Surviving flu season, a few simple tips
As November rolls in, so does flu season. So here are a few tips to make your sick experience a little more bearable.
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Femi Twist: Let’s talk about herpes
What could prevent the contraction of oral or genital herpes? Glad you asked: protection!
Read More →Parents should let go of Reagan-era drug prevention tactics
We’ve all been high school students, and we therefore know that when we were told not to do something, we did it anyway. This is a problem parents have dealt with for years, but it has become a more important issue when it comes down to drug use. Since the methods adopted in the Ronald Reagan […]
Read More →Adidas’ fitness tracker will find its way into gym classes
I begin each semester vowing to stay away from the dessert section of the dining hall, to eat healthy and to exercise on a regular basis. All of that motivation lasts about two weeks. Now in the final four weeks of the spring semester, here I am binging on anything remotely chocolate-based and coming up […]
Read More →Gucci’s model: too thin for comfort
In the 20 years I have been on this earth, society has witnessed the skinniest models walking down the runway, which has, in turn, impacted many aspects of the media. With editing tools like Photoshop, skinny became the norm. In recent years, however, there has been reform in which companies, designers, celebrities and your average […]
Read More →How to get ahead of the semester stress
I love the beginning of a semester, or “syllabus week,” as it is affectionately referred to. It is a time where the workload is light, the morale is high and the stress is at an all-time low. We tend to ignore all of our responsibilities to hang out with friends, go out to parties and […]
Read More →Your post-Thanksgiving diet will never work: My lifestyle change
By Jenna Perlman, Staff Writer @jenna_perlwoman Thanksgiving is a time when stuffing your face is not only accepted, but encouraged. Family comes together, eating is continuous and food babies are definitely real. Along with the amount of food being eaten comes the annual “Post-Thanksgiving/Pre-Christmas diet.” We prepare for our second huge meal at Christmas, get swimsuit ready […]
Read More →Science Tuesday: Pulling all-nighters doesn’t help you cram
By Sanah Faroke, Staff [email protected] When I took my core classes at the beginning of my college career, I pulled all nighters studying for my exams for days at a time. I made immense study guides, until my TA told me that my 32-page guide was equivalent to a grad student’s. My memorization isn’t the […]
Read More →Science Tuesday: Pee in my pool and you’ll die (literally)
By Sanah Faroke, Staff Writer @sanahfaroke Spring has finally revealed itself to Boston (well sort of). I can only think of all the fun things I’ll do once it really becomes warm out. I’ll wear flip-flops and I’ll hide under beach umbrellas, and the pool will become my second home. As a kid, I thought […]
Read More →Lookin’ Great and Feeling Sexy: What To Do When Problems Arise
By Erica Schwartz @ericasalviati Occasionally, we are put into unpleasant situations wherein following our regularly, healthy routines becomes slightly more complicated. Here, I answer some some common scenarios to get you back on track. Q. Which is better? To skip breakfast or eat an unhealthy one, when there’s nothing else? A. Eat an unhealthy one. Breakfast is […]
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