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It's kind of a shame my cats aren't as talented as these guys. That would have made for quite the show.
21 days says
Oh my gosh! Are you from Wheaton? I have been reading for a while but have never commented. When I read your post this morning, I thought I had to. I'm from Wheaton too! Totally random, but have a good friday
makena says
Oh my gosh…you are so funny. I love reading your posts. Glad you had a good week, despite it being unproductive. Sometimes that happens, and it's ok! :). I love those pants on you. They look great. Have a good weekend.
The flare jeans still looked cute, but those from BR have a very flattering cut. Reminds me I have to get new jeans, mine are about to rip 😛
btw love your top!
IronButterfly says
Hahaha…First of all…Patty Cake Cats is one of my all-time favorite youtube videos. Second, I especially love Grits' "Duggar" nickname.
Finally, I'm a firm believer that if you feel good and look good in something that it no longer is a trend, instead becoming a staple. Even if the rest of the world thinks you're out of style. If it makes YOU happy, that's all that matters. I still wear flares…and tie-dye. *gasp*
Angela B. says
Wear what works for you…I also only do skinnies with boots. Happy Friday!
makena says
Ok…i already posted and i promise i'm not stalking you….but i LOVE that outfit. Seriously. Those pants are so flattering on you and i love the shirt. Do you mind sharing where you purchased the shirt?
Kate says
It's old from Loft!
Deb says
Oh my gosh….loved this post. F.U.N.N.Y!!!!!!!
Kayla says
Don't worry about the bike shop asking you to roll your pants up. I work at a bike shop and we ask everyone to roll their pants up regardless of style. It's a safety thing. Most guys in bike shops have no idea what's in style anyway.
I think if you wear what makes you feel good, you will look good in it!
Hailey says
I LOVE kitty videos on you tube! Hours of entertainment there and hubby and I send them back and forth all the time! Happy Friday
Hailey @ Love, Laughter and Lipstick
Angie says
Kate! you're precious. I love this post. Question….why does your banana republic jeans link to your sisters blog?? too much caffeine? 😉 am I missing something? lol
Kate says
WHOOPS! Thanks, just changed it!
You look AWESOME in your bootcut jeans. And I love that Patty Cake Cats video. Happy Friday!
Lauren Albrecht says
Hi Kate!
I'm also weary of the skinny jeans (unless they are masked my boots or rolled up), but I have found that I love Gap's "Real Straight" Jeans. They give a kind of skinny/fitted feel, but leave you some room to have curves and look flattered, none the less. They are super comfortable and I LOVE them!
Just thought I'd share–I've been a fan of your blog for a while:)
Kaileigh says
Love the pants. I know what you mean about skinny jeans. I will wear them with boots, but I feel like they just make me look really hippy!
dressesforjulie says
you crack me up, I love your cat stories
I love that this post is labeled under "Ridiculous". Haha.
Honna Rogers says
This was my favorite blog you've ever done. More caffeine for you always!
I love your new jeans! They look fabulous.
I have a few pairs of "modern cut" skinny straight leg, but I cannot do skinny jeans, not unless they make them in husky.
Here's my skinny jean story…so you don't feel so bad about your flares. 😉
Shauna Hanson says
This post was all kinds of awesome. You should drink copious amounts of caffeine every Friday so we can experience this side of you at least once a week! I love the normal you, too… but this you gave me QUITE the giggle! It was like your funny little personality you already posess on steroids… loved it! Also, lovin you in the boot cuts Hope you have a fantastic weekend!
Kathleen says
Oh my goodness! THOSE CATS!! I was literally laughing through the entire thing! This proves I should have gotten two cats when I adopted my Sadie. 1. She'd have a brother/sister to play and 2. they'd become Youtube sensations!
Have a great weekend!
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theclassybee.com says
I'm still rocking the boot cut occasionally, still cute and I adore that cat video such a goodie!
Julie Banks says
Wonderful post Kate – I too have been living in an over-caffeinated haze lately, basically just to keep my head above water. That said, stream-of-consciousness Kate is lovely, so more caffeine please!
Breakfast for dinner aka Brinner, is always a good idea, even when the weather is nice.
Have a great weekend!
Lauren says
hahaha i love this
The Popcorn Shop is my favorite too! I was invited on a trip with a friend of mine to Wheaton and that was one of the first places that they took me. We then proceeded to visit it everyday while we were there.
Thank you for bringing back such good memories. I love telling people about that place! Such a great idea! Happy weekend!
P.S.Now I'm missing some Giordano's pizza…yummm
Jenn D says
haha this post made me laugh. You new trendy jeans look great!
With Luck
Alissa says
Oh my gosh, I am laughing hysterically! Your cats are hilarious!
runninggirlsos says
Ohmygosh!! Are you from Wheaton? I grew up in Naperville, IL and used to always go to the "popcorn shop" when I was a little kid! My jaw dropped open as I read your post, and couldn't help but think that you are referring to the same place that I used to go to!
I miss that old place where you get your little white paper bag and fill it to the top! Some of my favorites were the dots candies (even though I almost always ended up eating some of the paper), and those little space ship candies that had sprinkles in them! Oh,and of course handfulls of red sweedish fish:)
What a small world!
Jasmin Darling says
Bahahaha this was awesome! 😀 You had my laughing out loud in Starbucks as I took a break from my USMLE Step 1 studying. THANK YOU!
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Rebecca S. says
This video is hilarious! Your post is making me want candy, or popcorn, or breakfast. Sounds like lots of fun traditions, aren't they the best?
Sarah says
I'm calling it… that's the best cat video of all time. And we all know there's plenty to choose from.
