Date Night, Party Of One
Nothing sounds more appealing than being brought flowers, having the door held open for you and sitting down for a nice dinner with somebody. Everyone…
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Shower Thoughts
What did college students do before headphones? Seriously … walking around campus, almost everyone is wearing them. The fear of walking in silence, alone with…
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Clarity is Kind
With infinite research behind what the meaning of life is and what our purpose of existence is, we can equate this to the fact that…
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Debunking Sentimental Value
The bracelet of your beloved grandmother lost a charm (in Doggies, of all places) and you are utterly heartbroken. You love your grandmother so much…
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Your AI Personal Assistant
ChatGPT. It’s a bit of a taboo word, isn’t it? In a world like Penn State where plagiarism is an academic death sentence and originality…
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Celebrating Cousins
Parents are your main guides through life, siblings are your annoying 18-year-long roommates, grandparents are your sources of eternal wisdom and aunts and uncles are…
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“Right person, wrong time?”
The concept of “right person, wrong time” has plagued the minds of many for years. You meet someone, you connect with them, get attached and…
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Hyper Fixation Poisons the Mind
We’ve all done it. On a random Wednesday night, one can become absorbed into a random TV show, leading us down the social media rabbit…
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The Messy Bun Theory
What do you do when things aren’t going your way? When it feels like the entire world is weighing down on your chest? Do you…
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Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Every month I watch the same message from the same group chat light up my phone screen. The message comes from my hometown friends and…
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To Voice Note or Not to Voice Note, Annoying or Practical?
Our modern world has gifted us with plentiful means of communication. Whether you prefer Facetime, texting or dearly miss the app HouseParty, we have more…
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“Wish I Was A Single Girl”
Even for those who are not hopeless romantics, romantic love is a beautiful thing to desire. Yet stay weary. Chasing it can make one blind…
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The Devil’s in the Details
What makes us feel loved? What is it that we pay attention to, that makes us believe “Yup, this person cares about me?” What makes…
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Finding Your Council for Life
Everyone has a friend who got into a relationship and seemingly went MIA. Whether it was for a month or three, this friend got a…
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Embracing Newfound Independence
College comes with so many lessons, the biggest one being who each of us really is as a person. While balancing new friends in a…
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Your Life is Not Like “Sex and The City”
It’s New York or Nowhere. That’s the saying. Whether you’re a taxi-calling, bagel-eating resident or a visitor for the holidays, the first time walking around…
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The Soundtrack to Our Love Lives
Regardless of what my relationship status has been at many different points throughout my life, the one thing that has remained constant is music. Music…
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Rose-Colored Glasses and Your Ex
Everyone is somewhat familiar with the phrase, “When you look at someone with rose-colored glasses, all of the red flags just look like flags.” You…
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Bake Your Cake and Eat It Too
Telling your friends to “Take the chance and apply for the internship because an opportunity such as this may never appear again,” sounds like an…
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Reviving the Valentine’s Day of Your Childhood
My sweet memories of Valentine’s day stem from elementary school traditions. Now, as a young adult, I’m wondering if it is possible to bypass the negative emotions surrounding the holiday and create a holiday to look forward to past childhood.
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