Publishers Notes

Donell Edwards Publisher & Founder

In this issue of The College World Reporter (CWR) we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.  There are numerous special articles and a special commemorative section that includes a historic timeline and a list of achievements of Latino Americans in 12 areas.  We want to acknowledge the contributions of Dr. Filemon Zamora of our Connecting Worlds Inside Latino America team for his assistance with this project.  We hope that all of our readers will be better informed as a result of our tribute in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.

We are also proud to introduce in this issue our CWR Health & Fitness column.  The purpose of this column is to provide CWR readers with information that will be useful in living healthier lives.  Although the column will be written by a variety of writers with experience and expertise in the health and fitness world, our first writer, Dr. Janet Brill will be a regular contributor.  Dr. Brill is a registered dietitian, licensed dietitian/nutritionist and author of  Cholesterol Down: 10 Simple Steps to Lower Your Cholesterol in 4 Weeks-Without Prescription Drugs.  She is a nationally recognized nutrition, health and fitness expert, specializing in cardiovascular disease prevention.  Dr. Brill's first CWR article is somewhat of a revelation about popular nutritional and dietary supplements. You will enjoy reading Dr. Brill's article, Back to Basics:  6 Superfoods to Keep You Healthy and Happy.

Each year at the beginning of the fall semester it has become a tradition at The CWR to reprint the profound CWR Security Focus article, Back to College Safety & Security Tips, which serves as a primer on personal safety and security that especially helps incoming freshmen who may be living away from home for the first time, and serves as a refresher course for returning students.

We recently instituted our CWR Student Correspondent Program featuring outstanding college and university students, many of whom are journalism or mass communication majors. In this issue you will find contributions by Mr. Anthony Love from Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Ashley Williams from Fllorida A&M University, and Ms. India Hill from Claflin University.  These three were selected from a field of very formidable candidates, and successfully complete the admission requirements established by The CWR.  We congratulate them and expect great things from them.  You will find their initial work in this month's CWR.

This issue is filled with empowerment information from our team of regular writers, and there is something for just about everyone.  So enjoy!

We are also proud to officially announce the launch of our new CWR Daily Newspaper, which is your one source to find links to news and information about current national and world events, business, education, sports, politics, arts and entertainment, and much more from major newspapers, magazines, and other news sources from all over the world, including articles from The CWR Empowerment Team. The CWR Daily also includes from time-to-time music videos by popular recording artists.  Get your free subscription to The CWR Daily today at SubscribeMeToTheCWRDaily.

We welcome all of our student readers back to your various campuses, we wish for you a very successful and productive year, and we wish for all of our readers a life of empowerment and happiness.  Happy Hispanic Heritage Month.

Featured Articles:  Why Hispanic Heritage Month Should Be Important to All Americans

By Anthony Love and India Hill

As part of our celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month The College World Reporter (CWR) presents our featured articles written by university students participating in The CWR Student Correspondent Program, as they share with all of our readers their views on why Hispanic Heritage Month should be important to all Americans.  Here is a sample, "Imagine if America failed to recognize Hispanic and Latin Americans. Worse yet, imagine what America would be like if no Hispanic or Latin Americans called the U.S.A. home. In my opinion Hispanic Heritage Month is parallel to African American History Month, Christopher Columbus Day, and other ethnic holidays." Read more.

Hispanic Heritage Month - The Bicentennial of the Independence of Mexico

By Filemon Zamora, Ph.D.

Reprinted from CWR October 2010

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Filemon Zamora, Ph.D.

There are many reasons for us to celebrate this historic event. For one, Mexico is our next door neighbor and we want to be a concerned neighbor and many of us are proudly descendants or immigrants of Mexico. More important for us here in Texas, California, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, is that all of these states were part of Mexico when Mexico became an independent republic in 1821. Read more.

Hispanic Heritage Tribute

The College World Reporter (CWR) would like to express our gratitude to Dr. Filemon Zamora for his invaluable assistance in the development of our Hispanic Heritage Tribute.   There have been so many contributions and achievements by Americans of Latino heritage that it would be impossible to recognize all of those contributions here.  We hope that readers will be motivated by our presentation to do their own research and learn more about Latino Americans.  In our tribute first we provide a timeline of important events in Hispanic American history.  Next, we present some of the accomplishments of Latino Americans in 12 separate categories.  Enjoy and learn.

