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Unpaid Internships Sabotage Students

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Art by Caitlin Roark The workforce is an incredibly competitive and intimidating world for emerging adults. Built on pillars of experience, the working world is a networking pool meant to promote those with elite experience while drowning others who may lack a name-sake headlined résumé. For job-seeking college students trying to stay afloat, unpaid internships may be … [Read more...] about Unpaid Internships Sabotage Students

Pelicans Make a Scene at Seaver Graduation

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It’s been nearly a month since graduation. Students may have forgotten the speeches, the list of awards, the farmer’s tans and sunburns. However, few have probably forgotten the crowd-storming pelicans and the national renown left in the pelicans' wake. After all, who couldn't recall two enormous, long-beaked creatures sweeping across the crowd just a few feet above the … [Read more...] about Pelicans Make a Scene at Seaver Graduation

Trudge On

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Graphic by Nate BartonAs a senior graduating in the spring, the approaching, unknown future is a little overwhelming at times. There is so much to do and so much uncertainty lying ahead. I imagine I'm not the only college student who feels this way, and it is important that students know how to deal with these worries.“Take a deep breath and put yourself to use” is … [Read more...] about Trudge On

You’re Doing Better Than You Think You Are

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Graphic by Nate BartonDear student,Relax. I know, I know: you have a 20-page paper due tomorrow that you’ve barely touched, it’s April and you’re still hunting for an internship, or you’re graduating on the 29th and you have no idea where your life is headed. Relax. You’re already doing better than you think you are. The mere fact that you’re … [Read more...] about You’re Doing Better Than You Think You Are