December 2010
December 7th, 2010
Written by Wendy Innes in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
Everyone knows that the holidays can be a stressful time of year.With family coming to visit, gifts to purchase and food to cook, it is easy to see why, but it does not have to be. It is possible to make it through the holidays without a bundle of stress, and by following the following simple tips, it is possible to not only save time, but save money as well.The most important thing to do to make...
December 6th, 2010
Written by Manny Otiko in Stereotypes & Labels with 2 Comments
New York, long known as the best example of the American melting pot, is a city of 8 million people representing religions, and cultures from across the globe, all living together in relative peace – until a few months ago.Over the last few months, New York became the center point for a wave of Islamophobia that is sweeping across the nation. Much of this anti-Muslim sentiment focused on the plan...
December 6th, 2010
Written by Darlene Xiomara... in National Collegiate Dialogue with 8 Comments
During this semester, a class at the University of North Carolina — Greensboro, under the instruction of Prof. Darlene X. Rodriguez, examined the phenomenon of group identity in America. In giving the assignment, Prof. Rodriguez provided the framework and some specific guidelines.Each student had to select from one of the following conceptual frameworks: Ethnic Identity, Ethnocentrism, Identity...
December 3rd, 2010
Written by Rita Rizzo in Cover Stories with 0 Comments
As each new generation comes of age, we hear this refrain, however, though this is a popular notion, it may not be entirely accurate. Although Millennials are no more or less headstrong than previous generations of twenty-somethings, Gen-Xers, Boomers, and Traditionalists find it challenging to arrive at an understanding with them. Conversely, Millennials find it frustrating as they attempt to...
December 2nd, 2010
Written by Terez Howard in All About Family with 2 Comments
Families across the country will gather around dining room table this month for a yearly tradition. Unfortunately, for some families, this occasion is only one of a handful of times that each member eats together.After my young cousin visited my house, the preteen inquisitively asked her mother, “Why can’t we eat together like they do at Terez’s house?”I was shocked. My husband and I both came...