I grew up in Michigan but lived in Baltimore for a while and even the mention of snow elicited the same result. Actually, it was bread, milk, and toilet paper. I like the idea of an entire city having a weather-induced French Toast craving much better than a mass panic for TP!
newyorknonsense says
This made me lol: "but there is something that happens to skin color between real life and the webcam that is . . .well . . .alarmingly unsettling"
I always think this when I see myself on a web came when facetiming/skyping. It's just like …WOAH, OMG AM I ALIVE?
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Love this post.
MICHELLE CURRY says
#ihateyoucharliesheen made me LOL!!! Great post Kate.
Jen says
You are so adorable! Just started reading your blog and now have it in my bookmarks! Where is your sweater from that you have paired with your new bootcuts?
AnneMarie says
This is one of your funnier posts! I recently went to the "dark" side…aka: to skinnies but only with boots and flats. Sad part is I live in Minnesota and sometimes(ok, all the time) wearing flats with no socks looks a bit ridiculous in the middle of winter. But…I still do it
Chelsie says
New reader here! I love me some flare jeans and yes they are so in..while i do love skinny jeans, they have been over used, i tend to reach for my flares more often than not. ROCK THEM, especially if you love how you feel and look in them!
Annabella says
You've posted bedroom pics before, and I love your paint color. We're painting ours next week and I would love to know what your paint color is?
Kate says
We're renting so we didn't paint it-and I don't know the color!
hollie marie says
I died a little inside over the "flares are out of style" comment. But because I'm stubborn (and apparently unstylish), I'll probably continue to wear mine. #hautecoutureinmyownmind
RosieRice says
Oh my gosh, I love this for many reasons! 1. The cats brawling and the nicknames: I can relate, I have two cats also, and both girls seem to fight at weird times. Also, they both have a myriad of nicknames; Shelly a.k.a. Shelly Bean, Shellikin, Smellican the Pelican (my husband is responsible for that one) and Lena a.k.a. Lena Spleena (also my husband's nickname for her), just Spleena, Skitty Lena, respectively. 2. I totally understand the jeans issue: I'm only 4'11" and buying pants is relatively difficult for me. Even some of the "short" jeans out there are not quite right so if I find one that fits, I don't really want to have to buy a different pair because the trend is different! 3. Now I really want some sour watermelon candy from Naper Nuts & Sweets downtown Naperville. I will make my sister mail me some.
Corinne says
Ok so I'm completely guilty as well in regards to the flared jean-thing. They flatter my body type so much better than skinnies – but the boot cut is definitely the happy medium, I agree!
Kassi says
I say if you like the flares, wear them and be proud! I think you've reached the status where you could make them popular again. Ha! I love these jeans on you too though, very flattering!
K Marie says
Thanks for bringing a much needed smile to my face with this post! Now I'm smiling at work for no reason like some sort of serial killer, oh well Happy Friday!
Lauren says
Those jeans look great on you!
Ashley Hlavaty says
I think you ROCK your flare jeans! They are so flattering for your shape and mine. So keep wearing 'em! But you do look mighty cute in your new boot cuts! I pretty much only wear boot cut jeans except when I wear skinnies with boot. My "ghetto booty" is just too much for skinnies all the time. I wish I could pull it off, but I know better.
Happy Friday to you!
Kara says
Wear the flare. And dont care!
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JANNA says
1. You definitely rock those flares! I still wear flares too! I just can't pull off skinnies as bad as I wish I could.
2. I love your overly caffinated post and your humor!
suzyhomemaker says
Love this post today. Very amusing!
LaynahRose says
An idea executer…haha. You really do have tons of ideas to come up with that one. Ugh I'm starting to get sick of skinny jeans and wearing bell bottoms and bootcuts more often. I think bootcut is the most flattering…they look nice on you btw!
Joy says
First off, LOVE THIS! Second, I agree – you make flare jeans look trendy! But, the boot cuts do look great too. And for the record, I ONLY got up the nerve to try skinny jeans – with boots, of course! – when you rocked them on the blog.
Side note – living in Alaska, there's no special meal when it snows. :-). We'd be eating that meal seven months out of the year!!!
Joy says
First off, LOVE THIS! Second, I agree – you make flare jeans look trendy! But, the boot cuts do look great too. And for the record, I ONLY got up the nerve to try skinny jeans – with boots, of course! – when you rocked them on the blog.
Side note – living in Alaska, there's no special meal when it snows. :-). We'd be eating that meal seven months out of the year!!!
Shelly says
First of all that cat video is hilarious! Second, I heard that flares are making a come back so I wouldn't worry about it, as long as they great on you (which they do) that's all that matters!
Elephants says
LOL at "Okay,am I high?"
Kristina says
Yay for caffeine posts!! This was quite amusing 😉
JKje says
I've never had this "skinny pop"!!! Next time we're together, you must open my eyes to this treat that is so impossible to live without!!!
Tim & Kels says
I grew up in Wheaton going to the Popcorn shop every Saturday!! It was always a treat to get a bag of their popcorn and candy for sleepovers with friends or family movie nights. But I live in Washington now far far from anything like the popcorn shop so I will definitely have to try this skinny pop! Fun to read your post.
Mara Yager says
your bell bottoms story made me laugh out loud at school…you are too funny!
Those jeans are super cute and trendy. I also liked the flare jeans you posted, and I remember when I saw them, my first thought was "maybe flare jeans are coming back?!?! If kate is wearing them, they must be coming back!!!", and I then proceeded to dance around in a circle rejoicing that flare jeans are back. That is all.
Lacey says
Those jeans look awesome and I love the color block top as well. I always seem to be behind on trends too. I was so happy to see that the sherbet colors from last spring are back in stores this year. I'll have my flowy mint top yet!
Stephanie says
I would venture to say that the boot cut flatter you more than the flare. Just an opinion from a total stranger! Way to venture out.
