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7 tips for less stress

Stress for Success: 7 Tips and Tricks for Better Grades and Less Stress

Johnathan Boles, Photography October 22, 2018

When it comes to the life of a student, very few things can cause more stress than studying for tests. Many students suffer from test anxiety, some worse than others. Whether you suffer from test anxiety...

Hard work pays off when college does not pay for one’s hard work.
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Put Me in Coach: Powerlifter has the Power but Nothing to Lift

Hayley Cross, Social Media October 22, 2018

Wake up, take a shower, brush teeth, get dressed, go to the gym and lift weights—the normal routine of powerlifter Bailey Jones. Well, it used to be until she left home to attend college and realized...

5 Things No One Admits About Going Natural

5 Things No One Admits About Going Natural

Madison Kalia, Copy Editor October 21, 2018

1. Detangling your hair is a full-time job.   When your hair is permed/straightened, it’s easy to quickly brush or comb it, wrap it at night and take it down in the morning. Unless you sacrifice...

Put a Ring on It (Equality Version): The MANgagement Rings

Put a Ring on It (Equality Version): The MANgagement Rings

Avery Wall, Editor-in-Cheif April 30, 2018

Sitting on my bed, legs crossed, and a blank comment for a discussion on Canvas staring laughingly at me, I tap the keys half-heartedly in a rhythm that does not match the beat of the music I’m listening...

I Guess it Rains Down in Africa

I Guess it Rains Down in Africa

Hailey Alderman, Staff Writer April 30, 2018

“I guess it rains down in Africa” blares through your dreams and jars you back into consciousness. At first you look around thinking you are still sleeping, because why on earth would that song be...

Depression: It Can Happen to Anyone

Depression: It Can Happen to Anyone

Merissa Pittman, Staff Writer April 20, 2018

Years ago, people believed that depression could be treated with chemicals or drugs.   This belief was supported by false use of data from tests that were conducted by various researchers. Big businesses...

Ways to Help Decrease Dropout Rates

Ways to Help Decrease Dropout Rates

Jamie Martin, Staff Writer April 10, 2018

Research done by the “Do Something Project” shows that approximately 25% of all high school freshmen will fail to graduate high school. With an increase in high school dropout rates, everyone...

Time’s Up

Time’s Up

Wenqi Hu, Staff Writer April 1, 2018

With all the women standing up for gender equality and supporting each other in every field, the #MeToo and TIME’S UP movements have brought changes to women`s lives in many parts of the world. Women...

Being a Young Parent in College

Being a Young Parent in College

Lajuana Banger, Staff Writer April 1, 2018

The stress that is put on the parent as she/ he tries to pursue their career. Some sources say that parents are the most stressed because it takes a lot of energy to deal with a child. Some parents lack...

Olivier Salad: History and Cooking Secrets

Olivier Salad: History and Cooking Secrets

Selby Matyakubova, Staff Writer April 1, 2018

Olivier, a festive, traditional New Year’s Eve salad, is one of the most popular salads of Russian cuisine. In the 1860’s at a French restaurant called Hermitage in Moscow, there worked a cook,...

Debt: The College Life They Failed to Reveal

Debt: The College Life They Failed to Reveal

Merissa Pittman, Staff Writer April 1, 2018

  From the beginning of high school, we have aspirations of being somebody one day. Our beloved teachers and administrators routinely coached us on college admission and choices. For the next four...

The Opioid Epidemic in America

The Opioid Epidemic in America

Rebecca Dickson, Staff Writer April 1, 2018

The opioid epidemic has taken ahold of a vast majority of people in United States since 1992. Opioids are becoming the most popular drug of choice, creating alarming over-dose and death rates. Prescription...