It is no secret that stress is high during finals week. Are there a few things that you can do to eliminate stress and have a smooth finals week? We think, yes. Here are a few tips to keep your finals prep in check. Make a list and keep your…
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What to do on a rainy day
While rainy days may complicate outdoor plans, don’t cry about it. Some things are simply better on rainy days. April showers are common but don’t have to ruin your day. Here are my recommendations on how to spend your rainy spring days for the best results. Find your way to…
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On Transgender Day of Visibility
In keeping with the theme of having a Lifestyle page that is about, hopefully, helping its readership lead good human lives, March 31st marked Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV). Though this article is two weeks overdue, I think that the passage of such a day gives the Jewell community an…
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On Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This year’s observation of SAAM marks the 20th anniversary of a movement to “raise awareness sexual violence around the world and to educate communities on how to prevent it.” First, let us define the specific kind of sexual violence that SAAM is focused…
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Call Your Mother: What do when a friend is stressed
We’ve all heard plenty of advice on what to do to manage stress. We may have even actually learned from that advice and figured out how to keep our own stress levels in check. However, this advice can’t prepare us for another particularly stressful situation: when our friends are stressed…
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Where to soak up the sun (and study) on campus
It’s springtime. What can be better than holding a book while laying under the sun? I vote nothing. If you’re ready to get some sunshine and some knowledge at the same time, follow me to these spots on campus. 1. Behind Jewell Hall You can catch some sun before noon…
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Advice: Who the hell am I? And should I be who I am?
I recently had a conversation with someone I had not talked to in a long while. I was feeling particularly unenthused with my life this day and was not especially in the mood for some mindless chatter. Something about the combination of the pandemic and the perception of the decay…
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AFE: How to be a girlboss
This advice is not for the faint of heart. Being a GIRLBOSS is harder than anything in the world. Being a GIRLBOSS is more than just a practice, more than just a mentality – it is a way of being that is lived in. It is an emotional, physical and…
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Unsolicited Advice: Leave campus for the day
Once again, no one asked, but I have thoughts to share. My unsolicited advice is to get off William Jewell College’s campus for the day. Go. Leave. I’ll even drive you. There are certainly perks to going to a small school – the strong student-teacher connections, the opportunity to establish…
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