This blog post made my day! Everyone in my office thinks I'm nuts for laughing out loud so much (Watched on my lunch break). Thanks for the pick-me-up, I really needed.
Jes says
I loved your long winded post! You should make all of them like this; you had me cracking up.
Lynette Marie says
Doesn't Rachel Zoe wear flares still!? If she isn't one to dictate what's in and what's not, then I don't know who is!
And while flares may not be the #1 "in" silhouette right now, I wouldn't call them "out" by any means! And I think they flatter your body incredibly well. Soooo I think flares are fine.
OMG that video is hilarious had me in stitches and totally made my day lol 😀
Jennifer says
I still wear flares… Well, realistically, they're wide leg trouser jeans – but they're flare-ish Also, I'm a curvier girl, but I love skinnies! I guess I've just found ones that work on me… Or they don't and no one is telling me!!
Also, you're new bootcuts look FABULOUS! Your legs look so long and thin! I've begun doing bootcuts more recently and I really like the fit too.
Margaret Ruskin says
I have seen that Paddy Cake video a gazillion times and it still never gets old for me.
love those bootcuts!
Lindsay says
I am a die hard boot cut/flare girl myself. I finally allowed myself to be swept into the skinnies and boots craze but me and my booty feel best in our flares.
Katie Evans says
Can't imagine the highs and lows that must come with sharing parts of you life with us on here… but so glad you do!! it's always a highlight of my day to read them! Makes me feel more "normal" because I totally get it
maria says
I loved your blog today.it cheered me up
Addison Hudgins says
Haha! I have to say that your sense of humor always gets me laughing out loud. Thanks for brightening my day as well as helping me look more put together.
LK says
Literally went to the Popcorn Shop today at lunch with some coworkers today and I don't know…it might be better than Skinny Pop but it IS super close.
Rebecca A. says
Hilarious! All.of.it!
Definitely too much caffeine and I'm so glad you shared! #keepingitreal
Kristen says
That entire post was hilarious and I loved it!!!! Your high energy is getting me going! ha! Thanks for the extra push to get all my house chores done!
Dana says
So funny! That is all…
Julye says
You are so funny !!!
Rachael says
still laughing! Love the outfit!!!
Katie Fitzpatrick says
LOVE those new jeans on you! You look like a skinny mini!!!
Jenna says
I, too, have wondered if my beloved flares are out of style. I'm kind of sad that you just confirmed it for me. Does no one realize that today's "skinny" jeans are the tapered ones from the 80s, just rebranded? Oy. Whoa, those last couple sentences make me sound really old and boring. lol. This post was hilarious btw. Especially the video of the cats!
Erika Sevigny says
I loved this post. So funny and sarcastic! Also I TOTALLY get what you mean by one of those weeks where you have all the time but get nothing done – I had the same week! They're so frustrating. Have a good weekend!
Stephanie says
I loved this post. I love your flare jeans story- totally laughed out loud!:)
Gotta love Wheaton's Popcorn Shop. When I nannied through college, I'd always take my kids there to get cheap candy. And get them out of the house in some way, shape, or form.
SH says
This post is hilarious! I love the names of your cats. Happy weekend!
cassiedilten says
You're so funny with being the only "cat parent" to yell. I have 3 kids, 2 dogs and 2 cats. Everyone has a middle name so they know I'm serious when I'm yelling at them. Even the animals no their in deep poo if I bust out the middle name.
Janelle Chrisman says
THE POPCORN SHOP IN WHEATON!!! Haha, yay! I live in Wheaton!
notasido says
You should always have this much coffee- funniest post ever! I love the mental image of you telling your cats to love each other. I needed that laugh!
Deb T says
Caffeine is a total plus! I live in Michigan and the "French toast thing" was hilarious…happens here at least once a week in the winter, although we don't have snow and we live on the lakeshore! We are praying for snow since the lakes are low. Thanks for your blog and thanks for sharing your faith.
Ashley B says
I was out with girlfriends about three months ago rocking my flare jeans and was feeling pretty good about myself because they were PRE PREGNANCY jeans and I have a five month old… And then my friend says "Where did you get those jeans, they're cute, I can't find anywhere that sells flare anymore, but they must be coming back in." And then I realize 1. that she must think these jeans are new, not 8 years old and 2. that I'm wearing jeans so far out of style she thinks there is a possibility they are coming back IN SYTLE!! My pre prego jeans high, quickly came back down…
Dumb Bunnie says
I thought I was outta style still wring Bootcut. Maybe I was just fashion forward? #fashionmaven #aheadofthetimes
Dumb Bunnie says
Darn "smart" phones
elizabrt says
I realize I am not the first person to write this, but… Wheaton?!?! I have always called it the Red Door Store. I guess I liked rhyming, my mom always corrects me.
s jaehnig says
Gritness Duggar! I almost wet myself and the hubs gave me the raised eyebrows. Hilarious. Wonderful post, as always.
i think all us flare loving jeans wearers should keep wearing them. embrace our uniqueness. and i'm wearing my skinnies with boots as i speak. we're all just a bunch of soul sistas
Miranda says
Hi Kate. Love your blog as always. Have you by any chance read the new updated terms of use and are you sticking to Instragram ? I really hope so because love follow your pictures.
Kind regards Miranda
Shelbie says
This post made me laugh out loud. I love the #ihateyoucharliesheen hash tag. It's what I think every time someone (okay, or maybe me) says "winning".
ashnboys says
My NC pre-storm shopping list…Cheetos, Doritos, Diet Coke, PB&J!
ashnboys says
but next time, I am TOTALLY making french toast!
Unknown says
I just geeked out when I saw you on Sharon Clark's photography blog doing wedding hair How fun…two of my fav blogs collide!
