Spotlight

Feburary 17, 2014 Page 12

By Crystal Passmore
Staff Writer
raiderview@lindsey.edu

F
or most students a college
degree means more money.
The higher the degree, the
better the salary. For others, it
means something entirely differ-
entsuccess.
For Portia Flowers-Gosser,
a senior communication stu-
dent at Lindsey Wilson College
(LWC), the prospect of making
more money is appealing, but self
confdence from getting a degree is
more important.
Gaining knowledge in different
areas has been very rewarding,
Flowers-Gosser said . However,
the self confdence, self awareness
and strength you fnd within are
priceless.
For Dr. Shana Hughes, a LWC
alumnus and owner of The Tooth
Booth-Family and Cosmetic Den-
tistry, a college degree offered her
the chance of self-suffciency.
I never wanted to depend on
anyone for the things I wanted or
needed, Hughes said . I wanted
to provide for myself always.
For most, that chance at earning
more money is the main priority.
There is about a million dol-
lars difference between what a
high school graduate would earn
as what a college graduate would
earn, Dr. Bettie Starr, vice presi-
dent for academic affairs said.
Money isnt everything but it is
something to be considered.
Another reason why there is so
much value in a college degree are
the job opportunities that are avail-
able. Many jobs require some form
of degree to even be considered an
applicant,whereas years ago it was
not required.
Most employers are choos-
ing to make a bachelors degree a
minimum requirement for employ-
ment for nearly every position, so
having that bachelors degree is
going to put you at an entry level
position no matter what organiza-
tion you decide to go into, said
Ashley Miller, LWC director of
career services.
Miller also mentioned that many
of the entry level positions that
were available to high school
graduates 10 years ago are not
available today without a college
degree.
The range of opportunities and
the range of settings in which you
can work, I think, are greater for a
college graduate than a non-gradu-
ate, Starr said.
Starr said that general skills you
learn in college such as how to
write, speak and think critically
and effectively have major value
in the workplace, as does getting
to interact with others from diverse
backgrounds.
The rewards of a college degree
far surpass the challenges that a
student has to work through to
obtain it. There are many advan-
tages of having a degree other than
money. For Hughes and Flowers-
Gosser, they gained self-conf-
dence and self-suffciency.
The possibilities are endless
with a college degree because it
opens so many doors for you,
Miller said. Theres a lot more
value than just the degree and the
program itself. Its the whole list of
experience of college.
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Examining the benefts of post-secondary education
By Jeremy Meadows
News and Design Editor
raiderview@lindsey.edu
T
he Lindsey Wilson College
(LWC) Student Activities
Board, as well as students from
the Sustainability Learning Commu-
nity and the Offce of Sustainability
came together to host LWCs frst
annual Trashion Show
Students gathered in V.P. Henry
Auditorium to celebrate and laugh
with those participating in a makeshift
fashion show.
Participants in the event mod-
eled ensembeles created from trash
bags, cardboard, and other recyclable
materials.
Many of the outfts were themed,
including a student who was dressed
as a gladiator and even had a helmet
made from a pepsi box and the bristles
of a broom.
Participants could receive awards
for Trashiest, Best Dressed Fe-
male and Best Dressed Male, going
to Matthew Able, Chelsea King and
Arlis Dople, respectively.
Keep it Trashy
LWC hosts frst ever trashion show
Illustartion by Anthony Jury
Photo by Chantal Livesay