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What I wish I knew in First Year
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First year of university was the most terrifying, daunting and most exciting and engaging year of my life. Looking back now, there’s lots of things I would change and lots of things I wouldn’t. But today let’s focus on five things I wish I’d known during my first year of university. Everyone else is just…
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People angered over gay wedding between cartoon rat and aardvark on Arthur
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On May 13 the twenty-second season of the children’s show Arthur premiered with an episode entitled “Mr. Ratburn and the special someone.” This episode was released all throughout the states, except for Alabama, and it is available online. The episode featured the wedding of Arthur’s teacher, Mr. Ratburn, who is marrying another man (or should…
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Tips for staying healthy this summer
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A new beginning seems to transpire with the emergence of the summer months. Longer days and warmer nights, initiate the golden season to simply slow down and forgo the hectic student lifestyle. However, that is not to say the warm season is a breeze for us hustling university kids. Between full- time summer jobs, afternoons with friends and weekends spent…
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Graduating with a degree you want
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Many students at one point or another have been told that their field of study is not going to get them jobs after graduation, almost making their undergraduate education worthless, but is this really the case? Having friends in programs ranging from science to drama, I have heard from all ends of the spectrum that…
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Is Trump’s plan to end HIV medically sound?
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During his State of the Union address, President Trump announced his plan to end HIV/AIDS in America, but his budget does not provide an adequate amount to reduce the rate of infection by 2030. With a request of $291 million, Trump plans to cut down the rate of new infections by 90 per cent, while…
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