I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
Cardiac Bears do it again! #beardown
How does that compare to other teams?
Eat it, Cheeseheads!
I mean, how can you not root for Philip Rivers?
Will people get a Schoolhouse Rock reference?
I don't remember that one!
And now I'm stuck. Of course. Argh. Need some conflict.
So I have an alien and a human astronaut on a deserted planet that is messing with their minds. So far the props are: a ukulele, a backpack, a canteen, and two spaceships. And a couple of sharpies.
So here we goooooo.....
and then the show must go on! I'm almost always a writer. This year I have only two actors (though I may be able to work in my director as an actor too to a lesser extent) in the cast. My randomly assigned genre is "Sci Fi". And I have to work in this line: "Holy hell, get the Raid!"
So every once in a while I get to participate in one of my favorite theatre events - a 24 hour play festival. Writers, directors, and actors are randomly put into groups. The writer has less than 12 hours to write a ten minute play. The director and the actors have less than 12 hours to rehearse...
I'll just sum up by saying I know higher education professionals in financial aid offices (and all throughout the colleges) will do everything they can to support students. But could the federal government stop making it harder and harder for us? #highered
There are nuances to how this is all done that make it even worse for students in certain situations, too, but this thread is too long already and I know many of you tuned me out when I started doing math.
We know education is the great equalizer when it comes to rich and poor. This will make it harder for people to escape poverty to say nothing about being able to live up to their full potential.
Let's do that math - $4750-$3000 = $1750 for living expenses. How far do you think that will go?
A half time student can only receive half of that annual loan amount. Instead of $9500, they get $4750.
The big change this bill does?
$6500 won't cover all of that (rent in Iowa is around $700/month at the cheapest and we all know what's happened with food prices), but it will cover a good chunk. Around 70% of community college students work so they're paying for the rest with a part time or sometimes full time job. #highered
The average full time tuition cost of a community college in Iowa is $4500, so a 1/2 time student would pay $2250 in tuition and we'll say $750 in books, supplies and fees. Students can use the remaining funds ($9500-$3000=$6500) to pay for living expenses, like rent and food and transportation.
There are new annual loan limits for undergraduate students and they're tied to enrollment level. So right now a first year independent student at a community college taking 6 credits can receive the full loan amount - $9500. #highered
OB3. That's what many of us are calling the law that passed last August because using the word "beautiful" to describe this awful piece of legislation feels very wrong. There's a lot of bad stuff in OB3, but the one that I want to tell you about today isn't getting a lot of play right now. #highered
@kfishbain.bsky.social, am I right in thinking Oz hasn’t been playing much? What’s his snap count?
We’ll all be watching to see what the accreditor does next. Do they push back and maintain their independence? Or do they allow a corrupt regime to use them in their attack on higher education?
This could be really bad. Dept of (ED) approves accreditors who independently review colleges and accredit them. To get access to financial aid, a college must be accredited. So this is basically Trump using an accreditor to attack a college he hates. (cont) www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Well, Thunderbolts* is probably the best Marvel movie since Endgame.
Wasn't the guy who did in his 20s? I don't think he was a teenager.
Let's hope so!
There's a follow up video??? (I also had no idea they dated in real life.)
This song doesn't have deep meanings to fill my soul. It was just fun and we enjoyed singing it. What we could remember/understand anyway. (No googling lyrics back then...) The "In a day or two" line doesn't really fit and is kind of impossible to sing and be understood. But that's part of the fun.
