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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
My mom recently informed me that she is considering purchasing a taser for me to carry for protection. My initial reaction was to roll my eyes and tell her that she was being too paranoid, but then I started thinking about all of the stories of women being attacked and decided that maybe she had a valid point. And since April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, I did some research on ways college...
Monday, May 7, 2012
GRAB YOUR FRIENDS.
TWO WORDS.
MUSIC. FESTIVAL.
Upset you missed Ultra and Coachella?
Well not to worry, the line up around the United States this summer is simply amazing.
Enjoy some great food & T-shirts aka “free swag” while enjoying this incredible lineup:
ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL
MAY 18 – 20 New York City
This year marks the first New York area show, as the festival has...
Monday, May 7, 2012
It’s 1 a.m. on a Wednesday and you’re struggling with a thesis sentence under the fluorescent lights of Davis Library. You alternate between writing single words and deleting them, changing Pandora stations, and topping off your water bottle every five minutes at the fountain just to get out of your seat.
The 27th incarnation of your thesis statement is less coherent than a drunken...
Thursday, May 3, 2012
With summer quickly approaching, we’re all searching for ways to look and feel great in our bikinis. Luckily, UNC provides an endless assortment of fun and interesting new workouts to try. And a majority of them are free of charge! So if you’re the type of person who gets bored with the everyday routine of simply hitting the treadmill and you need someone to guide your workout, look...
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Studying abroad and need a place to stay for your travels? Don’t worry; you can find cheap lodging without your trip turning into a scene from that creepy movie Hostel. You can have a great and safe experience in a hostel (and remain alive) if you do some research before booking it.
Your first step should be to bookmark this page: www.hostelworld.com.
Hostelworld lets you...
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Fifteen years ago, the Oscar-winning movie Titanic was released. It became one of the highest grossing films of all time. Three years before the Titanic hit theatres, The Lion King was released. It became one of Walt Disney’s classic animated films. And in 1991, another Disney classic, Beauty and the Beast, was released. While most of us grew up with these classics...
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
If you enjoyed “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins, then read…
“Divergent” by Veronica Roth
“Divergent” follows the story of a young girl named Tris, who lives in a society where, once you turn sixteen, you must make a choice to devote your life to one of five virtues: honesty, peace, bravery, selflessness or knowledge. Tris has grown up in...
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Warning: This edition of “Best Year Ever” is for the eyes of the Tar Heel nation. If you are not a Tar Heel or a Tar Heel fan, then I encourage you to brace yourself as I recount all the wonderful moments of the 2011-2012 academic year.
After five painstaking hours of reviewing formulas, identifications, and charts – hello, exam week – you take a fifteen-minute study...
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Cellphone, Student ID, and Keys
These items are definitely the Big Three. I learned the hard way that you can’t get much done without these things. My first day of class, I lost all of these things and was lost without them. I couldn’t call my friends to tell them about losing everything, or swipe in to eat at the dining hall, or get into my dorm or room. You might...
Monday, April 30, 2012
The end of the year is fast approaching and although classes are over, exams are not. On top of exams, everyone has to make sure they have enough money for food and coffee. Those couple of hundred dollars you put in your expense or bank account at the beginning of the semester are quickly dwindling due to a few too many Pilgrim’s Prides at Alpine and the unavoidable I-am-done-with-classes...
