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Profile: Catherine
Spiritual snapshot Facing my “ugly self” I can’t remember a time when I didn’t talk to God. Maybe this had something to do with the fact that believing in God and going to church were just a natural thing in my family’s daily life. I like my life as it is now. The thing is that I definitely [...] Read More >
Profiles: Catherine
Interests Snapshot Belly Dancing or Ballet Dancing? I have tried out a number of things in life, not so much because I am a great adventurer, but more because I like learning new things and expanding my horizons. So, even though I have tried out belly dancing, I come back to investing in something that I really [...] Read More >
College Finances: Living with an Open Hand
As soon as I was old enough to turn on a light switch, my parents told me electricity cost money. In fact, I soon found out everything costs money. I remember clearly my first lesson in money management. My grandmother gave me a piggybank for my birthday. The plump porcelain pig with a moronic smile was [...] Read More >
Dealing with Exam Anxiety in College and University
By Steve Douglass The first sign of a problem while preparing for an exam is worry. Worry robs us of energy, focus and motivation. If we can eliminate worries, or at least control them, then we’re in a much better position to do well on our tests. There are three ways I know to deal with worry. The [...] Read More >
Dealing With Stress
By Shai Lagarde School has barely started, yet somehow it feels as if it’s been going on for so long now. That five-page Biology research paper is due in two weeks, there’s the weekly Math quiz, and the daily track team practice. And that’s just for school. Your mom has just announced an out-of-town trip to [...] Read More >
New Expectations and Realities of College
by Brittany Roach When I moved from home to go to college, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Long classes, big parties, new friends, and a boyfriend are what I thought I’d be finding. However, I found something different and far greater than these. The first week was incredibly hard. I missed my mom and my best friend. [...] Read More >
Memoirs of Midterm Madness
Is it already mid-term time yet? It’s always surprising, and a little alarming, how fast that fun little week sneaks up on you. One day you’re trying to memorize your new class schedule, and the next you’re writing an essay test on a subject you were entirely ignorant of just a few weeks ago. And [...] Read More >
20 Ideas To Help University Students Get Organized
By Maria Garcia You have a bright, new school year ahead of you, ready once again to help prepare you for your future. Now is the perfect time for you to start off on the right foot, and get organized. Here are a few tips to help you manage your time, avoid clutter, set goals, and stay on [...] Read More >
True Success
by Thang Pham Growing up, I had lived in a very isolated, sheltered environment around my parents. I had no background in any religion. My parents were Buddhist, non-practicing. As I was growing up, my parents viewed success as doing well financially and having great kids. I took everything the same way, I lived life spoiled [...] Read More >
4 Causes + 1 Solution to Anxiety
“Death is the only joy, and the only release.” “Contrary to popular belief, there is no hope.” What gloomy thoughts. The first came from the classified section of a college newspaper, the second from an anonymous inscription on a classroom blackboard. Both exhibit what psychologists call “existential anxiety”—frustration with a meaningless existence. I was plagued [...] Read More >
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