The Road to Entrepreneurship By: Damita Miller-Shanklin When I was young I was never told about the option of becoming a business owner. My option was college and then finding a good job. Not a bad option because college opens your life to many wonderful things. I didn’t become an entrepreneur until 2008. I graduated college in 1990. But if I knew owning a business was an option for me, I would have looked into it before then. I am glad I went

Time+Giving Back=Volunteering By: Brenda Parson We often wonder why a person or people volunteer their time to Non Profit Organizations, Corporate Events or Charity Events. The answer is simple. Thru volunteering I am Paying It Forward and Giving Back which allows me to change lives including my own. The rewards for volunteering are as follow: Impacting and Making a Difference in the Community. Increase your Social/Relationship Skills while connecting

How to Survive in College By: Joanne Coley All the rumors you heard about college are true, so believe them! At first I thought people were just kidding around about all the things that happen in college. You will have some bad days in college, but the good days will outweigh the bad, so do not worry. In order to survive in college and become successful follow these 6 simple guidelines: Rule #1: Go to class everyday People make the mistake of missing

Making My Dream A Reality By: Marva Welburn For as long as I can remember, I have dreamed of attending law school and earning my Law degree. I dreamed of working hard and establishing a credible reputation so that  someday my name will be amongst those considered for a position as a Supreme Court Justice. It is because of these dreams that I decided to attend Johnson. C. Smith University in Charlotte, NC. On May 19, 2013, I will walk across the

I'm In A Relationship With My Schools Library By: Desiree Myers No love affair has ever existed that can match my romance with the school’s library. I used to think the library was just a place to house literature. Little did I know, it is so much more. The library can help you in ways you never dreamed possible. The resources it provides, the knowledge it houses, and the overall atmosphere are a few of the wonderful benefits the library can help

Tips for college students. (Perhaps even from interns or other students.) By: Desiree Myers   The most important tip for doing well in college is to do your work.  I entered into university life thinking I could “coast” through like I did in high school.  WRONG.  I did absolutely terrible my first year in college because of this mentality and it still effects in my GPA.  I’ve only been able to do well when I go to class and do the

OH NO! Freshman 15.... By: Desiree Myers   The dreaded Freshman 15.  Those inevitable 15 pounds first year college students (especially girls) gain.  I had no clue what the freshman 15 was…until they hit me.  Like a ton of bricks, there they were. Fortunately, the Freshman 15 doesn’t have to add to your waistline.  You can avoid some of the mistakes I made.  One of the biggest reasons I picked up those 15 pounds was those oh so tempting

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How Halls Cough Drops Inspired Me By: Brittany Yates Sometimes things will be inspire you when you least expect it. I had the worse cold ever so like any other person I purchased cough drops. The next morning when I arrived at work I realized the bag of cough drops that I purchased the night before were almost gone. I didn’t realize I had been eating them as if my life depended on it. My meal for three days consisted of soup, tea, and cough drops

Discouraged spelled backwards is HOPE... By: Shaunesi Melvin Well not really, but I'll explain. We often times tell ourselves we want to do something, want to be something, think we can make it happen and then after a few attempts we get discouraged. We may share the idea with someone else and they think it's crazy, so we back away from it, discouraged. Smh... I looked up the definition of discouraged & it says to deprive of courage, confidence,