Hispanic American Timeline 

The Activists 

The Arts 

Leaders In Business 

Leaders In Education 

The Entertainers 

The Inventors 

Leaders In Medicine 

The Military  

The Politicians 

Religious Leaders 

The Scientists 

The Athletes 

CWR Health & Fitness

Back to Basics: 6 Superfoods to Keep You Healthy and Happy

Dr. Janet Brill, Ph.D. - Contributor 

Dr. Janet Brill

Nutritional shakes, energy bars and specially formulated dietary supplements all drain our pocketbooks, but do they really give us more energy, make us healthier and help us live longer? Unfortunately, most of the claims are grossly exaggerated or are just simply not true. A poor diet with supplements is still a poor diet!  Read more.

CWR Security Focus SPECIAL

Back to College Safety & Security Tips

By John Enright - Former U.S. Secret Service Agent

Reprinted from CWR Archives 

John Enright

Since mid-August, college students have been returning to campus in droves across the country, eager to start classes and begin the new school year. It is very important that students, especially those new to campus, spend a small amount of time learning how to remain safe while at college and begin to develop some good habits to avoid the pitfalls students have fallen into in past years that have resulted in serious consequences.  Read more.

CWR ImageMaker

Boots and Business

By Natalie Jobity, MBA

Natalie Jobity

Fall is right around the corner and one fashion must-have is a great pair of boots. A dressy boot elevates your look instantly. Boots are a great way to express your personality via footwear because you can have so much fun with them.  And they can be just the right accent to dress up your business casual ensembles. Since business casual dress can be confusing, especially for women, let me explain the basic guidelines.  Read more.

In The Closet

Summer's End

By Sha'nece Austin "Profashional"

Sha'nece Austin

Layering is one of many ways to expand your wardrobe by making your dress peculiar. When beginning to explore your closet for layering make sure you pull out denims, cotton, suede, etc.  Read more.

CWR College Funding BrainTrust

How to Earn a Degree Through Tuition Reimbursement Programs 

By Tanya Knight, MBA

Tanya Knight

For the unemployed and underemployed, a college degree can open doors to a profitable new career or a much-needed promotion. However, many employees are faced with the dilemma of how to find the money to pay for education. Fortunately, tuition assistance programs can give you free money for college, compliments of your boss. Read more.

CWR Student Mentor

Why "F" is the Scariest Letter of the Alphabet - Part 2

By Dr. Marcia Cantarella

 

Dr. Marcia Cantarella

Studies show that money is a taboo topic. People are not comfortable talking about how much they have or do not have. It is one of the areas we do not ask for help about. Again that "F" word fear gets in the way of getting the advice and help we need. Yet we find that Hispanics and Blacks have 18 to 16 percent less in assets than whites. And we know that a college degree will earn you 54 percent more than just a high school diploma.  Read more.

Gil Michel & Dwight Harshaw

What Should I Do Now?

By Dwight Harshaw, BBA

The stock market is like a roller coaster ride at an amusement park. You get in and secure yourself to avoid a disaster. You enjoy the view during the slow ride up to the apex. And then, suddenly, you're in freefall, speeding to the bottom with the crushing force of the wind in your face, your stomach turns and your body shakes with excitement and fear, as the car turns and jerks on the tracks. When you think you've had enough, it slows down and stops to allow you to get off, or to get back on to be thrilled again. The stock market(s) takes investors on a similar ride; rising and falling on the collective exuberance, fears, expectations, and disappointments of those who invest money into stocks.  Read more.

Hispanic Resilience in Today's Economy

By Gil Michel, MBA, CPA

As the Hispanic population grows, their political influence closely follows. But even with a rise of Hispanic community advocates, city officials, state representativesand federal government agents, the recession has heavily affected the hard earned wealth of Hispanic households. According to the Pew Research Center Project's latest discoveries, Hispanic household wealth has been cut by 66% over the four year period of 2005-2009 while Caucasians as a whole have been negatively hit by only 16%. Blacks have suffered a drop of approximately 53% but have not been as adversely affected as the Hispanic community according to the research.  Read more.

Breaking The Cycle 

Legal Domestic Abuse - When the Length of Your Divorce Litigation Is Lethal

By Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

Dr. Jeanne King

One of the ploys commonly used in divorce proceedings is called "scorched-earth." It's intended to prolong the process and starve out the economically un-empowered litigant. It's a very effective strategy. Here's why and herein lies why it's lethal.  Read more.

