HOW TO MAKE IT TO COLLEGE BALL: THE NUMBERS AND STEPS TO FOLLOW

HOW TO MAKE IT TO COLLEGE BALL: THE NUMBERS AND STEPS TO FOLLOW

Think you could have made it into college sports? Maybe you should look at the numbers. Many people dream of making it to the next level of their sport. Representing a college is something that only the elite of the elite get to experience. GMTM reports that roughly only 2% of high school athletes go on to play their sport at the division one level. It varies greatly by sport. For example, in men’s ice hockey, 4.8% of high school…

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The Story of Climate Change

The Story of Climate Change

 May 9th, 2023 According to Climate.gov, the earth’s temperature is rising, and this could be a big problem. Earth’s temperature has risen by an average of 0.14° Fahrenheit (0.08° Celsius) per decade. Since 1880, or about 2° F in total, the rate of warming since 1981 has been more than twice as fast: 0.32° F (0.18° C) per decade.” The world is getting hotter, and it is getting hotter at a faster and faster rate. According to Howard Diamond, a…

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Post Pandemic Progress

Post Pandemic Progress

Remote classes were hard on institutions around the country. From faculty to students, everyone struggled with the the new online grading regime, and it showed in the academics. It wasn’t until students and professors were allowed back in person for classes that grades began to change. 2020-2023. The country saw a A 0.15 increase in average overall gpa over the time, as well as a A 3.4% increase in overall course completion over the same amount of time. Studies show…

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Tipping in Downtown Kent

Tipping in Downtown Kent

Traditionally, patrons in the United States are expected to tip at places where they are waited on, such as at beauty salons and sit-down restaurants. However, there is a growing trend of tipping at places not previously seen before. Around 48% of purchases at fast food restaurants, as well as coffee shops, included a tip during the final quarter of 2022, up 11% according to a CNN article using data released from Toast, a restaurant management software company.  68-year-old Vickie…

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Studies show a gap in infant mortality rates by race, the driver: racism 

Studies show a gap in infant mortality rates by race, the driver: racism 

According to data from CDC WONDER, in the nine most populous Ohio counties, rates of infant mortality for Black/African American people are on average higher than those for white people.  The data points to inequalities in healthcare driven by racism.  Heather Rice, a professor, researcher and licensed nurse practitioner at Cleveland State University said the infant mortality rate is an indicator of population health. “Infant mortality is […] the probability that a child born in a particular year will die…

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