annual luncheon recognizing National Women’s History Month from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, 29, in the Hosseini Center on the Daytona Beach Campus. This year’s luncheon honors local women who have made a difference, including Dr. Carol Eaton, DSC President; Dr. Wendy Libby, Stetson University President; Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed, Continue reading Center hosts History Month lunch
By Emelia Hitchner Students will have the opportunity to experience the culture of Rome in May through Daytona State College’s Study Abroad program, led by humanities professor Vincent Piazza and assisted by geography professor Christopher Whitaker. The program features a humanities course that focuses on the Classical, Renaissance and Baroque Continue reading Program gives students chance to tour Italy
The Law Enforcement Academy at Daytona State College honored 29 graduates during a commencement ceremony Feb. 6, at the News-Journal Center. College President Carol Eaton, along with faculty and administrators from Daytona State’s College of Health, Human and Public Services, were among those offering well wishes to the new graduates.In addition to certificates of completion, awards were presented to Continue reading Graduates walk the walk
By Austin King As new technology is further incorporated into classrooms in Kyrene, Arizona, test scores have stagnated. The results coming from this school district should be forewarning to a nation obsessed with powerpoint presentations, tablets and e-books. With over $60 billion invested in technology for classrooms in the last Continue reading Technology chains education to drug-like addiction
By Austin King As Facebook prepares to begin selling stock with an initial public offering (IPO) of $100 million for their social network, criticism of its effect on internet privacy continue to become stronger. That criticism is unwarranted because Facebook is simply molding their view on privacy around our generation Continue reading Social media sheds anonymity, but makes Web better
By Steven Katona Every February Americans take time to reflect on the civil rights of free people and a free nation. While some might believe that the civil rights movement was a game of politics played by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, baseball ─ America’s favorite pastime Continue reading Jazz up your swing
By Arden Gregory Through March, Blue Spring State Park plays host to one of Florida’s most fascinating mammals — The West Indian Manatee. Situated two miles west of Orange City, the land was settled by the Thursby family in the late 1800s. Although the spring was a depot for steamships Continue reading Endangered manatee hot spot
By Thomas Lynn For a brief period, America seemed to resemble China, with Wikipedia, Google and many other websites going black in protest to the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act. But, could they be over reacting? SOPA and PIPA claim, at least in title, the most Continue reading The foreshadowing of SOPA and PIPA
