Kramer: Shared assets and unspoken expectations
Higher Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Edward Kramer With young children at home, my family has a common saying: “Share with your brother/sister.” Interestingly, sharing can be as difficult for adult siblings as for their younger selves, though the stakes are higher. Adult children are asked to share the family farm, beach house or mountain cabin — and, to complicate Read More →
McKay: Creating brand identity, personality essential
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Khan: There are perils to short-term volunteering
East Ventura County, Higher Education, Latest news, TourismBy Sabith Khan While universities generally do a good job of designing short-term international educational programs, lately there has been a proliferation of private entities promoting short-term volunteering or “voluntourism” that can bring more harm than good. These programs, usually one- to two-weeks long, resemble volunteer work but are designed with the tourist in mind Read More →
Letter to the editor: The history of Hollister Ranch
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Balbien: Game theory can reform health care industry
Health Care & Life Science, Higher Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Joel Balbien Economists use game theory to model interactions among patients and doctors where there is strategic behavior by agents who understand that their actions affect the actions of others. It is assumed that each agent has a best response to the actions of all other players, and that this can lead to predictable Read More →
Letter to the editor: Tax cut bill not good for country
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Apfelthaler: Landscape of hospitality careers changing
Central Coast, East Ventura County, Higher Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion, Tourism, Tri-County EconomyBy Gerhard Apfelthaler Last year, Los Angeles County set another tourism record with 48.3 million visitors. In Ventura County, travel spending rose from roughly $1.1 billion in 2000 to $1.7 billion in 2016. In Santa Barbara County, the industry saw similar increases, from $1.3 billion to $2.1 billion. Local tax receipts related to travel spending Read More →
