Fostering Friendship During a Pandemic
It’s easy to underestimate the extent to which losing our acquaintances affects us. Thanks to the virus, we have all lost opportunities to...
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Did I Just Waste $20 on Blue Light Blocking Glasses?
We’ve all seen them on Instagram or advertised on our Facebook feed. They’ve been talked about on the news—often praised for being the...
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UMass Residential Areas as Taylor Swift Albums
Anyone who knows me knows there are two things that hold a very special place in my heart: UMass Amherst and Taylor Swift. Her album, Lover...
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Why I Went Vegetarian After 20 Years of Eating Meat
Some people get bangs after a life-changing event; I went vegetarian . I had made a change that was supposed to make me happy. So, why wasn...
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Meet Coll and Kay: Your New Favorite Bookstagrammers
Need more reads on your feed? Look no further.
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How to Get Your Work Done With Online Classes
It is no lie that online classes are a struggle. Many teachers have adjusted their classes to be asynchronous, which allows a lot of...
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Feeling Anxious? Let's Talk!
We are currently living in a PANDEMIC, not to mention one of the most critical times in governmental and political history. I want to start...
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Confessions of a Trader Joe’s Convert: 10 things you need to add to your shopping list
Up until this fall I was somewhat of a stranger to Trader Joe’s. When I moved in with my two best friends and roommates, they were somewhat...
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Becoming An Early Bird: Tips From A Former Night Owl
I decided to go from living like a night owl to waking up every morning at 6 a.m.. Here's what happened.
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10 Songs to Add to Your Fall Playlist
These songs are perfect for a sweater weather type of day. Anthony Tran / Unsplash
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So, I Bought a Flannel, Now What?
Raise your hand if you have ever bought a flannel. Now, raise it if you still have a flannel, or have a concerning accumulation of them and...
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Keep Going: Resources you should know about this Suicide Prevention Month
September is suicide prevention month. Each time this year, social media is flooded with stories and resources about mental health, and...
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UMass Student Run Businesses That We're Obsessing Over
With the havoc that COVID-19 has wreaked on our society; whether it be economically, socially or mentally, college aged students have...
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My Experience at the FemHealth Summit And Why It's Important
The summer between sophomore and junior year, to me, was the summer I discovered myself the most. It was a crazy time: there was a pandemic...
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"What's For Dinner?"- A College Student's Guide to Food Hacks
So, I moved out from home about a week ago. It was a very rushed process because of the pandemic, but we put everything together and...
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How To Remember to Love Yourself in the Age of Social Media
Confidence is hard to come by when everyone you know looks so perfect online. Here’s a reminder that sometimes the internet is doing more harm to our mental states than we know.
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Is Soreness an Indicator of a Good Workout? Let's Find Out!
Over the course of my athletic life, I've often heard fellow athletes complain about how nasty their workout was the other day- “I...
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Some Friendly Advice- 5 Ways to "See" Your Long Distance Friends
We’ve all been there. Either the school year ends, senior year runs out, camp is over, or a trip abroad is wrapping up and we suddenly come...
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Professional poker is far from free money: An interview with a pro.
Andrew* started playing poker at eight years old, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, a professional poker player. At fifteen,...
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Home Workouts During the Quarantine? Don't Sweat It!
With quarantine being our recent life update, one of the biggest outcries that I have seen uniformly throughout all social groups is that...
