College Admissions: The Other March Madness

The Princeton Review

  PRINCETON REVIEW’S 2012 “COLLEGE HOPES & WORRIES SURVEY” REPORTS ON 10,650 STUDENTS’ & PARENTS’ TOP 10 “DREAM COLLEGES” AND APPLICATION PERSPECTIVES · 71% Report High Stress Levels · 86% Say Financial Aid “Very Necessary” · 75% Say Economy Affecting Their College Choices · #1 “Dream College” Among Students: Harvard · #1 “Dream College” Among [...]

“Project X” Movie Leads to Copycats, Arrests and a Death

Is this a case of life imitating art? I hope you can clarify this for me after reading this post. At times it feels as if I am the only one speaking out against Hollywood portraying teenagers as debauched, misguided criminals to increase their box-office take in.  But after I read about about a slew of incidents [...]

Proven: Hollywood’s Pretend use of Alcohol in Movies Contributes to Real Teen Drinking

TEENS DRINKING

A new study reveals that the use of alcohol in movies influences minors to drink. The study conducted by Dartmouth Medical School researchers and published in the British Medical Journal BMJ Open, shows that teenagers and children are likely to be more influenced by what they see in films than what their parents teach them.  For those of us [...]

Titanic Artifact Exhibition Docks Safely in San Diego

Titanic Exhibit in San Diego

On April 15, 1912 the unsinkable wonder ship, RMS Titanic, sank to the bottom of the freezing North Atlantic ocean taking with it over 1,500 souls. One hundred years later, over 75,000 artifacts have been brought to the surface, restored, and distributed in six separate traveling exhibits to coincide with the anniversary of the tragic events a [...]

Teen Drivers – Parents Should Know Kids’ Risky Business Behind The Wheel

teen drivers

I think by now you’re probably tired of hearing/reading my tweets and facebook status updates about my teenager passing her behind-the-wheel test (with only two bad ticks, mind you) last week. AP Photo Carrie Cochran Yes, we are so proud of her for completing this grueling process, and yet our gut wrenches each time she asks for [...]