Success Language:  Interpersonal Skills for Workplace and Life

Never Lose Another Great Idea

By Sylvia Henderson, MBA

Sylvia Henderson

Have you ever had so many ideas churning around in your head that you didn't know where to begin? Do you find that you have trouble remembering all of those great "light bulb" moments? Read more.

CWR Student Life

From College to Career: Seniors Transitioning Into the Professional World

By Ashley Williams

Florida A&M University

Ashley Williams

Freshman year is the most fun and exciting year to be in college. Football games, fraternity parties and pulling all nighters is something that most college students will become accustomed to, but for those students who are coming into their senior year are looking at stepping into a downsizing economy that could make it extremely difficult to find a post grad job. Read more.

CWR Sage Sporty King 

REACHING UNSEEN LEVELS

By Sporty King, ACS, CL

Sporty King

After 18 years in Corporate America, my steps into the world of entrepreneurship have reached varying levels of gratification.  Over the past years I have spoken to groups ranging from third graders to senior citizens.  And in that range the most gratifying level came when I was blessed to speak before a group of seniors that included the visually impaired and blind.  Read more.

CWR Legal Advisor

LOOK UPON A LITTLE CHILD

By Attorney Jermaine A. Wyrick, J.D.

Jermaine Wyrick

The crux of the controversy is how to handle the interrogation of a child as compared to an adult.Specifically, whether the age of a child subjected to police questioning is relevant to the custody analysis of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966) where the United States Supreme Court held police must inform individuals who are in custody of their right to an attorney before interrogation. Read more.

CWR Security Focus

HATE CRIMES: COLLEGE CAMPUS THREATS

John Sutton

In the past college campuses, churches, athletic events, military bases, and police stations have been considered safe venues. The recent attack on the Detroit Police Headquarters, shooting rampage on the U. S. Military base at Ft. Hood, Texas, the shooting (murder) at a U. S. military recruiting office in Little rock, Arkansas, and a list of other shooting rampages have sparkedserious concerns for our college campuses today.

Read more. 

CWR Environmentalist

AFRICAN WATER RESOURCES AND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS

By Yange Ikyaa, B.S., M.S.

Yange Ikyaa

On July 4, 2011, the largest ever African appeal in response to a massive food crisis was announced by Oxfam, a multinational agro-based company. This appeal was made on behalf of over twelve million people across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, where an acute drought spell is causing hunger and killing lives. Oxfam's Director of Humanitarian Affairs, Jane Cocking, said it was the worst food crisis of the 21st century, while expressing her organization's concern that large numbers of lives could soon be lost. But reasons exist for this regional food shortage and mounting humanitarian needs. These include... Read more.

CWR Connecting Worlds 

Inside Black America

Millennial Students and Learning Styles

By Dr. Leona Johnson, Ph.D.

As I embark on my return to the classroom, I am ever cognizant of the task to effectively teach my students. The students that I teach are largely from the millennial generation. In order to effectively teach, I firmly believe that it is important to know your students and their learning style. This article looks at teaching and learning styles as a collaborative win/win approach for both professor and student.  Read more. 

Inside Arab America

A Manifesto of Mentoring and Hope

By Dr. Azadeh Osanloo, Ph.D.

Mentoring or mis-mentoring can be a potent instrument in academia for encouraging or discouraging new students and scholars. It is important that we assertively mentor minorities in education so we can cultivate transformational minority (or ethnic) leaders (hooks, 2003). That is, tapping into the rich resources from our own "brown grounds." Punwar's critical geography is used as the theoretical underpinning for understanding the necessity and complexity of creating spaces for students and scholars of color within education. She asserted... Read more. 

CWR Virtual Cultural XChange  

CWR VCX Profile - Susan Yang

Susan has been working with international volunteers in a number of NGOs and finds the experience greatly rewarding. She says, "It facilitates my understanding of different cultures while doing something meaningful for the society. Plus, I am from a minority ethnic group in China. It is a great honor to present the aboriginal culture of my ethnicity to the rest of the world.  Read more.

Book of the Month

A Reading Empowerment Program of The College World Reporter

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

By Malcolm Gladwell

The author describes the main subject of his book as "thin-slicing": our ability to gauge what is really important from a very narrow period of experience. In other words, this is an idea that spontaneous decisions are often as good as-or even better than-carefully planned and considered ones. Gladwell draws on examples from science, advertising, sales, medicine, and popular music to reinforce his ideas. Gladwell also uses many examples of regular people's experiences with "thin-slicing."  Read more.  (Source:  Wikipedia)