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To the next President of the United States

16 September, 2016 // Opinions // 0 Comments
Dear Mr(s). President, I have not been able to escape this year’s presidential election. Media sources from Twitter to Channel 5 have been overwhelming me about whether you stumbled or went mute on an interview… Read More...
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Achieving well-being: mental health

13 November, 2015 // Opinions // 0 Comments
“I am taking a mental health day” is a phrase we have all heard and most likely have said ourselves. Either way, the use of this phrase is an acknowledgment that mental health is something… Read More...
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The expectations of putting on the gloves

30 October, 2015 // Opinions // 0 Comments
Expectations carry many forms and reflect themselves in almost every aspect of our existence. We often associate people with our expectations: how they disappoint or surprise us. Nevertheless, they are only small parts of the… Read More...
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College students represent skewed sample

9 October, 2015 // Opinions // 0 Comments
Sleep deprivation, binge drinking, eating disorders, bullying and suicide are some of the health-detrimental results of stress. In fact, such behaviors can lead to more stress, trapping their most common victims—college students—in a vicious cycle… Read More...
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The College Campus: A Public Health Perspective

25 September, 2015 // Opinions // 0 Comments
Health: Science Society and Policy (HSSP) is a popular major at Brandeis, but even those students who study health lose sight of their own well-being. Late teens and early twenty-somethings are usually the image of… Read More...
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Overcommitted, the Brandeisian story of citizenship

4 September, 2015 // Opinions // 0 Comments
This past Sunday, the Great Lawn was a setting for a semesterly ritual that has come to be known as the Activities Fair. To the untrained eye, it seems like a burst of energy at… Read More...
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Students have company in urge to excel

23 March, 2015 // Opinions // 0 Comments
The world does not seem like a friendly place. Seniors are facing the realities of the job market and the obstacles they must face for entry-level positions. Meanwhile, underclassmen struggle against each other for unpaid… Read More...
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The bitter reality of coffee

The bitter reality of coffee

6 March, 2015 // Opinions // 0 Comments
Not everyone likes coffee, but those who do need it more than almost anything else. Those ubiquitous coffee lovers haven’t always needed coffee, though. For most people, sometime in high school or even in college,… Read More...
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Setting priorities

23 January, 2015 // Opinions // 0 Comments
At the beginning of every semester, there are a lot of choices to make. There’s the obvious choice of class selection. Ideally, these have already been chosen the semester prior during early registration, but we… Read More...
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Dress to succeed

19 January, 2015 // Opinions // 0 Comments
Imagine yourself in a professional outfit: collared shirt, slacks and blazer. Now imagine you’re at a room full of other college students dressed like that, say at a career and internship fair. Employers stand behind… Read More...
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