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Millennials Award: An adaptive workplace for a rapidly progressing workforce
Employees normally check if their boss is in the vicinity when they’re about to text, but at LiquidAgents Healthcare, staff are expected to be on their phones frequently. The Plano, Texas, clinical staffing agency’s clients like to communicate via text, so in June it implemented a tool to text job applications. After they reply, it’s automatically saved into the company’s system. “Our young staff pushed for that change, and we adapted,” CEO Sheldon Arora said.
Family-Friendliest Award: Open communication leads to a family-friendly workplace
It’s no secret that an individual’s work and home life impact one another. So for the Beach Cities Health District—a community-based healthcare organization in Redondo Beach, Calif., with a focus on preventive healthcare and wellness—open and consistent communication to ensure its staff’s well-being is a top priority. Along with 15 vacation days after one year of employment, BCHD staff also receive 12 weeks of paid parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child. But it doesn’t stop there.
Healthiest Award: A stress-free workforce is a healthy workforce
Signature Performance has created a healthy work environment that looks out for its associates’ well-being both physically and mentally. The Omaha, Neb.-based company, which provides such services as claims processing and revenue cycle management, lives its mission to improve its clients’ businesses but also allocates resources to improve its staff’s lives, said Mark Mathia, chief of organizational development.
New Koch Brothers-Funded Super PAC Looks to Capitalize on Janus Decision Ahead of the Election
On the cusp of the midterm elections, Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a right-wing political advocacy organization founded by the billionaire Koch brothers, has endorsed eight GOP House incumbents in the hopes of weakening labor groups’ influence in Washington and ensuring that the AFP’s political agendas remain a priority in Congress.
New Koch Brothers-Funded Super PAC Looks to Capitalize on Janus Decision Ahead of the Election
A right-wing political advocacy organization funded by the Koch brothers has endorsed eight GOP House incumbents in the hopes of keeping the House red and squashing unions’ influence in Washington.
Accumulating points or knowledge: Do letter grades miss the mark in assessment?
On the day of a final exam, Thomas Guskey asked an intelligent 14-year-old girl in his Erie, Pennsylvania, science class whether she had studied for it.“No,” she replied.“Why?” Guskey responded. “She looked at me really quizzically and said, ‘Mr. Guskey, I worked it out. I only need a 51 percent to get my A. I don’t need to do better than 51 percent,’” said Guskey, who is now an educational psychology professor at the University of Kentucky specializing in grading and assessment.
Textbooks or lunch? College students struggle for daily meals
In the nation’s higher education institutions, some students use their free time harnessing their creativity to craft art projects, music or films. Others try various ways to earn money for food by selling their blood, said Anthony Hernandez, a third-year doctoral educational policy studies student and research assistant at the Wisconsin HOPE Lab.
March For Our Lives - 85,000 assemble in Union Park
At only five years old, Eduardo Medel began to notice gun violence in his South Side community. While he remembers how Fourth of July filled the night sky with bright lights, he also recalls abrupt flashing gunshots on his street corner, Medel—now 18—told the crowd of approximately 85,000 at Union Park.The sounds of gunshots became police sirens and the thuds of collapsing dead bodies.
15 years in Iraq takes a costly toll
Turn on a cable news channel, and you’re likely to see a panel discussion about President Donald Trump rolling back regulations, updates about the Russia investigation or, if you’re in Chicago, the latest shooting.While those are important stories, reflections on a costly American war seemed to have been absent in headlines last month. March 20 marked the 15-year anniversary of the U.S. invasion in Iraq.
Students deserve a governor who represents their interests
Throughout life, we are often told to forget about the past and only look forward. But in the world of politics, previous policies, agendas, successes and failures of elected officials are embedded in voters’ minds when they head to the polls.
Second-wave feminist movement presented in comics
The comic book industry has made some significant progress with better female representation of characters and creators, but there is still room for improvement, said Emily Decker, executive assistant to the vice president of institutional advancement at The Field Museum.At a March 5 lecture at The Field Museum, 1400 S.
Governor candidates divulge plans for reducing student debt
+6 Zoe Haworth, Art Director The race for Illinois governor has become a crowded and heated contest. The eight-candidate field to claim the Republican or Democratic ticket has triggered a plethora of attack ads—not just between candidates in opposing parties but also heavy criticism of members with in their own party. However, with two Republicans and six Democrats, it can be difficult to differentiate who will be on the March 20 primary ballot box without some background.
Homeownership a remote dream for millennials
The nation’s $1.4 trillion student loan debt significantly affects millennials financially, and a recent study highlights how home ownership has become an even more distant dream for the nation’s largest generation.The average cost of an undergraduate degree and the price of owning a home have greatly exceeded the median income since 1980.
Attack ads may hinder voter turnout
With eight registered candidates vying for Illinois governor in the March 20 primary, a plethora of attack ads have flooded the state’s media, which may leave a sour taste in voters and steer them away from the polls, according to political scientists and marketing researchers.Attack ads are nothing new in the Illinois political landscape, said Chris Mooney, a political science professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Jeanne Ives surprised by 'hysteria' around controversial commercial
Three days after Republican gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives’ campaign posted a commercial online that drew accusations of bigotry, the Wheaton, Illinois, state representative showed no signs of regret in her latest public appearance.“The commercial does not attack people, it tackles issues by truthfully illustrating the constituencies [Gov. Bruce] Rauner has chosen to serve to the exclusion of others,” Ives told a Feb.
