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Posts by: Jenny Truong

Most of us expect 17 total years of schooling. Four years of college, four of high school, three years of middle school and six or seven years of elementary school. School already takes up a massive chunk of our lives! Even so, a few of us go further than just an undergraduate career. Enter: the master’s...

Halloween is right around the corner, which means it’s time to tap into the holiday’s exciting energy. Is there any better time of the year than Halloween? It’s a chance to celebrate the creepier side of things as the weather transitions into fall with less sunlight, colder temperatures and changing leaves. From...

You will spend 10-15 years of your life working at a job. That’s 90,000 hours. Minimum. That’s a long time to spend doing something that doesn’t make you happy. Or even worse, doing something that makes you feel miserable. It’s difficult to fit self-exploration into a busy schedule, especially that of...

College is a difficult time for everyone, and with the expectations to do well in college comes the stress and responsibility of building a career.  As we grow older, we change. Often, so do our dreams, goals and careers.  If the past two years of living within a global pandemic and economic/political unrest have...

Perhaps you have heard the saying “you have the same 24 hours as Beyonce?” While technically true, unfortunately, we don’t all have the same resources as Beyonce does in her 24 hours. So how do we make the most of it? There are so many things to do, all the time, as college students, as young adults, as parents, as...

As children, we are asked around every corner, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” When I was younger, the question seemed limitless. I could be anything! Now that I am older, those once big dreams feel like a silly fantasy. People who want to pursue artistry as a profession can often be confronted with a...

If you enjoy Nintendo’s Animal Crossing and the Disney franchise, I have great news for you. On September 6, Disney’s Dreamlight Valley dropped on most gaming platforms for a small price of $30. This is an early release price, set to eventually become free sometime in 2023. If you’re curious if this game is worth it,...

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Stay-at-home parents get a bad rep, and unfairly so, in my opinion. With school, work, and extracurricular activities, I find myself overwhelmed by my own housework sometimes. When imagining having an extra child and romantic partner to care for, clean up after, and shop for, it’s hard to not feel overwhelmed....

Let’s be real; The world goes round because of money. Without money, you can’t enjoy the delights that come from a capitalist society. But what if college is not something you can afford or even want to do? Fear not, many have asked themselves this question and found themselves taking an alternative path to their...