Art by Christine NelsonYour major is a choice; often, this is one of the biggest decisions a college student is faced with. People often choose a major based on a variety of reasons: the title, salary, what their parents want them to do, etc. I personally chose my first major for the completely wrong reasons.I thought I wanted to work in the medical field so I declared … [Read more...] about Do What You Love, the Rest Will Follow
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Do What You Love, the Rest Will Follow
Art by Christine NelsonYour major is a choice; often, this is one of the biggest decisions a college student is faced with. People often choose a major based on a variety of reasons: the title, salary, what their parents want them to do, etc. I personally chose my first major for the completely wrong reasons.I thought I wanted to work in the medical field so I declared … [Read more...] about Do What You Love, the Rest Will Follow
Dairy Proves to Be Scary
Art by Kris HarperMost who grew up in the United States were taught that dairy products are healthy for us. We're taught that cow's milk does the body good because it has nutrients like calcium and vitamin D. The USDA's MyPlate (the newer version of their Food Guide Pyramid) even recommends three cups of dairy per day for everyone over age 9. But what if we are being … [Read more...] about Dairy Proves to Be Scary
Diversify Your Friendships
Art by Christopher ChenTake a quick moment to look around the people you've surrounded yourself with, your closest friends. Are they all or for the most part a certain religion? Ethnicity? Political leaning? I know that by and large, mine are, and it's likely that it's true for you too.So, friends. Maybe it's time to diversify them?Now this isn't to say that it's time to … [Read more...] about Diversify Your Friendships
Rethink the Friendzone
Art by Christine NelsonThe classic story: Boy becomes friends with girl, boy likes girl, girl doesn't like boy back, friendzoned again! Except not really.The argument I'm going to give will be in heteronormative terms. For that, I apologize, but it makes the process of arguing simpler if I apply it to the cases for which it seems to come up all too often: a male expressing … [Read more...] about Rethink the Friendzone
