What I Learned from Study Abroad
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I was told countless times that studying abroad was going to be the best experience of my life, and I really believed that this was true. I pictured myself going out to clubs, and eating all sorts of new food,…
Wisdom from Maya Angelou
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“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou.
I first came across this quote my freshman year of…
Harriet Tubman to Replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 Bill
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“I’m sorry Mr. Jackson, I am fo’ real .”
On Wednesday, April 20, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew announced that Harriet Tubman would be replacing former President Andrew Jackson as the face of the 20 dollar…
CDC Records Highest Suicide in Over 30 Years: Hits Women the Hardest
The CDC released a new study this past week that shows suicide rates in the United States increasing twenty-four percent over a fifteen-year period from 1999-2014. The rate is now 13.0 per 1000, up from 10.5 per 1000 in 1999. Rates had…
Smite the Litter Bugs Don’t Make Me Ask You Twice
With warm weather comes a shedding of clothes, cares, and apparently a ton of litter. Yes, trash: butts, roaches, bottle caps, etc. Microtrash in abundance has been sprinkled over every outdoor green space where I would like to lay a picnic…
Risk and Reward of Boston Fandom
Being a Boston sports fan is one of the most rewarding things you can be. There is absolutely nothing like a Boston fan. Ask anyone who knows anything about sports — the heart and soul that is visible at a Boston game, whether that be…
Recent Injuries Warp NBA Playoff outlook
It seems like just last week the basketball community was celebrating the Warriors record breaking season, and Kobe’s retirement. However, since the playoffs started things have digressed for NBA faithful. After aggravating his ankle in the…
Wisdom from Hamlet
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“My thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth!” Hamlet, Act IV Scene 4
This is one of my all-time favourite quotes. I first discovered this sentence my senior year of high school in my British Literature…