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Spread the Joy: Current Events

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Brandeis chapter.

These days we only seem to hear tragic and intense news. Although these are extremely important, good news are rarely given enough attention. If you’re having a bad day and want to restore your faith in this world, here are some positive news to fix your attitude and inspire you:

1. Ronald Read, a former janitor, left about $6 million in his will to his local hospital and library in Vermont. Read more here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/04/man-leaves-millions-to-library_n_6616416.html?utm_hp_ref=good-news

2. Carnegie Mellon University conducted a research that indicates that hugs may help fight illnesses. Dr. Sheldon Cohen, main researcher, said, “those who receive more hugs are somewhat more protected from infection.” Read more here: http://www.dailygood.org/2015/01/30/can-hugs-help-keep-you-healthy-/

3. A Tibetan monk, Lama Lobsang, created a children’s home after the 2010 earthquake in Tibet that now is home to 170 kids. Read more here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/04/lama-lobsang-tibetan-monk_n_6606840.html?utm_hp_ref=good-news

4. A woman founded Lava Mae and is making the world a better place. Lava Mae is project that provides “showers on wheels” by turning old city buses into showers for the homeless of San Francisco. These buses are expected to provide the people at least 2000 showers per week. Read more here: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/11/lava-mae-creating-showers-on-wheels-for-the-homeless/

If you want to get informed about more good news, check these out these sites:

1.     http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org

2.     http://www.huffingtonpost.com/good-news/

3.     http://www.dailygood.org

Photo Sources:

http://cdn.progressmichigan.org/pm/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/good-news1…

http://a.abcnews.com/images/US/HT_san_francisco_homeless_showers_lava_ma…

Hola! I am a first year from Puerto Rico. I'm passionate about writing, feminism, social justice, and health.
I am a Junior at Brandeis University who is passionate about writing and who loves surfing the web for useful articles and having fun doing what I like.