My Journey: 5 Goals for Liberal Learning
INSTILL A LOVE FOR LEARNING Time is the most valuable thing we have, and as I approach the final week of my undergraduate studies in Neuroscience and Psycholog...
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Whether a Liberal Education is as Impactful as Liberal Colleges Claim
What makes a college experience beneficial beyond the gaining of a degree and/or the making of college, sometimes lifetime, friends? Concordia College, and oth...
Sleeping May Replace Studying — Every College Students Dream Come True (Literally)
Since elementary school, I recall being told to get a “good night’s sleep” before tests – I, along with many other kids, did not take this seriously. In college...
Addiction: Is It Really A Choice?
Artwork by Olivia Pederson What is Addiction? In simple terms, addiction is a loss of control of drug use. The word “drug” doesn’t mean you ca...
Gaining Empathy for the Mentally Ill: Schizophrenia Edition
Schizophrenia is a debilitating disease that effects 24 million people worldwide, 2.8 million of those people being in the United States. Schizophrenia is a dis...
Oral Hypoglycemics to Treat Alzheimers?
Alzheimer’s and The Brain: Alzheimer’s is a neurodegenerative disease that results in memory loss and decreased cognitive function. It begins by at...
Neurochemistry: Integrating and Applying Liberal Arts Education Goals
Neurochemistry has allowed me to integrate and apply the skills and competencies that a liberal arts education at Concordia College strives all students to meet...
Rodent Models for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism is defined by a set of symptoms which includes impaired social interactions, repetitive or restrictive behaviors, and language abnormalities. According t...
ALS: Holding on to Hope
One of the greatest blessings we often take for granted is our privilege to be able-minded and able-bodied. We live our lives boldly, making life goals and hold...
How Did We Get to Holland? a Journey to Autism
Sesame Street writer Emily Perl Kingsley is often asked to describe what it is like to raise child with disability. She describes it as planning a trip to Ital...