August 2020 - US Represented

by a featured contributor
August 31, 2020
in Analysis, Student Writings
tags Analysis, Bill Gates, depression, Depression Technology and a Parental Call to Action, Jules Thompson

Depression, Technology, and a Parental Call to Action

by a featured contributor
August 31, 2020
in Analysis, Student Writings
tags Analysis, Bill Gates, depression, Depression Technology and a Parental Call to Action, Jules Thompson

Most children own some type of electronic device or smartphone. With this comes an almost constant connection to a virtual world, including social media. Young people are more technologically “connected” than ever. Yet this generation suffers an overwhelming sense of isolation and loneliness. Depression and anxiety rates are higher in teenagers than they have ever been. Evidence supports a strong correlation between this and the amount of time spent on

by a featured contributor
August 29, 2020
in Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Shorts
tags Opinion, Robert Frost, Robert Frost on Public Primping with a Vanity Glass

Robert Frost on Public Primping with a Vanity Glass

by a featured contributor
August 29, 2020
in Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Shorts
tags Opinion, Robert Frost, Robert Frost on Public Primping with a Vanity Glass

“After babyhood self-improvement becomes a private matter. Physical, mental, or moral, please attend to it where I can’t see you if you care to avoid my disgust. Public primping with a vanity glass is not the worst of it, though bad enough.” -Robert Frost

by Dana Zimbleman
August 25, 2020
in Cadence, Creative Writing, Poetry, Weekly Features
tags Cadence, Colorado Springs, Dana Zimbleman, Humor, International Sponge, Poetry

International Sponge

by Dana Zimbleman
August 25, 2020
in Cadence, Creative Writing, Poetry, Weekly Features
tags Cadence, Colorado Springs, Dana Zimbleman, Humor, International Sponge, Poetry

(for Emily Forand and the W119 Faculty and Staff) I envy you. Stamped with the names of all those exciting places. Turned on your side, you look like a squishy old-time Pullman porter’s trunk. Amsterdam London Paris Munich How did you end up here scrubbing dishes in the faculty lounge? No enticing aroma of French pastries and café au lait. Just the smell of microwaved Lean Cuisines and stale coffee

by Jerome Parent
August 23, 2020
in Analysis, Exhibit A, Weekly Features
tags Analysis, Exhibit A, Jerome Parent, mathematical mind, Opinion, The Myth of the Mathematical Mind

The Myth of the Mathematical Mind

by Jerome Parent
August 23, 2020
in Analysis, Exhibit A, Weekly Features
tags Analysis, Exhibit A, Jerome Parent, mathematical mind, Opinion, The Myth of the Mathematical Mind

It was 1966 and I sat at my desk listening to my ancient, (even for those days) red GE radio with white dials. The AM station (FM radios were way too expensive for my dad’s wallet) KYSN (1460) was playing a version of the rock and roll classic song Gloria. I was making much better progress figuring out the lyrics to the song than trying to decipher the Algebra 2 problems

by Eric Stephenson
August 22, 2020
in Analysis, Opinion, Riding the Wave
tags Eric Stephenson, respect your students, Riding the Wave, Some Advice for Professors Everywhere, unwarranted self-importance

Some Advice for Professors Everywhere

by Eric Stephenson
August 22, 2020
in Analysis, Opinion, Riding the Wave
tags Eric Stephenson, respect your students, Riding the Wave, Some Advice for Professors Everywhere, unwarranted self-importance

Following is some advice for professors everywhere that should serve as a useful reminder. I offer it with respect and good intentions, knowing full well that we don’t always live up to these standards. Still, it never hurts to try. Check your ego at the door. Earning an advanced degree and securing part- or full-time employment in Academia is a respectable accomplishment, but your focus should be on teaching, not

by a featured contributor
August 21, 2020
in Analysis, Student Writings
tags Analysis, Brad Miller, STEM education, STEM Education: No Seeds No Growth, student writings

STEM Education: No Seeds, No Growth

by a featured contributor
August 21, 2020
in Analysis, Student Writings
tags Analysis, Brad Miller, STEM education, STEM Education: No Seeds No Growth, student writings

Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) propel cultural advancement. They gift society with innovations. Americans in particular have excelled in STEM research. From putting a man on the moon to placing a phone in every hand, America has a storied relationship with the discipline. Unfortunately, America is in the midst of confronting an overall deterioration in performance when it comes to this area of education. This intellectual backslide can be attributed