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Katie says
I have a very odd obsession with the Duggars, pretty please tell the story behind "GRITNESS DUGGAR" nickname. I'm dying to know!
Ida says
I am plus size and don't do skinny jeans either. If I attempt them with a shirt that emphasizes my waist a la Clinton Kelly, I just end up looking fat and pregnant. So happy to know other women out there are holding on to the flare / boot cut style.
Dana Brown Ritter says
I love that Grits is named after the Duggars. That is all.
Melinda Keener says
I like when everything east of greensboro shuts down for snow *cough* flurries or even talks of it.
Melinda Keener says
I WAS going to say that I live in Goldsboro and our grocery stores were selling out of the 'southern snow essentials' as you mentioned. But……I've always wondered why people always get those things. If the power goes out, those things will spoil. Other than the bread of course.
Jane says
I like your flare cut jeans but I think the boot cut jeans looked great. They are stylish and a had a cleaner look making you look leaner. This is my first year of wearing skinny jeans in trying to get out of my jean rut. I bought jeans called "These are not you Daughters Jeans" Well I don't have a daughter, but I have to tell you these jeans come in all shapes and sizes. I am 5′ 5″ and 135 pounds and these jeans are " the cats meow". I bought their skinnys to go in my boots but they also had all the other normal cuts of jeans. I highly recommend these jeans for everyone. I thought they were for older people and if the sales clerks had not talked me in to trying them I would have passed them by. Please try these jeans. I think you will love them!
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mkdally says
Still love my flares too. I'm now saddened that they're untrendy.
Cori says
alright… I'll be the one to say it. yes…flares have been out for a good few years now at the least… but hey whatevs. these jeans make u look much thinner. I vote keep trying skinnier…I didn't start wearing them until last year I thought I was one of the last on the band wagon. everyone asked me how I lost the weight lol ! it took me a while because I just want used to seeing myself that way. but now I love wearing them with flats. still sport the boot cuts half the time though
Holly says
I LOVE THE POPCORN SHOP!! My husband and I met at Wheaton College and would often walk downtown to get popcorn and candy – one of my favorite memories. I still dream of The Popcorn Shop and even wear their T shirt my sister gave me for my birthday one year. It was kind of a joke, but I wear it with pride. I'll have to check out the Skinny Pop. Thanks for the tip!
Trisha Joy Carrillo says
Kate! You are too funny! The guy at the bike shop calling your flare's "bell-bottoms" is PRICELESS!
By the way, I suggest you run to Target because their necklaces and earrings and everything else is SO adorable! *enabling*
Thagnas says
The commentary on Grits and Gravy being scolded is priceless!
And you rock those jeans. They're not bell bottoms and they look great on you. I believe you would never be judged negatively by TLC's What Not To Wear.
barkingdogshoes.com says
Hmmm. The Popcorn Shop. Does it have a red door? Is it impossibly and impassibly narrow? Sour patch kids, red cherry balls, little white bags to put your goodies in, and the best popcorn outside of a Skinny Pop bag? You say you're originally from Illinois..I might just now which Popcorn Shop you're referencing 😉
Kirsten from near the College Avenue metra stop.
Sophia Varnam says
I love my flair jeans! I don't care if they are out of style either! I also can't do skinny jeans b/c of my shape, however have you tried LOFT's modern straight jeans? I've seen them at the outlets more recently than their regular stores, but they are awesome! The give the look of skinny but are super flattering! I wear mine all the time!
Sophia Varnam says
I love my flair jeans! I don't care if they are out of style either! I also can't do skinny jeans b/c of my shape, however have you tried LOFT's modern straight jeans? I've seen them at the outlets more recently than their regular stores, but they are awesome! The give the look of skinny but are super flattering! I wear mine all the time!


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"When I was in sixth grade, the Lord called me to be a missionary pilot through hearing one speak in my church. I remembered thinking how fun it would be to do something fun like fly and airplane and still be a missionary. I grew up in Vietnam and Indonesia as a MK, so becoming a missionary was always a possibility in my thinking. As I got into high school, I began to doubt the reality of becoming a missionary pilot because of the cost of schooling and licensing." Read more...
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The New Worlds, New Horizons report of the Astro2010 Decadal Survey observed that key challenges in theoretical astrophysics "are of a scale and complexity that require sustained, multi-institutional collaborations," but that there was "no mechanism to support these coordinated efforts at the needed level in the US." NSF's Division of Astronomical Sciences (AST) and NASA's Astrophysics Division (APD) agree that theory and computation are highly complementary "pillars of science," and that major progress in one can enable progress in the other. NSF/AST and NASA/APD have therefore initiated the Theoretical and Computational Astrophysics Networks (TCAN) program with the following goals:
A network is a combination of nodes and connections. A node is a group of researchers at an existing institution, along with the local resources (e.g., computational, educational, communications) that sustain them. A connection is a significant exchange of expertise or capabilities between nodes (e.g., exchange of personnel, web-based training, sharing of access to resources). Multiple connections between nodes, that enable an integrated and focused collaborative effort, constitute a network. The TCAN program will support research networks with 3 or more nodes at distinct institutions. Proposals must demonstrate clear management structure and clear protocols for communication, planning, distribution of effort, and tracking of progress. Supported projects will develop new theoretical and/or computational paradigms directly addressing key "frontier" questions in astrophysics. In cases where code will be produced for community use, projects will develop a transition plan to maintain and sustain it.
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Our main purpose in conducting this study was to provide a reliable and objective way for students to compare the top online colleges. Towards that end, we used only quantitative metrics with data from authoritative third parties, such as government and official school websites.
