By Tanner Flake It’s easy to look back at our parents’ generation and ask, “How was smoking cigarettes so acceptable?” It’s unbelievable that smoking was so unhealthy yet so pervasive. I believe that our kids will ask our generation a similar question: “How was sleep deprivation so acceptable?” Sleeplessness is a silent epidemic that is rapidly spreading throughout our country.1 This article will summarize why … Continue reading Sleep While You’re Alive

By Ben Burnett Anyone studying in a quantitative field must learn about data and actuarial science—the study of the financial implications of uncertain future events—before they graduate. If you are considering a career in data science, it’s important to learn about actuarial science; if you are in an actuarial program, you likely already know about data science. It is what these careers have in common … Continue reading Data Scientist vs Actuary: An Analysis of Opportunity Cost

By T. True Fullmer Our communities are under economic attack. Economic hardships can cause generational poverty and issues beyond just our bank accounts, reaching into the lives of our children and grandchildren. That is why companies that take advantage of at-risk communities are so egregious. The very institutions that are the backbone of our economic foundation can sap the life out of our communities. One … Continue reading Multilevel Marketing: A Tax on Our Communities

By Jacob Neff Pokémon Go Today The popular app clocks in at an ancient five years old. It has led to its own players being hit by cars.1 It even caused a pair of police officers to be fired for playing it on active duty in 2017.2 Despite all that, “Pokémon Go” continues to be one of the most successful mobile games of all time. … Continue reading Pokémon GO for the Gold: How successful games harness player feedback

By Jayson Holt In high school, Chavonne was pushed to go to college by well-meaning friends and teachers. Although she didn’t fully understand the financial burden before her, she enrolled at the University of Mississippi. In order to pay for school, Chavonne took on $20,000 of student loans. After three semesters, she dropped out of college. She could no longer afford to attend school and … Continue reading Benefits of Financial Literacy

By Andrei Mircea Who is Vitalik and why should you be like him? Vitalik Buterin immigrated to Canada as a child and first learned about Bitcoin at age 17 from his father. His crypto journey started when he began writing for a small publication called Bitcoin Weekly. He was paid five bitcoins (around $3.50 back then) for each article. Like most of us, Vitalik wasn’t … Continue reading Once in a Lifetime Opportunity

By: Bethann R. Decker The rapid rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine signals that hope is on the horizon for a return to normality. While many concerns remain about the pandemic (including the threat of new virus variants) the big question for businesses nationwide is, “Now what?” In the past year, millions of office workers adapted to the work-from-home (WFH) environment. Employers rose to the challenge … Continue reading The New Hybrid Work Model

By: Yazmin Roman Introduction When you read the words mental health disorder, who is the first person that comes to mind? Perhaps you have a loved one grappling with these issues. Perhaps you yourself are one of the billions of people whose mental health has deteriorated as a result of 2020’s occurrences.i What if I told you that mental health issues, including those caused by … Continue reading 3 Ways to Support Worker Mental Health

By: Solomon Berry As the United States has been rocked with the Covid-19 crisis, many citizens have struggled to keep their jobs, pay their rent, and support their families. The financial crisis caused by Covid-19 illustrates the immense life-style gap in the US between the top 10% versus the bottom 10%. While many lower-income individuals are fighting to survive, the top percent continue to live … Continue reading Universal Basic Income: The Possible Future

By: Brandon Bock   Beep! Beep! Beep! The first noises of the day are not ones of peace but rather ones that are demanding your attention. It’s your alarm telling you to climb out of bed and begin the workday. However, you no longer need to brush your teeth, comb your hair, or even put on pants. Instead, you immediately stroll over to your nearby … Continue reading How Companies are Conquering COVID-19 from Home

By: Kezia Dearden Life has a sneaky way of creating meaning from seemingly inconsequential decisions, and every semester this truth is retaught. Should you get this apartment or the one down the street? Do you sit in the front of the class or the back? Will you sign up for a sports class in the morning or the afternoon? Depending on where you go, you’ll … Continue reading A+ Friends: The Connection between Your Friends and Your GPA

By Harriet Huang Eight billion dollars are spent on diversity and inclusion programs in business companies each year, but the majority of companies are not seeing the benefits from having more diversity and inclusion in their workplace.[i] While diversity and inclusion go hand-in-hand in the workplace, the difference between them is important to note. Diversity refers to the actual demographic makeup of a group, whether … Continue reading Why Every Company Needs to Improve Their Diversity and Inclusion Programs—Without Breaking the Bank

By: Marcus Corbett It’s a Friday afternoon in 2008. On the way home from elementary school your mom takes you to Blockbuster Video where you get to pick out one movie. Your first-choice film was sold out, so you settled for a different one. Once you get home, you open up iTunes, and listen—on repeat—to the 30-second preview of “I Gotta Feeling” by the Black … Continue reading Subscribe Now: The Future of Business

By: Kyle Ravsten The world has plummeted into lockdown. Businesses and societies have withdrawn to the safety of social distancing.  By doing so the effects of an existing social epidemic have expanded. Replacing face-to-face communication with digital forms effect the efficiency and clarity of communications. Business tactics from decades proceeding the advent of digital communication hold a psychological, and biological, secret for success. These seemingly … Continue reading The New ‘Old’ Normal

By: Nathan Rock Introduction Over the span of four years, Google co-founder Larry Page donated more than $400 million from his private foundation to charity. While this might seem incredibly generous, it was discovered that “none of [the] $400 million . . . was actually going directly to charities.”[1] Instead, Page’s foundation was directing the money into a charitable-giving fund, called a donor-advised fund (DAF), where … Continue reading Philanthropy’s $141 Billion Problem

By Abigail Whitlock Out of the 5 million startups founded in 2020, only 10% will still be operating by 2030. According to research, the second most common reason why startups fail is a lack of capital. In order to succeed, entrepreneurs must secure the necessary funding. Many avenues exist for founders to obtain funding, including loans, grants, or investments from friends and family; however, one … Continue reading Nailing the Pitch

By Abby Dryer The American workforce has transitioned online. What can leaders do to continue a positive work environment in the digital workspace? COVID-19 turned even the best of businesses on their heads. Workplaces turned virtual. Rush-hour commutes to the office turned into navigating abandoned LEGOs on the walk to the kitchen table. People could no longer depend on the stability of what they were … Continue reading Zoom Into Leadership

By: Nathan Baker The first few months of 2021 have been nothing if not chaotic. Trying to find objective, factual information about the world’s constant changes can be difficult, and the abundance of left- and right-leaning biased media outlets don’t make things any easier. Amidst the confusion, the raise of the federal minimum wage sticks out as one of the most hotly debated and commonly … Continue reading A New Minimum Wage: A Look at the 2021 Raise the Wage Act