“I wish I could buy all organic but I just don’t have the money for that.” It’s a common sentiment heard in my house when grocery shopping time rolls around. As college students, we just do not have the disposable income to spend on buying the most environmentally sustainable food. Being a conscious shopper takes a lot of time, which we also do not have a lot of, as we are involved in a lot more activities than just classes such as RDG, Greek Life, work and other extracurricular activities....

When we think about investing, we imagine the New York Stock Exchange, a whirlwind of people shouting about points, a scene out of the movie Trading Places with Eddie Murphy. Most students think of investing as something that they will do much later in their lives. Perhaps some students don’t think about investing at all. However, investing is a great way to save up for the future. First and foremost what is investing? Investing is essentially using money or capital you have and giving it to an organization or project...

This is a column that aims to answer important questions college students may have regarding money, the job hunt and everything in between. As college students we are in a limbo between the “college world” and the “real world.”  It’s not a bad place to be—it gives us time to develop a solid financial base so that when we graduate we are ready to tackle our financial responsibilities. Here are some helpful budgeting tips and tools to make it an easy and maybe even enjoyable task. Rule no. 1: Do...

What is the Business Leadership Program? How is it different from the School of Business and Leadership? Hopefully this article can clarify and answer what makes it such a unique program on campus. BLP is an honors program within the SBL that celebrated its first graduating class in 1988 of 16 students according to the Tamanawas, 1988 and has since then grown into a program of about 100. As the title suggests the BLP is about leadership. It focuses on the development of students into leaders, not only on campus,...