Tag: college blog
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Fun in College if you don’t Party Like that
Maybe you’ve been in college long enough to realize the only way you can have fun when you go out to a trash party is to be trashed yourself. Depending on your personality, that might not work for you…all the time. But what is an undergraduate to do if they don’t have fun while in…
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Greetings from a ‘S—hole’ Country
Hey, it’s Nicole here on vacation from the USA back in my motherland, Ghana. The sun is high, harmattan is dry, and the tilapia and yam chips are fried. It’s good to be home. It’s good to see the progress Ghana has already made, from no dumso where I reside to consistent clean pipe water.…
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Introduction to Evolutionary Psychology
Once you start college-level biology, you’ll never stop hearing about evolution and its many tentacles on the subject. But this is the only tentacle that has human history written with an ape’s head in its armpit, the facet of evolution that offers the most controversy. For some, it’s religiously based (understandable) and for others, it’s a…
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3 Tips for Getting Organized for Fall Classes
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably read dozens of Get Ready College blogs with their depressing optimism and pastel banners and fairy lights. I wish I could do what they do, but I can’t. I can only give you my experience with college organization, which may or may not have helped me, but seems to…
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An American Expat’s Thoughts on Charlottesville
As much as it pains me to say it, those white supremacists had the right to peacefully protest, as much as any BLM or women’s march. It’s their first amendment right to speak clearly and explain what they want to the public, even if it’s hate speech.
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Back to School, College Style: Sophmore Year
It’s that time of the summer when everyone wraps up their internships and vacations to come back to college. The only thing good about aging up in college is not lugging that God-awful pack of clothes, school supplies, food and other paraphernalia back, right? Oh you silly, silly sophomore.
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6 Ways to Make Friends on Campus
It’s the end of April, and some of you guys will be joining the fold as college students soon! Time flies! I remember when I first stepped foot on campus. I was dressed head to toe in red, a constant smile plastered on my face. That smile disappeared in the whirlwind of first classes, work,…
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Regrets of a Fanciful First-Years 2016/2017
Classes end next week. Can you believe that? I’m almost a rising sophomore. I’ve got so much planned for summer, let alone this next semester, but it’s always good to take a moment to step back and take in everything that you’ve done right and wrong. My first year in college honestly was a mess.…
Nico Addai 