Archive - Feb 2007

After college graduation, some students decide to continue their education. Others choose to join the workforce. Still others take a gap year to travel abroad. Last year, 2,500 college grads chose yet another path- they chose Teach for America.

Teach For America is a national organization for college graduates who wish to commit two years to teaching in underprivileged rural and urban areas to help fight against educational inequality.

Indoor rock climbing facilities are springing up all around the country. Now, colleges and universities are following suit with climbing walls of their own.

“The wall is pretty cool,” remarks Pete Orlando, an Ithaca College sophomore, after doing a bit of climbing at the College’s fitness center. “There were a lot of climbs to choose from.”

When Constance Puleo of Verona, N.J. wakes up in the morning, she prepares for class like most college students do: she hops in the shower, grabs a quick bite to eat and reviews her homework assignments before driving to her first class of the day.

In fact, Puleo is just like any other typical college attendee – except she’s nearly fifty years older than the rest of her classmates.

“When I get into school, you can see the difference in my age,” she says. “But after awhile, we’re friends. It’s fun. I think the kids are great, too.”

Many prime time television fans over the past couple years will never forget how they felt when they watched Joey climb through Dawson’s window, Seth kiss Summer while dangling upside down from the rooftop in true Spiderman form, and Meredith’s reaction to McDreamy’s past. Some viewers may also remember the music complementing those scenes that consciously or unconsciously helped play on their emotions.