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Community colleges help students develop life skills

Community colleges help students develop life skills

Susan Whaley // February 21, 2017

It felt like the first day of kindergarten. I was nervous and shaking but so excited to finally enter a different world. A world that I considered to be that of grown-ups.This spring is my first semester...

Photo credit: Jessica Johnson

Adulting and figuring it all out

Sophia Robledo-Borowy // February 15, 2017

After successfully completing 18 years of existence since emerging from the womb, you are now a legally an adult.You can legally get married, vote, get a tattoo and make various other life-changing decisions...

Photo credit: Dongyoung Won

14 going on 25

Brittany Mcclintock // May 11, 2016
Kids don't look like kids anymore, which means I don't look like an adult now. Stop growing up faster than you need to.
Illustration by Katherine Kurz Photo credit: Katherine Kurz

Princes, stop saving the damsel in distress

Elizabeth Ernster // September 1, 2015
Finding the ideal guy is not always what it is cracked up to be.
Illustration by Nicole Jackson Photo credit: Nicole Jackson

Real World: Adulting

Megan Mann // August 31, 2015
Having to be an adult may seem like a far away nightmare, but it's a lot closer than we think.
Illustration by Miles Huffman

The depressing trend toward desensitization

William Rein // April 17, 2015
Why is it getting easier to stare directly into tragedy and pain and feel nothing?

Aging should inspire growth, resilience — not terror

Allison Galbreath // March 22, 2015
No one should fear getting older. It is a merely a symbolization of potential experiences and life lived.

Family will always stay number one

Julianna Eveland // October 23, 2014
As I get older it becomes easier to drift away from siblings and parents, but savoring these relationships is well worth it.

Money management gets easier with age

Matt Murphy // October 8, 2014
So, I can't blow my bank account on pizza?

Coping with adulthood is difficult

Matt Murphy // September 11, 2014
Life is just chores, and I've never been good at those.

Student leaves behind friends but keeps unforgettable memories

Yessenia Funes // May 12, 2014
Life is unstable as a college student who is constantly moving from place to place, but that doesn't mean students shouldn't build friendships during their temporary stays.
Julianna Eveland

Age marks milestones, not maturity

Julianna Eveland // April 1, 2014
The metamorphosis of a young person to grown-up isn’t going to magically come when the clock strikes twelve.
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