Archive for tag: athletics

Would You Really Want to Be a Pro Athlete?

July 16, 2009 3:30 pm Career Advice

Most people say to choose a career that you enjoy, but doesn’t that make what you love into work? Or does it make work into something you love to do?

Sports & Athletics Resources

December 31, 2008 10:53 am Resources

Sports and athletics are a fun part of any college experience. Whether you are rooting for your college sports team, participating in college intramural sports, or attending a university on an athletic scholarship, sports and athletics programs provide an outlet for any student. Students can get burned out on only focusing solely on their education [...]

Easy ‘A’ for College Athletes?

August 22, 2008 6:47 am Preparing for School

Whether you’re an athlete or a non-athlete, we’ve all seen it (or heard about it) before: The rumor that college athletes get an easier A than everyone else. With free tutoring, permission slips to miss tons of class, and make-up tests that might not be as difficult as the real test, many students believe that college athletes have it easy when it comes to college education.

The 10 Strangest College Mascots

June 5, 2007 2:17 pm Education

Sure, you have bulldogs, panthers, knights, and hawks. But not every school chooses a conventional mascot. In fact, some schools select rather unconventional ones and often for rather strange and unorthodox reasons. Here are ten of the strangest, in no particular order — except for the last one.