When it comes to graduating, even some aspects of that achievement are quantifiable. Seniors may feel an inflated or deflated sense of worth depending on how many cords they wear as they walk across the stage. This leads students who are eligible to join honor societies to do so simply for the sake of getting the cord when they graduate, which seems inherently negative and self-interested. Keep Reading
The most liked Instagram photo ever now has 47.9 million likes -- just over two and a half times the previous record. More people than the population of Spain double-tapped a photo of a simple brown egg, but there’s more to the situation than beating a simple record. Keep Reading
Leading up to this three day trip in Boston, I had no idea what to fully expect. Sure, I had some ideas based on movies such as “Good Will Hunting,” but not a concrete picture of Boston or a university with such prestigious backing. Not only was this my first time in Boston, it was also my first time touring a university with a guide. However, each college I visited had its own unique charms, making each college visited during the trip memorabile in its own way. Keep Reading
As a student newspaper, “The Patriot Post” strives to produce the most accurate, thorough and interesting news, sports, features, opinion and entertainment stories for our audience. We try not only to report important occurrences and discuss relevant issues, but to appeal to students from all across campus, regardless of grade level, grade point average or social circle. Keep Reading
Beads of sweat dripping into your eyes, you see the bright red 46 percent plaguing the top of the paper. In a panic, you frantically plead for your neighbors to tell you their grades, but, having found no one that received a similar a score, you are left with only one recourse: joke about your educational collapse. Something along the lines of, “Oh, I’ll just go to the Broward College” slips out, and you have successfully completed the art of comedic relief. Keep Reading