Spotify recently added another free service for students. For a monthly cost of $4.99, registered college students can now use Spotify Premium, Hulu and Showtime. With this trio of entertainment applications, Spotify hopes to increase streams and broaden its target market in both current and future demographics that increasingly participate in monthly subscription services. They…
Converting physical copies of textbooks to digital ones has reformed what booksellers provide to college students, and has made buying books for class more convenient and cheaper in today’s intense market competition. Textbook prices have been a common issue among college students and their families due to the necessity of these books for classes. Most…
While you are sipping on your caramel macchiato from Starbucks on your way to class, you’re most likely not thinking about the negative repercussions that the iconic green straw is having on the environment. Starbucks is rolling out a plan to eliminate these straws from all its stores by the year 2020. The world’s trendiest…
On Sept. 3 Baruch College’s TAMID chapter was declared Outstanding Fund — an award given at a TAMID chapter meeting in Maryland — besting 53 other chapters. This recent success reflects the surge in Baruch’s status as a premier business school. Not only did Baruch beat out other colleges, but the school also beat out…
In 2016 the MTA announced two proposals for repairs on the L line because of structural damage in certain stations. The proposals detailed improvements to the stations along with the repairs. These necessary improvements should ultimately make people happy. The improvements are a positive change, but the line will be shut down for 15 months…
New York City passed a bill that places regulations on ride-sharing apps in early August, becoming the first major city in the United States to do so. The new regulations include a yearlong freeze on drivers getting a license to drive for the services, a cap on the number of ride-sharing drivers allowed on the…
With fall approaching, four states — North Dakota, Michigan, Utah and Missouri — will vote on whether or not marijuana should be legalized. In 2012, Colorado and Washington, D.C. were the first states to legalize recreational marijuana use, with California following suit for medical use. Since then, there has been a total of 30 states…
Starting a company from the ground up has its challenges and rewards, facts that BrewSpice founder Robert Jones knows all too well. As a current Baruch College student, Jones has taken the risk of creating a startup and betting on a product he believes in. According to him, BrewSpice is “the world’s first collection of…
Russia is making headlines again, and this time not for political reasons but because the country is the host of this year’s FIFA World Cup. The competition began June 14 with the first game between Russia and Saudi Arabia at the Volgograd Arena. The bidding process to be chosen as the host country is long…
President Donald Trump’s new proposed tax plan is causing 800,000 people to flee from high-tax states, including New York and California, according to the The Wall Street Journal. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 will cause many high-income earners to move out of high-income states. However, some economists claim that this tax act…