Online College Inclusion Criteria
This is OEDb's second year of conducting program-specific rankings rather than just one set of school rankings. We decided to go this route so that we could provide you with rankings that are more tailored towards your areas of study. We strive to provide students with a better source of comparison and guidance.
We identified 12 popular areas of undergraduate study to rank: accounting, business administration, computer science, criminal justice, education, engineering, graphic design, IT, marketing, nursing, paralegal studies, and psychology. We also have two graduate-level rankings for MBA programs and Ph.D. programs.
All of the schools featured in our rankings are:
- Degree-granting
- Offering fully online undergraduate programs in at least one of our chosen subjects
- Operating nationally, meaning that they accept out-of-state as well as in-state students
We compiled our initial list of schools to consider using the National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) College Navigator tool. This tool was commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education to help prospective students compare higher education opportunities. From there, we further narrowed down the list of colleges based on the following criteria:
- The college must be listed in College Navigator and/or IPEDS. We decided to exclude colleges not listed in College Navigator and/or IPEDS because it would be impossible to rank them accurately without the trusted third-party metrics that those tools provide. Other entities that rely on these figures include Congress, state education agencies, the Department of Commerce, and educational organizations, according to the NCES.
- The college must be accredited. A college must be accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized agency for its degrees to be respected by most employers and other legitimate higher learning institutions. Accrediting agencies rigorously review each school they accredit, making it more likely that the accredited institution will have a higher quality curriculum, faculty, and student services than unaccredited institutions.
- The college must offer at least one undergraduate degree-granting program online. We wanted to only include colleges that offer full degree programs online and not those that only offered a few online college courses or degree completion programs. To be included in a subject ranking, the school must offer a fully online (or mostly online, as noted), undergraduate program for that subject. The exceptions to this are our graduate-level rankings, which must offer graduate-level online programs and not necessarily undergraduate-level ones, as well as our nursing ranking, as a large majority of BSN online programs require prior education and work experience.
- The college must have at least half of its metrics available to rank. To ensure that a school with too-few metrics does not benefit in the rankings over those with more information available, which may skew the ranking results, we only rank schools that have at least half of its metrics data available. For example, schools must have at least five metrics available to rank.
For schools with multiple branches that offer identical online programs, we only used the data from the school's online-specific entry in College Navigator. If this was not available, we used the data from the school's main campus or headquarters. In the event that a school with multiple branches had no online-specific entry in College Navigator, main campus, or headquarters, we used the data from the branch with the largest student population because this is likely the branch with the most student resources available.
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For each metric, we ranked the colleges from 1 to 1078, where 1 is the highest (or best) rank. This reflects the total number of schools we found offering online programs in the subject areas we selected to rank. To see the ranking for each individual metric, refer to the metrics links. In addition, our primary sources (College Navigator, IPEDS, and Peterson's, noted below) only have information available for undergraduate programs. We use this data even in measuring the quality of schools for our graduate rankings, as graduate-specific information is not readily available, and we believe that a school's undergraduate metrics are reflective of a school's graduate performance.
Metric Qualifications
To include a particular metric in our rankings, that metric needed to be:
- Quantitative. Using only quantitative metrics would reflect as objective a ranking as possible.
- Measured by a trusted third party and/or official school website. Third parties include College Navigator, IPEDS, and the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education.
- Correlated with benefits to attending a college. The metrics we used directly measure aspects of college that would impact a student's experience. We wished to only consider factors that could make attending a certain college more attractive.
The Metrics We Used
- Full-time Faculty Members Per Part-time Faculty Member Ratio – Using the full-time and part-time faculty figures from the Peterson's database, we calculated how many full-time faculty members each school had per part-time faculty member. Accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, such as the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE), acknowledge that a bigger number of full-time faculty members typically indicates a higher chance of high-quality instruction. In fact, the CIHE states that one of the factors it considers when evaluating a school is that the school "avoids undue dependence on part-time faculty, adjuncts, temporary appointments, and graduate assistants to conduct instruction."
- Institution-Based Financial Aid – Financial aid is a top priority for most prospective college students. The higher the percentage of students who receive financial aid directly from the school, the more desirable the college should be to attend. This data refers to the percentage of undergraduate students receiving financial aid for the 2012 academic year directly from the institution they attend. The financial aid figures are provided by the IPEDS database from the U.S. Department of Education.
- Acceptance Rate – A college's overall quality and prestige is in part determined by its selectivity (of which acceptance rate is an indicator). The acceptance rate figures are provided by the IPEDS database from the U.S. Department of Education. The most recently available data is for the fall 2012 entering undergraduate class.
- Retention Rate – A college's retention rate reflects its ability to provide a satisfactory learning experience for its students. The retention rate figures are provided by the Peterson's database, which defines retention rate as the percentage of first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduates from fall 2011 who enrolled again in fall 2012.
- Graduation Rate – The graduation rate is an indicator of success because it measures how many of a college's students actually attain their educational goals. The figures are provided by the College Navigator database from the U.S. Department of Education. College Navigator defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time undergraduate students beginning a program in fall 2006 who graduated within 150% of the normal time to program completion. (For example, for a four-year program, the graduation rate includes students who graduate within six years of beginning the program.)
- Years Accredited – For our rankings, we only included online colleges that are accredited by an agency officially recognized by the Office of Postsecondary Education, an operating unit under the authority of the U.S. Department of Education. For each college, we looked at how long it has maintained its accreditation status, since a longer period of accreditation implies a history of competence within the college's administration.
- Default Rate – Default rates measure the percentage of students who fail to repay their federal student loans. A lower default rate indicates that students are finding an adequate means of income after leaving the school because they can afford to pay back their student loans. In addition, lower default rates also indicate a lower amount of student debt. For each school, we looked at the most recent cohort default rates published by the U.S. Department of Education for the 2011 fiscal year.
