I Graduated College--Now What? Posted: May 04, 2010 by Leigh Stone Attention all college graduates: Would you like to know a surefire way to end up in a dead-end job, working minimum wage, and barely able to afford rent? Get a business degree during a period of extreme economic hardship! Okay, so maybe I'm exaggerating a little. But since I graduated college I have yet to use my Business degree and over the past year have really begun to wonder why I even went to college. I know I didn't spend all that money to be stuck working a job geared towards high schoolers! Perhaps you're feeling the same way. You worked hard in college to earn the degree you thought would secure you a career only to find yourself working in a dead-end, minimum wage job that barely, if at all, pays the bills.   Read the full article…

In the Trenches: Being Conservative in a Liberal Classroom Posted: Jan 28, 2010 by Joy Beth Curtis After my freshman year in college, I made the decision to spend the first half of my summer on campus to get a required chemistry course out of the way. "If I'm here anyway," I thought, "I might as well take as many hours as I can." With that in mind, I signed up for my first course in women's studies. Three years later, I graduated with a minor in the subject. Women's and Gender Studies, which became widely recognized as an academic genre during the political turmoil of the 1970s, no longer constitutes a small and insignificant subculture. At the end of June 2007, the National Women's Studies Association will hold its 28th annual conference with more than 1,000 expected to participate. According to the Artemis Guide to Women's Studies, more than 400 women's studies programs are offered in the United States alone with more than 700 similar programs worldwide. After examining these statistics, it is doubtful that women's studies programs are going to decline in popularity in the future. How, then, does a Christian handle this part of academia? What are young women (and men) being taught in these courses that might challenge their faith? Should parents simply encourage their children to avoid these "liberal" classes altogether? Certainly not. If I learned anything during my time as a women's studies minor, it is this: When approached the right way, women's studies courses can actually be benefit the collegiate Christian in at least three ways:  Read the full article…

Question of the Week: Pledging Posted: Sep 22, 2009 by Jacob Riggs Do you think it's OK for Christians to pledge to a sorority or fraternity at a secular college? Why or why not? What are the benefits or detriments?  Read the full article…