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Working Out of the Box: Cool and Unexpected Student Jobs

Thursday, March 11, 2010
By Amanda First

Out of all the dreaded phrases in the college dictionary — final exam, forced triple, Freshman Fifteen — perhaps one of the most dreaded is “student job”. On top of everything else you have to do in a day, who wants to trek to the dining hall to serve messy mashed potatoes to your ungrateful peers, or answer phones all day long in some stuffy basement office?

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Safe and Sound: Spring Break Safety Tips

Thursday, March 11, 2010
By Jessica Stringer

489517_tropical_drink.jpgYou’ve packed your brightest bikinis, a fluffy towel and a dozen pairs of flip-flops for your spring break trip. But before you jet off to Miami, Cancun or the Bahamas, you should make sure you know how to protect yourself during your vacation.

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Faith: Lost and Found – Changes in Students' Religious Attitudes in College

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Hallie Santo

When we first started college, my boyfriend called me one day to share an interesting bit of news. “During our president’s welcome speech, the rabbi from the Spiritual Life Center blew the shofar,” he said. “It was incredible.”

“What’s a shofar?” I asked.

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Roommate S.O.S: What To Do If Your Roommate Struggles with Depression or an Eating Disorder

Thursday, March 4, 2010
By Caitlin Hardgrove

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From Class to Camo: Three College Girls Balance the ROTC Life

Thursday, February 25, 2010
By Katie Sanders

Shawna Sinnott wakes up between 0430 and 0500 every weekday. The Harvard University senior rolls out of bed, passes the ballerina posters mounted on her wall and heads for her closet, fully stocked with ball gowns, bikinis and Marine Corps Dress Blues.

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Call Me a Cadet: Life for Ladies at a Military University

Thursday, February 25, 2010
By Victoria Uwumarogie

Imagine this.
Instead of going to school in the freshest new skinny jeans and your trusty Ugg boots, imagine wearing a uniform to class everyday in college: blue dress shirt, dark dress pants.
Instead of pulling an all-nighter for your hardest final exam, imagine that your final exam is a two mile run and a hefty sit up and push up test.

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