- Job Placement Rate – Finding gainful employment upon completing a degree program can be difficult, which is why we consider each school's job placement rate as a measure of its merits. Colleges with a higher job placement rate have more graduates finding jobs, which can indicate that the school has good connections with employers and recruiters, and/or offers other valuable career services like interview tutorials, resume building workshops, and career counselors. We gathered this information from Peterson's database.
How We Weighted the Metrics
It was not apparent to us that any single metric was more important than any other, and further, assigning a weight to every metric would have been arbitrary. Therefore, we weighted each of the metrics equally.
How We Ranked the Colleges
We first ranked every college for each metric. There were some metrics for which we could not find data on all of the colleges that we ranked. In these cases, we did not reward or punish the colleges for which data could not be found; instead, these particular colleges simply received no ranking for the particular metric. Then, to determine the final ranked list, we calculated the average of all of the metric rankings for which data was available for each college. Schools that had fewer than two-thirds of its metrics available at this point were excluded from the final rankings to prevent schools with too-few metrics available from benefiting over those with more metric data available.
While no single ranking methodology can be a perfect solution for every type of student, we believe that this quantitative and objective data provides a sound foundation for individuals to compare online schools using our metric data or the raw data.
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We opted to use IPEDS and College Navigator as our primary data sources because both are reputable and run by the Department of Education. In addition, these sources cover the majority of schools operating in the U.S. today, ensuring that we do not miss any in our rankings consideration. For all other metrics that were not covered by IPEDS or College Navigator, we found the information directly from the school's website for maximum accuracy.
We also decided to not factor tuition into our rankings calculations. Though the cost of a program is undoubtedly important to prospective students, we did not think that punishing schools with higher tuition would be an accurate reflection of the best schools. For this reason, we decided instead to use institution financial aid rate as our cost metric — if a school extends financial aid to a majority of its students, whether its own tuition is high or low, it can be inferred that the school is committed to making attendance costs more affordable to its learners.
But we do recognize that cost is still important in researching your school options, so we opted to display the average tuition of each ranked program (as determined from information on each's website) for your benefit.
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Bill Simmons has a stellar retrospective on Elgin Baylor that encompasses his entire career -- from his days when he was, literally, "moonlighting as an NBA player on weekends," to confronting segregation, to his contributions to the advent of free agency in the league:
My theory is everything that happened after Elgin's playing career ended up obscuring the career itself. The Clippers hired Elgin to run them in 1986, and really, he has been something of a punchline ever since...
If you're younger than 40, when you think of Elgin, you probably remember him wearing one of those Bill Cosby sweaters and wincing because the Clippers' lottery number came too soon. That's the wrong memory. You should think about him creating hang time from scratch in 1958. Think of him putting up a 38-19 in his spare time in 1962. Think of him dropping 71 on the Dipper. Think of his eyes narrowing as they passed along his owner's condescending message during that snowy day in Boston. Think of him retiring with dignity because he didn't want to hang on for a ring. Think of him telling Hundley that he couldn't play that exhibition game in West Virginia, not because he was trying to prove a point, but because it would have made him feel like less of a human being.
Simmons has some juicy bits from the Dunleavy era as well. Baylor is one of those guys who's able to project ornariness without compromising his class.
However ineffectual Baylor's tenure as the Clips' principal executive might have been, it's apparent that the organization -- yet again -- failed at the most basic exercise of inter-personal relations.


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Newt Gingrich has campaigned on a pledge to repeal Obamacare, but he also has a long history of supporting the same government healthcare mandates in Romneycare and Obamacare. In campaign videos, Gingrich insists that "I am completely opposed to the Obamacare mandate on individuals. I fought it for two and a half years at the Center for Health Transformation."
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POTSDAM After starting with little more than an idea in 2011, plans for the North Country Childrens Museum are well under way.
The museum is planned to open in 2015 in the village, but a group of educators behind the project has begun raising money and testing ideas for exhibits and programs at the facility.
Were not just a museum that is going to be built in 2015; were already here impacting the community with learning opportunities, said Melissa Wagner Telford, who oversees fund development for the museum. It is really going to alter the educational landscape as we know it in the north country for the better. It really fills a need; it creates culture and inspiration.
Studies have shown that students formulate ideas about their career interests and what they like in grades two through eight, said James J. Carroll, museum organizer and professor at Clarkson University. It is very important that we expose students in the north country to areas of science, technology, engineering and math.
The first major fundraising push for the museum began last year, Ms. Wagner Telford said.
In November, we launched our major gifts campaign to raise capital dollars. We announced $100,000 from an anonymous donor at that time, she said.
The group has raised more than $150,000 so far, she said, but will need about $675,000 to develop and build the museums 10 permanent exhibits.
Each one of these exhibits will provide hands-on interactive learning activities so the children will move through the spaces themselves, Ms. Wagner Telford said. It extends the classroom lessons that they receive in school, empowering them to have a higher success rate.
Planned exhibits include the Robot Zone, which focuses on robotics; a Science Playground, with a particular focus on the Adirondacks; Kid Power, centered on health and fitness, and a maple tree climbing sculpture.
Other exhibits are a performance space, an arts studio, an early childhood play space, an Akwesasne Mohawk longhouse, a construction zone and a mock natural foods market. Mr. Carroll said the museum is choosing to focus on activities rather than the traditional passive museum displays and dioramas.
These are programmatic activities, he said. Theyre not designed to be an interactive-type museum display, but they would be offered at the museum on a more permanent basis.
Other exhibits would change and evolve throughout the year.
Our plan is to have exhibits that are adaptable so you can go one semester, come back six months later and have a different experience, Mr. Carroll said.
