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A note to my past self: How to survive and thrive at school
Dear freshman Elena, You think you’re hot shit but you have barely any idea of the experiences you will encounter. You will be humbled. You have the right to be confident and...
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Present panic leads to future misery
Upon panicking about the deadline for this article, I came to terms with the danger of panic itself. Everyone knows that in an emergency, be it in a movie or in reality,...
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Christmas spirit, consumer rage
Nothing sums up holiday spirit like two mothers fighting over a bicycle in a children’s toy store, right? As I was going through my daily routine of Internet surfing, I saw a...
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Exams: Stressful, yet satisfying
There’s a reason Thanksgiving comes before finals — once exams roll around, nobody’s grateful for anything, except sleep. Yes, finals time brings out the worst in college students, turning us all into...
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The global fight for gay rights is the cause of our generation
Homosexuality has been one of the most popular and controversial media topics in recent memory in the United States. Beyond the political arguments regarding gay marriage or service in the military, teen...
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The world with WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks, the neo-journalistic website bent on making government secrets of all kinds available to the public, has become a legitimate phenomenon in recent months. Only three years old, the Australian organization rose...
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Jay Rizzuto, as I knew him
I lost much more than a best friend last week. From the day we moved into our freshman suite in Hinman College, I learned that Jay always loved to be with people,...