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Let’s Stop Bragging About Lack of Sleep

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We live in a culture that thrives on valuing hard work. This is great! We enjoy trading anecdotes of success stories and how we pulled ourselves up from our bootstraps, and as college students, one of our favorite things to do is to complain about how much we deprive ourselves. If I had an hour for every time I hear about how you got 45 minutes of sleep last night or a grain of … [Read more...] about Let’s Stop Bragging About Lack of Sleep

To Zoodles and Beyond

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Photo by Justina Huang Remember the controversy with Libby's Zoodles? In case you have no idea what I am referring to, a canned pasta label received buzz when a mother wrote to the company and complained about the palm tree resembling a phallus. Today, I am introducing a different kind of zoodle. Short for "zucchini noodles," it is exactly what you think it is. Take … [Read more...] about To Zoodles and Beyond

Get to Know the Counseling Center Staff

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Photos Courtesy of Pepperdine Counseling Center The Pepperdine Counseling Center is available to all students for a wide range of services free of charge. It is staffed with licensed professionals with a Christian focus. Director Connie Horton  Favorite Movie: Patch Adams Favorite Food: Enchiladas (ideally with green chili) Time at Pepperdine: 10 years Why do you do … [Read more...] about Get to Know the Counseling Center Staff

Five Foods to Minimize From Your Diet

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Photo by Shayla Girardin It’s got to go! Five foods to minimize in your diet: Eating healthy can be a challenge, especially when you don’t know whether certain foods are beneficial for your body. While it’s easy to label certain food items, like cookies and candy, as junk, other foods can be more difficult to label. Here are five food items that might just surprise … [Read more...] about Five Foods to Minimize From Your Diet