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Boredom: Excitingly dull remedy to fighting off college stress

By Annastazia Camarena | August 27, 2013

I’ve come to realize we are no longer just human beings.With apps for everything you could ever think of, to countless social media sites to scroll through and life’s incalculable demands, we have become human doings.College students are some of the...

What not to do while on Thanksgiving break

What not to do while on Thanksgiving break

By Portia Kerr-Newman | November 22, 2010

Thanksgiving, minus all the Pilgrim stuff, is about family tradition, spending time with your loved ones, eating some good food and, of course, football. Students get a few days to relax and take a break from school. Some take full advantage of the perks...

What are you really doing when home for break?

By Phil Case | November 21, 2010

Thanksgiving is just a few days away and while some professors have taken it upon themselves to skew the holiday with petty, last-minute homework assignments, most of us will use our time to catch up on our favorite television shows, get a head start...