Emily Waitson
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The Cord’s official playlist for summer 2019
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Summer is just around the corner, and The Cord’s staff have you set with a playlist that’s sure to put you in the mood
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The Cord tastes: Festive drink recipes for the holiday season
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Four people from The Cord gathered together to make and taste-test three holiday-themed beverages to see which ones worked the best. The key was
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Opening a time machine to the past
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News Editor, Aaron Hagey, and Opinion Editor, Emily Waitson discuss recapturing their childhood and nostalgia’s impact on daily emotions. Nostalgia; the sentimental reminiscence that
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Bazinga has lost its funny charm
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It seems to me that many of us have one friend from high school who, no matter what you do, they won’t go away.
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You don’t have to be sneaky to be a snake
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There are some people who take their horoscopes incredibly seriously, believing their own star sign to be the end-all of believability and faithfulness to
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Not every family is Ohana: leave them behind
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There’s a commonly used phrase that always irks me whenever I hear it: “blood is thicker than water.” It’s thrown around in movies and
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Get Out: the poignant hit film shines a frightening light on racial bias
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Watching the trailers for the now critically acclaimed film Get Out had me inexplicably hopeful. I had no clue what this film would deliver,
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Jimmy Fallon and why he’s no longer funny
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I used to be a person who eagerly watched Jimmy Fallon’s late night show with unending amusement. I found his sketches funny and thought
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Taking out the trash in friendships
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As a woman in my early twenties, I’ve managed to learn a few things as I’ve awkwardly stumbled my way through life so far.
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Imagination from watching into people’s lives
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As someone who is quiet and reserved by nature, I have picked up a specific pastime that requires no energy and can be done
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