by Bob Branco Recently, my girl friend and I attended the Ash Wednesday service at a local Catholic Church. We looked forward to it, and were very proud to fulfill our obligation. I can’t speak for everybody. However I will…
by Ann Harrison Many students spend more on personal expenses while in college, but there are also unnecessary expenses that colleges place on the students. Here are a few unnecessary expenses, and guidelines on how they can be reduced. First…
by Maggie Hammond Studying for a master’s degree is becoming more and more popular, with many individuals increasingly realizing the benefits of graduating with an advanced qualification such as a master of information degree. However, since many people study for…
Over the years, reading aloud for me has become more than just a habit. It has become a need, and growing into a necessity. What lies at the core of this experience, however, is not the movement of the tongue.…
Can and should peer reviewers catch fake data or questionable information in a scientific research paper? While I would rather use “fraud in science” than “scientific fraud” to refer to this issue of quackery in science that seems far more…
by Bob Branco For centuries, Huckleberry Finn and To Kill a Mocking Bird have been read by millions of children around the world. They are classic adventure novels which are designed to stimulate a child’s imagination. As far as I…
This article first appeared in the Summer 2016 issue of FYI magazine. With the publication of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) in 2013, personality disorders continue to be the center of dissent…
by Bob Branco When you were a student in high school or college, did you ever ask someone to write your homework assignments for you? I believe that this practice is much more common than we realize. For some reason,…
by Bob Branco If you have nothing better to do today, take a walk through the streets of your city and ask 100 millennials a few questions about the history of the United States. I think you will be shocked…
by James R. Campbell There has been a recent, dramatic spike in the number of overdoses and drug-related deaths in the past few weeks. Ohio, Indiana, and Minnesota seem to be the hotbed for the drastic increase in deaths that…