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The Kids Aren't Alright: The Budding Authoritarianism of Young Americans
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Book Review: Allan Bloom's "The Closing of the American Mind"
Shocking events on college campuses such as Rutgers and DePaul have made many a concerned observer wonder: "Are students becoming close-minded?" Judging by the outraged protestors interrupting…
Education
Self-Motivation: Staying Motivated Through The Summer
Rightly or wrongly, students tend to think of summer not as a time to continue pursuing their ambitions but as a cooling-off period between school years. With the exception of the unfortunate few who…
Education
Getting A Certificate Versus Getting An Associate's Degree
When you're going to a community college, getting an associate's degree seems like a no-brainer. It's the most prestigious kind of degree offered at such institutions and is the only way to even get a…
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Studying For Success: Tips For Acing Your Finals
As finals week approaches, it might seem ludicrous for anyone to say that students should avoid over-thinking how to go about preparing for them. Indeed, the first instinct of most students is…
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Book Review: Bret Easton Ellis' "American Psycho"
Even people who have never read Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho likely do not expect to hear the phrase "comedy of manners" in reference to it. Comedy of menace maybe, but definitely not comedy of…
Education
To The Great Teachers
I don't know why it took me so long to acknowledge this, but this week, I realized that we (that is, students) take teachers for granted. Now, I'm not talking about all teachers mind you (although I…
Education
Major Decisions: How I Picked My Major
When people ask me how I picked my major, the first response that pops in my head is "Which one?" Coming from a background as unconventional as mine, I have had the opportunity of majoring in two…
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Book Review: Catherine Burns' "The Moth"
When the average person thinks of storytelling, chances are they believe it to be the nigh-exclusive province of people who make a living off of toiling away in sparsely-furnished writers' studios or…
Books
Book Review: Philip K. Dick's "The Man In The High Castle"
One of the good things about film and TV adaptations of books is that it exposes the original work to a much wider audience. Granted, there are always differences between books and movie versions but…
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Apple's Fight For Our Rights
We've heard it all before: the government claims the nation is facing an unprecedented threat and thus citizens' will have to temporarily sacrifice some of their liberties. It promises that this…
Education
Exploring Your Financial Aid Options
Something that high school students need to pay extra close attention to but hear precious little of during the college admissions process is how exactly they're going to pay for it all. Now if you're…
