Archives: January 2009

What is the measure of a student?

January 23rd, 20090 comments

If you hate the letter grading system and find it inadequate, take comfort. You’re not alone. It’s not just students who clamor for its abolition, either. In a recent summit of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, several participants voiced out their complaints against the present system. They may be college administrators, but even [...]

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Is it possible to succeed as an affiliate while maintaining your integrity?

January 21st, 20090 comments

I’ve been working with a few friends to setup a new affiliate website called Web Site Host Review. One of the dilemmas that we’ve encountered is the fact that there are competing interests when running an affiliate website. On the one hand, you’d like to make as much money as possible so you are tempted [...]

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Upromise Scholarship: every bit counts

January 20th, 20090 comments

Upromise has just announced that it’s accepting applications for the next school year’s round of scholarship awards. Their fund is estimated at about $500,000 in total – double what they had last year – to be given away to be given away to 200 students at $2,500 each. While it’s not the biggest in terms [...]

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Oligopoly: A Rant Against The Cellphone Industry

January 14th, 20090 comments

You know how every once in a while you realize that we live in a privileged age? Well, forget that for a moment. Because I’m going to complain about something that desperately needs to be improved. The great thing about the free market is that, for the most part, we see the kinks naturally worked [...]

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