Diagnosis: Murder: If gun violence is an epidemic, why don't we treat it like one?
What would happen if Chicago’s gun violence were treated like an infectious disease? In 2016, gun violence in Chicago dramatically exploded with no apparent cause. Homicides increased by fifty-eight percent and nonfatal shootings went up forty-three percent. “Gun Violence in Chicago 2016,” a January 2017 publication by the University of Chicago Crime Lab, asserted that the wave couldn’t be explained by the weather, changes in money allocated to social services, or by police activity.
Student veterans search for renewed camaraderie, group recognition
After a year-and-a-half-long absence from Columbia, Danny Woodruff, a junior radio major, found himself reminiscing about the camaraderie he once enjoyed in the Student Veterans Society when he returned for the Fall 2017 Semester.Woodruff came back to find many of the organization’s members gone, its designated space on the second floor of the 600 S. Michigan Ave. Building empty and the doors locked, he said.
Another year, another march-300,000 gather downtown
On the day the federal government shut down, approximately 300,000 people went to work and marched Chicago’s streets.One year after President Donald Trump was inaugurated, his critics rallied and organized marches of protests nationwide Jan. 20.
Media literacy courses needed now more than ever
While many panicked after news broke about the largest mass shooting in modern U.S. history and desperately tried to reach loved ones to find out if they were safe, others seized the opportunity to unleash a fake-news barrage on social media. Some mistook hoaxes as fact, illustrating the need for media literacy courses.Stephen Paddock opened fire during an Oct. 1 country music festival in Las Vegas. He killed 58 individuals and left hundreds physically injured as of press time.
DACA debacle: A Dreamer's nightmare
Nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children are facing an uncertain future as President Donald Trump and his administration end an Obama-era program that gave those individuals protection from immediate deportation.
Daredevil/Punisher #4 Review
Writer Charles Soule's Daredevil and Punisher crossover Seventh Circle, comes to a conclusion with the fourth installment. The Man Without Fear, under the activity of his alter ego, District Attorney Matt Murdock, arranged for gangster Sergey Antonov's trial to be moved to Texas, in order to get a fair trial. A prison transfer was put into motion. But the bias of a jury and judge became distant from their concerns when Frank Castle, the Punisher attacked the prison transfer convoy.
Black Widow #6 Review
The celebrated collaborative team of Mark Waid and Chris Samnee continues to captivate their fan-base with a spy thriller story, centered on Marvel fans favorite redhead, Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow.
Vision #10 Review
When one of the founding members of the Avengers, Hank Pym, aka Ant-Man, created the android Ultron, he unintentionally created the premier Marvel super-team's quintessential villain. Ultron in turn, created what he called a synthezoid named Vision. With the sole purpose of destroying the Avengers. However the Vision turned on his father and became a hero, joining the ones he'd been created to destroy, eventually marrying one of them, Wanda Maximoff.
Green Lanterns #5 Review
When DC held a panel at WonderCon 2016, they used it as a platform to announce the line-up of titles that'll follow the release of DC Rebirth. One of the more intriguing, yet hesitant parts of the announcement is the numerous number of titles that are set to be released bi-weekly(twice a month). Some of those were for obvious reasons, like Action Comics and Detective Comics being set on a fast-track to get to the historic #1000, who're at #957 and #934 respectably.
Scarlet Witch #9 Review
This has been one of my personal favorite series to come out of Marvel post Secret Wars(2015). Writer James Robinson has really allowed these one shot stories to focus on Wanda as a person, developed her and progressed her into an assertive woman. And that assertiveness comes into satisfying fruition in this issue. In the previous issue, the Scarlet Witch showed off her savviness and some methodical detective skills by out smarting a psychiatrist.
All-New X-Men #12 Review
After the meaningless Apocalypse Wars crossover where a completely missed opportunity to develop Evan, Kid Apocalypse, All-New X-Men gets back to what the opening arc promised us. Focusing on the relationships between this team of young mutants, developing the characters, allowing them to grow, and having fun. In the spirit of the New X-Men Academy X and Wolverine and the X-Men series.
All-Star Batman #1 Review
After the events of Flashpoint in 2011, DC Comics rebooted their superhero universe, much to the chagrin DC readers, and released the New 52. No one can question its success and the onslaught of new #1's on the shelves sold like gangbusters. However, don't confuse high sales for satisfying reception from fans, as the majority of fans seemed to dislike or even hate the New 52.
Suicide Squad Movie Review
Note: This review contains spoilers, you've been warned. If you been paying attention to modern pop culture as of late, you'd know the ever-growing popularity of the comic book movie genre. It began largely thanks in due to 2000's X-Men and recently has exploded with the Marvel Cinematic Universe(MCU)(beginning with 2008's Iron Man) and its first accumulation with 2012's The Avengers.
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