Books & Babies…The Other Side of the Coin

“She got married to who…wait, when did this happen?  Hold on…WHEN is the baby due?”  I must have sounded like a broken record after a while; catching up with friends from back home in Arkansas took a decided shift around junior year.  My classmates and I were now in...

Confessions

I have to confess…I failed to set any New Year’s Resolutions for this upcoming year.  I don’t have my usual slip of paper with five or seven things written down that I’d like to improve, and I didn’t even commit to trying to lose that extra-comfortable ten pounds...

A Message from CSO's Executive Director

Center for Student Opportunity’s Executive Director Matt Rubinoff takes a moment toreflect on the first six years of CSO, thank all those who support the organization, and ask for donations in the spirit of the holidays. Please donate to Center for Student...

Phantom Limb

Imagine sitting at the kitchen table every night, head bent over bills, trying to make pennies stretch into places where dollar bills are necessary… …Working fifty hours a week behind a desk, then returning to work five more hours each night,...

C-Cubed & Turkey Day

In typing this blog last year, I wrote about the influence of certain mentors who helped support and motivate me during the college application process.  As a sophomore, I’m still thankful for those people and remain in contact with many of them, but the situation is...