The college vote is becoming more and more influential. Even in just the past 4 years, over 16 million young people suddenly became eligible to vote. They seem to be leaning one way according to these stats. Why? What is your take on the situation? Courtesy of: Online Colleges
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Every week, it seems like, we hear about another case of a teenager who was tortured via social media by his or her classmates. In some of these cases, these bullied teens end up killing themselves. They can’t handle the cruelty anymore and death seems to be a better alternative to living with such hatred. The [ Read More ]
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Need a few excuses to get out of your dorm room and enjoy a night out with friends? Here’s a list of some sure-to-be-awesome movies coming out this fall that are totally worth procrastinating homework (for just a little bit longer).
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While I have to admit the phrase “YOLO” gets on my nerves, there is method to the madness. We are especially reminded to live each moment to its fullest in the wake of tragedies like the recent massacre in Aurora, Colo. You can bet that the victims did not expect to become targets in a [ Read More ]
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Social media is increasily becoming a more vital part of our everyday lives – even in the job search. I didn’t realize just how important it was to build up and maintain my social media accounts until I went on a job interview and the person interviewing me mentioned he had looked at my Twitter. [ Read More ]
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For those of you who have recently graduated college and are now staring down a heck of a lot of debt, you’re not alone. Student loan debt has reached the $1 trillion mark and it’s a number that will continue to climb as the Senate has recently passed up a chance to extend a 3.4% [ Read More ]
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Another week brings more Internet and smartphone gadgets to play with! While not all of these are brand spankin’ new, these are all still great resources for you to explore. Here’s what has made my list and has me “geeking out” this particular week: Instagram OK, you iPhone junkies might scoff at me for this [ Read More ]
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At first when I read this article from Bloomberg Businessweek about how college isn’t for all high school graduates, I immediately disagreed with what I was reading. It wasn’t until reading all of it (and after some reflection) when I realized that the writer could have a valid argument there. Let’s face it: Some of us [ Read More ]
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I really can’t explain why I kept watching “The Bachelor” every week this season. You would think that my blatant dislike for Ben Flajnik, this season’s bachelor of choice, would have deterred me … but that didn’t work. Or maybe his obvious favorite on the show, Courtney Robertson, and her mean and shallow ways would [ Read More ]
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