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A Guide To Dealing With Toxic People

We have all encountered plenty of toxic people throughout our lives, and I’m sure we all even have some within our close circle. These people stress you out, make you miserable, and just all around...

Every College Girl’s Guide to Staying Classy

Class is a rare thing to come across these days. What is class? Being classy does not mean you have to be boring, stuck up, rich, or any other unfortunate characteristic that has become associated...
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A Freshman’s Guide To Going To A Big University

Attending a huge school can be very hard to grasp. With thousands of students, it’s hard to imagine making such an immaculate campus your new home. These tips are a sure way to guarantee a...

College Major Guide: What Does Your Major Say About You?

For centuries students have been having a contest with each other on who has the best major. This ancient tradition is something all of us are familiar with. This guide has been compiled from vigorous...
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Post-College Meditations From The Editor In Chief: Things I Wish I Had Known As A Freshman Girl

As of this past May 20th I am a Boston College alumna. This title comes in many forms: I’m no longer a student but a full-time member of the working world, I’m moving from the...
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What I Learned In College That Textbooks Didn’t Teach Me

As of yesterday I completed my finals, and now my senior year of college at Boston College is coming to a close. I wanted to give myself a day of reflection, and now, as always,...
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Your ECG Survival Guide To Finals

It’s around that time again, that terrible, terrible time when you have mountains of things to study for and projects to do but all you can seem to do is procrastinate. Here are some simple...
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Apps To Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

The bells have stopped ringing, the trees have come down, and those unwanted gifts are returned. So what comes next? Our annual broken promises to ourselves: New Year’s resolutions. With each new year that rolls...
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How To… Stick To New Year’s Resolutions

New year’s resolutions are picked up and kicked out so fast these days. Whether it is to kick tummy troubles to the curb or to finish reading that Charles Dickens compilation, the vigorous excitement to...
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How To… Stay Organized Using a Planner

As this semester comes to a close, the importance of staying organized becomes all-too apparent. It also becomes much more difficult, thanks to the never-ending mountain of assignments, finals, and due dates. If...
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6 Inspirational Quotes To Empower Your True Self

Now that we’re falling into that grey area between midterms getting underway and spring break, there’s no better time  to saturate your mind with some motivational and inspiring quotes than the present. Whether you’re looking...
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4 Ways To Be The Best You: In The Morning

There you are, in the midst of an amazing dream, when suddenly you hear it – the dreaded blaring beep of your alarm. And there you find yourself, warm in your bed, thrown...
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7 Spring Semester Study Tips

The arrival of the new year means a fresh start in several aspects of life, including academics. If you didn’t do so hot your first semester of the school year, consider trying a few of...
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Advice From Your Mom That You Should Take

Marion C. Garretty once wrote, “Mother’s love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.” But when it comes to the real, everyday advice from Mom, impossible is...
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Things Every Girl Can Master This Year

There are many reasons to get excited about the start of a new year, the first being that another year gone by means we are another year wiser and more independent, and as college girls,...
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How To…Make a Blog

Have you ever wanted to put your writing out there? Make a published portfolio for your literature? Or even just give your friends a way to read your thoughts? There is a simple ay to...
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How to…Impress at a Career Fair

Whether you are a freshman searching for your first college internship or a senior looking for the start of your professional career, job or career fairs are an amazing resource for college students. But they...
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7 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Skip Class

How bad can skipping class really be? In your head you can justify it because you are going to catch up on sleep or catch up on the reading for a particular class. Or maybe...