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I am a 25 year old force to be reckon with and I have an amazing lust and passion for life. I crave and day dream of amazing adventures and out of the ordinary experiences. Although my life up to this point hasn't completely fullfilled my yearnings, I hope

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Education > College Life Tips for getting along with your roommate: 1 of 12
Wearing flip flops in the shower, eating Ramen for every meal, and sleeping in the same room you eat your dinner in are all things that probably seem a little weird, right? Well, after your first couple weeks of college this will all be completely normal. One thing, though, that does take a little more time to get used to is... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Easy ways to mininimize stress: 3 of 26
Living for the Long Haul: The Best Ways to Reduce Stress Life is an intricate mosaic of opportunities and obstacles. Navigating through this curious web of design is an exciting but challenging task. Regardless of who you are or what lifestyle you choose to pursue, you're bound to encounter your fair share of stress along th... More..
Education > College Life College life: Separating myth from fact: 1 of 8
College: It's not like you see in the movies Ah, college! Four years of finding yourself, meeting new people, and gathering never before had experiences. Oh yeah, I forgot being rich, doing coke, going to huge parties at mansions, living in dorm rooms that look like small park avenue apartments, sleeping with professors, bei... More..
Education > College Life Assessing the image of college students in movies: 1 of 7
"Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son" (Animal House). Dean Wormer sure was right when he uttered these infamous words of advice to the brothers of Delta House, but it seems that Hollywood just wasn't paying attention. Animal House gave birth to the image of the one-dimensional, drunken, and horny college... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Drowning in a pool of my own loneliness: 7 of 42
Words make it real, they make me weak. I cannot say how I feel, therefore you cannot hear what I don't say. But I want you to. I need you to. I am drowning in a pool of my own loneliness, without a raft to keep me afloat. My cries are not seen or heard. They fall into the water, making only minuscule ripples. No one sees. No... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Racism African-American representation in the media: 1 of 5
From Aunt Jemima to Oprah Over the past decade there have been significant changes in the representations of African Americans in the media. Mediums like film and music have helped to create more positive and widespread representations of African Americans, but television has broken the most ground. Television, which in the ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Introspection: 7 of 25
A while ago during winter, on one particularly dreary and drab day, I looked out my window and saw a dead cat lying in a pile of snow that had recently been shoveled from the sidewalk. The cat was pure black and its body was spread across the immaculate white snow. This contrast of black and white grabbed my attention and th... More..
Education > College Life Spring break alternatives: Finding low-cost, top-rate fun: 5 of 15
If you just aren't that interested in spending a week trapped inside of a Girls Gone Wild video, or your cash flow is at an all-time low, you might be discouraged about alternative ways to spend your spring break. Between fliers around campus advertising hot deals on spring break trips to Florida and Cancun, and crazy storie... More..
Style & Beauty > Clothing Sizes & Fit What to wear to downplay large breasts: 4 of 12
Tips for not letting it all hang out! My struggle with large breasts started in the second grade when my mother and I realized I needed to start wearing a bra. From then on, my breasts and I have been at constant war with one another. The biggest (no pun intended) problem I face with my D cup is being comfortable wearing clo... More..
Education > College Life What to do if you can't get along with your roommate: 9 of 16
All the milk gone again? No toilet paper left? Crazy parties at 3am on the night of finals? Sounds like you've got yourself a bad roommate. Don't worry, you're not alone. The majority of us out there have encountered our fair share of bad roommates. Let's face it, living with someone else is not an easy thing to do and somet... More..