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First impressions over fries, salad challenge self image

By: Carmen Thomas - No Comments - Monday, November 16, 2009 at 1:54 AM

In between studying, going to school, raising the kid and moving, I found time to go on a date “thing.” We went to eat and I thought sharing meals with a potential love interest would be one of the easiest things out there to do. No pressure, right? I found out otherwise and was slapped [...]

Tags: Carmen Thomas, Feminism, nontraditional students
Posted in Opinion

Don’t jump majors over ideological disagreements

By: Carmen Thomas - No Comments - Monday, September 28, 2009 at 8:25 PM

I recently experienced a crisis when my personal opinions came head-to-head with what the women’s movement is about.

Tags: abortion, Amy Richards, Carmen Thomas, nontraditional students, Women's Studies
Posted in Opinion

Program helps college dropouts back to school

By: Jay Balagna - 1 Comment - Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 12:50 AM

More than 304,000 people in Nevada have earned college credits but have not graduated, according to a study by the Lumina Foundation. Many of those former students will have the opportunity to come back to school thanks to a grant to the Nevada System of Higher Education from the same foundation.

Tags: dropouts, Milton Click, nontraditional students, NSHE
Posted in Academics, News