A Common Neuromyth: Debunking Learning Styles
Growing up I was always told by my teachers that I was a visual learner. I only learned best from drawing out metabolic pathways instead of...
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Historical Women That Took the World by Storm
Pirates, queens, and spies oh my!
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5 Food Myths You Have To Stop Believing
There are so many pieces of nutritional advice being thrown around on social media, it is almost impossible to decipher what is actually real!
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How Medusa Became a Feminist Icon
From Ancient Greek Mythology to Percy Jackson, is there more to the snake hair monsters that we both fear and love?
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The ‘Sustainable Individual’ Myth
The problem I’ve found with sustainable lifestyle rhetoric is that there is so much onus on the individual to be the change.
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Bust the Myth: Do Blue Light Glasses Actually Work?
One of the trendy investments of quarantine season are blue light glasses. With work and school being online, bluelight glasses seem to be...
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5 Sex Myths to Stop Believing
Sex can be, and should be enjoyable and fun. But, sex can be confusing and the lines of what it should be like are blurred. With sex...
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Why Everyone Needs to Watch Game Changers on Netflix
This can be your motivation to finally implement that 2020 “new year, new me” resolution!
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3 Misconceptions I Had About College
We all have these preconceived notions about what our college experience is going to be like. After surviving through my first semester, I'...
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Facts and Myths about the Coronavirus
The Coronavirus is currently the most talked topic in the news today. As of now, there are currently about 78,773 known cases worldwide...
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The Many Angles of the Selfie
Why taking pictures of yourself isn’t purely an act of vanity.
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The Yoga Body Myth
I hate the phrase "perfect yoga body." As a yoga teacher of four years, it upsets me to see other yoga practioners holding themselves up to...
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La Llorona: Myth or Fact?
Whether it was in a horror movie or you grew up knowing the legend, La Llorona, or weeping woman, has crossed your brain once or twice. But...
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Myths: Boarding School Edition
Looking into the life a boarding student by breaking down some myths.
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The Truth About Rooming With Your Best Friend
I found that for my first year of college, living with someone I’m comfortable with and whom I trust with everything was the best possible choice for me.
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What happened to Persephone?
Persephone is the daughter of Zeus, the god of gods, and Demeter, the goddess of agriculture. She is also known as Kore that means “...
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Freshman 15: Truth or Lie
For years, rumors of the dreaded 'Freshman 15' have haunted incoming college students, but how much truth really lies in this weight-gain...
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Test Taking Myths to Try Out During Midterm Week
Midterms are upon us, Blue Jays. Whether or not you’ve already taken some, they’re coming up, or you don’t have any, I’ve made this very...
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Let’s Talk About Virginity
As I have grown older, I have come to dislike the concept of “virginity”. The dictionary definition of virginity is: “the state of never...
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College Mythbusters
Prom dress decisions and driver’s license tests aside, anticipating college was hands down the most stressful thing about high school...
