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STAFF COLUMN: Celebrate Explorer’s Day, Not Christopher Columbus Day
RACHAEL DEVINNEY THE SIGNAL As I acknowledged Columbus Day earlier this month, it made me wonder, why do we celebrate Columbus Day? Are we celebrating his discovery of America? We know that “in 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue,” but Columbus was not sailing to discover America; he was sailing to find a faster trade […]
COLUMN: Sex?… No thank you: Raising awareness on asexuality
I never thought I’d be on the receiving end of a “coming out” conversation. I definitely didn’t think that it would be coming from my wife.
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COLUMN: Distracted driving: what sending a text can really do
On April 29, 2011, my 18-year-old sister, 12-year-old sister and 8-month-old son loaded into my car after leaving my grandmother’s funeral.
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COLUMN: Troubled waters
Watching the recent media coverage of the handicapped Carnival cruise ship Triumph floating around the Gulf of Mexico is enough to make anyone wonder if cruising is a good choice.
COLUMN: Love, Set, Match Dot Com
Déjà vu. It is 6 p.m. on a Friday night and I’m scrolling through Facebook news feed to see what everyone is doing. This is the life! Who am I kidding?
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COLUMN: Catfishing in America: are you hooked?
The scenario goes as follows. You’ve received a friend request and message from this gorgeous person you’ve never met. She tells you how cute she thinks you are and how much you have in common.
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It’s not that hard to do the right thing
It’s not that hard to do a helpful thing once in a while. I don’t mean helping a friend move into a new home, though that’s good too. I mean small, day-to-day things that can make a difference to total strangers and will take almost no time. Here are a few examples of things that take little effort but most people can’t bother themselves with doing.
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If only I’d had a lemonade stand
My dad was a small business owner. Starting at the age of seven, he instilled in me the principle of working harder than necessary to get what I wanted. I didn’t realize it then, but I believe that he was trying his best to equip me with what I needed to be successful.
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Surviving cancer through a daughter’s eyes
Cancer…that one little word can stop you in your tracks and change your life forever.
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Student attempting the impossible
Whenever I step foot into a classroom, I can hear the echoing voices of my parents telling me that if I didn’t go to college right out of high school and stick with it, I was likely to never finish my education. The likelihood of my parents’ warning may be a statistical fact, but I am living proof that it can be done.
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