Let me be clear: This outfit is straight up magnificent. I don't even care that it's from a 2012 blog post--this color combination is timelessly awesome. When I saw it on Pinterest, I got excited about the possibilities of wearing my blue and aqua paisley cardigan (a lovely piece that I want to wear in a new way) with bright pink.
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Enter my excellent new bright pink sleeveless top with the nice flow. I think it worked out very well with the cardigan, and with a modern-retro statement pendant.
Blue and aqua paisley cardigan (Coldwater Creek), $5.60/wear
*Bright pink sleeveless blouse (thrifted, Target), $5.24/wear
Aqua skirt (JCP), $2.50/wear
Bright pink flats (Payless), $0.62/wear
Silver/teal peacock pendant (Target), $3.17/wear
Outfit total: $17.13/wear
I veered away slightly from the pure cobalt + pink color combination by playing up the aqua in the cardigan with a matching skirt. And while I loved the way her pink top acted as a color pop against the white and blue, I did get matchy again with the shoes. I'm happy with the results, though--pink, blue, and aqua are a nice combination.
If I were to pick a coordinating bunny, I think this Lilac rabbit would be a good choice. I like the soft pink-grey color with a hint of brown.
In other news...An interesting article about an infrequently addresses cause of college tuition increases (with a nifty table showing differences in state colleges by state).
And if you dare, check out footwear this horror show. (If your eyes melt out of your head, blame Robert, he sent me the link.)
4 comments:
Interesting article. I would have guessed student services was the big reason. Even though I know all about the cut in state spending. They cut it during recessions. Then they never raise it. In Texas, they freaked out that tuition was rising and so passed laws against that, too. The best is when they legislate something and then don't fund it. Fun times!
Debbie,
Ah yes, the unfunded mandate. That's always a favorite.
In K-12 here, the issue is less about cutting funding as it is about letting inflation over the course of 40 years or so reduce real funding levels significantly while not obviously "cutting" anything. And then increasing regulation as part of "accountability" (with, as you say, no funding attached).
It's interesting to hear your perspective as a person in the trenches of higher education...that it felt like student services was a big part of that increase even though (according to this article) 121% of the tuition hike is explained by funding cuts. The other states I've lived as an adult all come in below 100%, with OK and NC below 50%. I would not have expected such big differences across states.
Well, I had been wondering, and that was my best guess. When I was in college, we had health services, study-abroad programs, course evaluations, and student groups. But now we also have groups and programs for marginalized populations, mental health services, programs to teach things like birth control and study skills, professional advisors (staff that know that crazy rules about drops, etc., not just faculty who know the course requirements and about reality for working with that major), and more fancy programs for things like service learning, diversity training, etc. Oh yeah, and now the dorms have internet.
I guess they don't pay all the employees doing these additional student services as much as they could ;)
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