In the meantime, the museum is testing ideas for its exhibits in the Clarkson University Bookstore. Each weekend throughout the spring, the Museum Without Walls will test exhibits on robotics, music and performance, fitness and science.
Dr. Carroll on Saturday led robotics activities for pupils in grades one through four.
They will be participating in a hands-on activity using Lego robotics components, he said. They will be creating products from top spinners to Etch A Sketches to spin-art. They will work in groups of two to three, depending on enrollment level, and they will be working with a Clarkson student mentor.
Mr. Carroll said that for some children in the north country, the Museum Without Walls offers their first exposure to advanced technology.
I had a 7-year-old last time I was there working on a computer and she looked at me and said, This was really neat. Now I can tell my mom I know how to use a computer, he said. It was obviously the first time she had ever used one.
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The Lucky Ones: My Passionate Fight for Farm Animals
by Brown, Jenny with Gretchen Primack
Did you know cows can naturally live to be 25 years old? Or that turkeys enjoy a good massage and are very sociable? The Lucky Ones: My Passionate Fight for Farm Animals is written by Jenny Brown, a woman who started the Woodstock Animal Sanctuary in New York (http://www.woodstocksanctuary.org). Through her work as a volunteer and, eventually, owning her own sanctuary, Brown has learned many fascinating and profound things about the personalities of animals. She has nurtured animals back to frolicking happiness when they had only known humans who were indifferent to their adversity. Brown is no stranger to hardship. When she was just 10 years old she lost her leg to cancer. Not one to let anything slow her down, Brown tells her story of overcoming the challenges of growing up with one leg and how her compassion drove her to purchase a farm and start a sanctuary. This book has the perfect ratio of inspiration and heartbreak. But before you think it might be too much for you I encourage you to read it all the way through. The payoff is learning how happy animals can be if they are allowed to live and that people like Brown exist in this world to make the world a better place. The book includes an extensive bibliography and tips on becoming an herbivore.
— Recommended by Mary Mabbott, Lawrence Library
April 8, 2013
How Should a Person Be?: A Novel from Life
by Heti, Sheila
The subtitle of Sheila Heti's How Should A Person Be? caught my eye: "A Novel from Life." Perhaps a fictional memoir could be expected, yet within a few pages I knew that identifying the precise type of this book would not be possible.
Sheila, a young creative and aspiring playwright, offers a story of self, art, and friendship told through literary prose, strings of emails, recorded conversations presented in screenplay form, and personal observations that go above stream of consciousness and land in finely crafted questions with echoes of acute self-wondering and self-reckoning.
When her marriage ends, so does Sheila's creative flow, specifically with a play that she has been commissioned to write. She begins to question not only the creative process but the process of self. When she meets a painter named Margaux, Sheila explores both the strength and delicacy of true kinship and how friends help form us. The rest of the cast include fellow creatives—one, Israel, a new exotic lover—and it is through all of these relationships that Sheila studies closely the idea of "how a person should be."
"You can admire anyone for being themselves," Heti poses in her prologue. "It's hard not to, when everyone's so good at it. But when you think of them all together like that, how do you choose? How can you say, I'd rather be responsible like Misha than irresponsible like Margaux? Responsibility looks so good on Misha, and irresponsibility looks so good on Margaux. How could I know which would look best on me?"
This "novel from life," written in unconventional form that is both highly readable and relatable, How Should A Person Be? is a rare and raw beauty of a read. I was drawn in by the author's honest, probing questions and real-world realizations, burgeoning with a deep homage to friendship and its lasting effect on who we are and might become.
— Recommended by Leigh Thomas, Central Library
April 1, 2013
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared
by Jonasson, Jonas
This title is another Swedish import, but a far cry from those dark mysteries like Stieg Larsson's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo or Camilla Lackberg's Stonecutter. Allan Karlsson is having a birthday, his 100th, and he does not want to attend the party in his honor at the Old Folks Home. Allan has had enough of Director Alice and her vodka ban and impetuously decides to leave through his bedroom window. Still in his slippers, he makes his way to the bus station where he finds the first bus out of town. It just so happens that a gang member, Bolt, is also looking to get away. He asks Allan to look after his suitcase while he uses the restroom. The bus arrives. Allan decides to take the suitcase, figuring there would be some shoes and other essentials for his trip, and gets on board. And we're off on a crazy chase through Sweden, as Bolt and his gang track Allan, the suitcase, and the people he meets. We also get to know Allan's past and this is not the first time he's been on the run! I thought this was a charming mash-up of Forrest Gump and Water for Elephants.
— Recommended by Ann Grilliot, Lawrence Library
March 25, 2013
The Blade Itself
by Abercrombie, Joe
"Every man has his excuses, and the more vile the man becomes, the more touching the story has to be. What is my story now, I wonder?" – Sand Dan Glokta, The Blade Itself
Shortly after ripping through the "Game of Thrones" series, I found myself scrabbling for another story with the same kind of gritty violence, underhanded scheming, and raw human characters. Sadly, nothing quite scratched that itch. It is rare to find a fantasy story that breaks free from the classic tropes: elves, orcs, dwarves, and an ancient prophecy fulfilled by an unassuming farm boy who'll face a monolithic force of "pure evil". All accomplished, of course, with the help of a kindly old wizard who'll drop in to help just enough to leave room for a challenge. You know the drill, right?
Enter Joe Abercrombie's "First Law" Trilogy, starting with The Blade Itself. And by "enter", I mean "kicks the door off its hinges, turns all the old clichés upside down, and shakes them a few times for their spare change." When the "good guys" are a battle-scarred barbarian who'll turn on his own allies when he flies into a rage, a cold-blooded imperial torturer with no sense of fear, and a former slave turned assassin with nothing to live for but revenge, you know you're in for a wild ride. This is a story with no room for simplistic notions of good and evil with characters that are, at the end of the day, merely human. It is all done with a heavy slathering of cruel wit, which one might call parody if the end result were not so true to life. As Logen Ninefingers, terror of the North, would say, "You have to be realistic about these things."
