The Art of "Wax(ing) Off"

Twenty-eight years ago, Mr. Miyagi uttered four words that would somehow transcend The Karate Kid celluloid, decades of MADtv and Saturday Night Live parodies, and even an entry into the Urban Dictionary. “Wax on…wax off…” Sure, at the time, Mr. Miyagi was teaching an...

Your Study Environment and You

Did you know the environment that you study in could affect how productive you are? Maybe that’s already something you knew affects yourself, as well as which environments work best for you and which don’t. Personally, I think there are some days when I work better in...

Collegiate Scholars Can Impact This Century

Our society is full of followers but very few leaders. Everyone was born with a potential to become a leader, but unfortunately, many pass through life without reaching their full potential. Throughout their lives, these people were followers that never intended to...

Looking Back

Looking back on the past three years I have completed at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, I cannot help but feel a sense of nostalgia. It seems like just yesterday that I was falling down all the time – that clumsy, yet athletic kid who constantly walked...

Searchable Scholar

When is the last time you Googled yourself? If it’s been awhile, take a minute right now and do so. What comes up when you search your name? It may sound like a strange, slightly narcissistic thing to do, but that first page of ten or so articles, websites and videos...