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‘Formal Approach’ Offers Portrait of Human Psyche

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Hannah Runnels – Staff Writer Photographers Lydia Panas, Martha Ketterer, and Jean Sousa are all currently on display until May 4 at the Southeast Museum of Photography in the exhibition “Portraiture: A Formal Approach.” During a recent reception for the show, SMP Director James Pearson introduced Lydia Panas, saying, “’Portraiture: A Continue reading ‘Formal Approach’ Offers Portrait of Human Psyche→

Project Management Program Meets April 15 in Madorsky

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Louis Arias – Staff Writer Ah-ha moments that change an individual’s perception of reality are game changers. They provide the vision needed to transform common lives to outstanding ones. Understanding what Daytona State College’s Advanced Technical Certificate in Project Management can do for a career can be a life game-changer. It Continue reading Project Management Program Meets April 15 in Madorsky→

Invasive Species Make Mark Across America

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Jarred Walker – Staff Writer The definition of “invasive” means something that tends to spread prolifically and undesirably or harmfully. When most people hear the words “invasive species,” they immediately think of animals. Although there a large amount of those, there are also a lot of invasive plant and insect species Continue reading Invasive Species Make Mark Across America→

Lady Falcons Take a Swing a Another National Championship

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Sadie Chlapowski – In Motion Special Since its inception in Scotland in 1457, golf has been known as a sport for men. An old proverb claims that the word golf is an acronym for “Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden,” But over the past decade that has not only been ridiculed, it been elegantly disproven as well. Women’s Continue reading Lady Falcons Take a Swing a Another National Championship→

Ed-Tech’s Tsunami on Higher Education

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Louis Arias – Staff Writer Ed-Tech is a fancy name for technology that supports education. But Ed-Tech is changing the face of higher education through a systematic focus on study and ethical practices. New technologies like AI, machine learning, and educational software are sending rigid bell schedules, credit requirements, age-based Continue reading Ed-Tech’s Tsunami on Higher Education→

Supplemental Instruction Goes Beyond Tutoring

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Kasia LeBlanc – Staff Writer SI is not tutoring, according to Supplemental Instruction Coordinator Phyllis Currie. What it really is, she says, is peer-driven study groups and highly successful techniques used to succeed in the most historically difficult STEM courses. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math also historically have low numbers of Continue reading Supplemental Instruction Goes Beyond Tutoring→

Google Guru Preparing for Gen Z

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Louis Arias – Staff Writer Gen Z was born into a different planet. The post-911 generation does not know a world without the Internet or Google. In America, they grew up with live shooter drills since they were 5. They realize that entire species are disappearing and they’re all too familiar Continue reading Google Guru Preparing for Gen Z→

America’s Problem Is More Guns Than People

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Kyra Lieberman – Staff Writer Since the Sandy Hook massacre of 20 children and six adults on Dec. 14, 2012, there has been an average of about one mass shooting every day in the United States. In March, gunmen murdered 50 in two Mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Automatic and assault Continue reading America’s Problem Is More Guns Than People→