If The Blade Itself has a weak point, it's that it is the first book of a trilogy that takes time to reveal all of its twists. If you're only in it for one serving, you might leave thinking that you've got the inevitable love story all figured out, or that Bayaz, the resident wizard, is nothing more than another Gandalf/Dumbledore figure. That would be a big mistake.
Joe Abercrombie is a refreshing voice in the fantasy genre, and readers who couldn't get enough of Tyrion Lannister, Royce and Hadrian of Riyria, or the exploits of The Black Company, owe it to themselves to check him out.
— Recommended by Daniel Perez, East 38th Street Library
March 18, 2013
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A series of six short stories written in the wake of the 1995 Kobe, Japan earthquake: it was the first thing I read by Haruki Murakami, and it inspired me to devour everything he produced. Murakami, known for his use of magic realism in stories, weaves the effects of the earthquake throughout each story presented in the collection. Some stories are framed heavily by the earthquake, while in others it is only a shadow in the background. The earthquake is the only link between the stories, whose subject matters range from talking to a massive toad living under Japan, to going to see a bear at the zoo.
I had read plenty of short stories previous to stumbling upon this collection, whether it was in English class or just for pleasure. But, for me, collections of short stories always seemed tossed together and random. This collection, however, really made sense to me. Each story in this collection seems purposeful and tied together with the thread of the earthquake weaving through. Each of the stories is well written, easy to read, and engaging. Characters are developed wonderfully in the short amount of time you have with them, to the point that it is painful to leave them. I was satisfied with the length of the stories, in that the plot was completely developed and made sense as a short story, but I would have loved more time with each character.
If you have never read any fiction by a Japanese author, I highly recommend doing so, and this is a great place to start. In my experience, these short stories served as the perfect introduction to Murakami before I delved into his longer novels. And even after reading him extensively, I still felt this collection included some of my favorite stories of his.
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After serving the Price area since 1969, first as a representative and then as District 27's senator, minority leader Mike Dmitrich announced last week that he will not seek reelection come November.
"I was 31 years old when I got my start in the legislature," said Dmitrich, via telephone last Saturday. "When I started I was the second youngest guy up there and you know the funny thing to me is that now that I am quitting I'm still not the oldest."
When asked if he had changed his mind since his March 6 announcement, Dmitrich stated that he had not and that he had no regrets concerning his decision.
"You obviously feel a little bad, because I left a lot of good friends up there." said Dmitrich. "I am going to finish the term out and there are some things I want to get accomplished before I go. The only reason I announced now is because of the filing deadline for new candidates."
Sen. Dmitrich has taken some hits in the news lately, largely because his name was on a piece of draft legislation that would have merged the College of Eastern Utah with Utah State University.
A piece of legislation that was not popular with those working at the college or those living around it.
"The CEU situation did not have a thing to do with my announcement not to run," said Dmitrich when asked about the merger. "Right up until the last day I was back and forth about my decision But I'll tell you what; the last time I was booed like that at CEU I was when I was refereeing a basketball game."
The legislation concerning the merger never left the draft phase, but the weight of the decision to even examine the possibility came straight down on Dmitrich.
"I still believe CEU is going to have to make some big changes if they are going to make things work. I hope they can see that, because I meant what I said the legislature is not going to keep bailing them out," said Dmitrich.
Besides being a referee for a good portion of his life, Dmitrich has worked as a mining executive, a banker and a coal miner.
"I got my start up there (in the Utah Legislature) when Omar Bunnell came into the bank I was working at and asked me to run for the house seat. That was 1969 and I tell you what I have fought some battles since that time," quipped Dmitrich. "I didn't know about politics in the beginning, but Bunnell said he would help me. I didn't have much opposition that year and I took the seat and here we are 40 years later."
When asked why he moved from the house to the senate after being involved there from 1969 to 1992, he reponded, "once you get up there you want to be a senator, there is no way around that."
Among his proudest accomplishments over the last 40 years, Dmitch described all the building that has take place at CEU and the hand he has had in that.
"When (Mike) Petersen was the president there, we turned the old hospital into the college business building and that wasn't on anybody's priority list but we got it done," said Dmitrich.
But his proudest accomplishment on the hill is one that might surprise some of his constituents.
"You help a lot of people while you are up there, but the thing I am most proud of was legislation I got passed with the help of Bo Huff," said Dmitrich. "During my early years in the house it was illegal to have a lowrider car and Bo and I worked with the Department of Pubic Safety and got a bill passed. Just look at him now, he's a famous guy, more so out of Utah than in his home town."
According to Dmitrich that is how the government is supposed to work.
"Bo was just a normal citizen with a problem that was effecting his way of life and I was able to help him thrive. I'm proud of that," said Dmitrich. "A normal citizen impacted state law and that is how the whole crazy thing is supposed to work."
As he began to speak about his decision to quit one thing became crystal clear, he knew it was time.
"It is time for some fresh blood up there. The death of Sen. Ed Mayne was really hard on me and I knew it was time to quit," said Dmitrich. "I spent my career looking after the unions and the working people. It was just time to step down. I decided maybe I don't want to be up there without Ed around."
While the senator is planning on step down, he is not planning on retiring.
"I'm not just gonna lay around, I will keep doing some work for Consol Energy and I am going to look to do some consulting for some other energy companies," concluded Dmitrich. "A lot has been made of this CEU merger and the meetings that took place before it. But I can say this, I have never waffled concerning something I was committed to, if I committed to something I stayed with it."


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