By Cherae Hunt |Asst. News Editor| My youngest sister is 12 years old and has a smartphone. When she showed it to me, I was bewildered—she doesn't need a smartphone—I didn't even get a cell phone until I was in high school and it sure wasn't a smartphone. "Today about 80 percent of teens between 12 and 17 own a cell phone, and about half of those own a smart phone—that's about twice the rate from just two years ago," said Shawn DuBravac, chief economist and senior director of research at the Consumer Electronics Association. I thought to myself: am I suffering from the green eyed monster, or does my sister truly need a smartphone at age 12? I think when you are that young and … [Read more...] about Preteens don’t need smartphones
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Innovative & fun apps galore
By Camillia Dababneh |Staff Writer| Android and iPhone users rejoice—the following apps may not have the most downloads, but pack a punch in utility and innovation. Oyster is a digital library that allows access to over one million books, with a monthly subscription of $9.95. Users call it “Netflix for E-books,” since it is a streaming service for books. While readers are free to explore a variety of genres, they still have the option of getting an expert recommendation from the application’s editorial team. If you love to cozy up next to a good read, Oyster is definitely for you. Once Oyster becomes familiar what the user is reading, it will recommend books … [Read more...] about Innovative & fun apps galore
CSU campuses receive largest undergraduate applications in history
By Greg Avetisyan |Assistant Sports Editor| CSU received 760,000 undergraduate student applications for the Fall 2014 quarter, marking the largest amount of applications ever received in CSU history. The impact has been felt at CSUSB, as the amount of transfer applications is on the rise. The school received 7,383 applications from possible transfer students for the Fall 2014 quarter. Over 436,000 students attend school at one of the 23 CSU campuses each year. Hundreds of thousands of applications are mailed into the campuses each quarter. However, the numbers have drastically increased recently. The high amount of applications is up 10.5 percent from 6,682 applications submitted in … [Read more...] about CSU campuses receive largest undergraduate applications in history
Applying for grad school has students stressing
By Shane Burrell |Asst. Sports Editor| For most students, Fall quarter is the quarter that more than just homework is due; grad checks and applying to graduate school looms on the horizon. Those deciding to take the leap into graduate studies have a lot of work ahead of them, and juggling it all could be incredibly stressful. Just the prospect of choosing a school can be intimidating. This school will likely identify this person’s career and further endeavors from there on out, affecting their further research or with the people that they work with in the future. And having to worry about the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), is yet another, major reason why most stress about … [Read more...] about Applying for grad school has students stressing