Students can come to a general consensus that transitioning from high school to college can be a frightening and difficult task, from the challenging course material to finding your place in a new environment. But adopting new study habits may be the least of some students' worries. Transitioning can ...
This past week, there was a major uproar in America about the Take-A-Knee movement. Take-A-Knee was started by Colin Kaepernick, a former San Francisco 49ers quarterback. In 2016, Kaepernick gained nationwide attention when he decided not to stand for the playing of the national anthem at the start ...
Makeup has been a woman’s saving grace for years as a form of expression and art. Even before the 1900s, makeup has been used for weddings, social events and rituals across several religions, cultures and countries. But in the United States, as the 1920s rolled around, makeup had turned identities ...
“There is horror in the streets,” said Carmen Yulín Cruz, mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, recently in an interview with The Washington Post. Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico and left almost the entire island without food, water, cellular service, internet service or gasoline. Many citizens aren’t ...
Controversial Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has once again made news after speaking at George Mason University on Sep. 7 in Arlington, Virginia. It didn't end well. In this meeting, DeVos revealed she will begin reviewing the Obama-era Title IX guidelines. Title IX is a ...
It’s hard to be concerned about a group of people you’ve maybe never heard of and in a place most people can’t point to on a map. In the Rakhine State of a country named Myanmar that is just south of Bangladesh and in the country of Burma, there is a massive exodus, where people are being put ...
Dear Karyn, I’m in love with my major but I have no idea what I want to do with it after graduating from Longwood. Everyone tells me that I shouldn’t worry about my post-college plans during my freshman year but I can’t help but panic every time I think about my impending decision. I feel like ...
In the past couple of weeks, there have been not one, not two, but three powerful hurricanes that have made quite the entrance, two of which are category five hurricanes. Typically, seeing storms such as these, are not uncommon, given that it is hurricane season. A controversial issue that has risen ...
In today’s world, we mostly connect with people through a screen. Rather than writing letters or meeting up, we send a text or a DM to let someone know we’re thinking about them. The way we use social media seems normal to us, but it’s probably one of our societies most unhealthy traits. We feel ...
Dear Karyn, College, huh? We’re four weeks into the semester and the workload is starting to get to me. Not only do I have to worry about school and grades, but also, making time for clubs and volunteering (as well as time to chill in bed eating brownie mix). I love each of my involvements ...
As the semester draws on and on and your email blows up with a new canvas notification every hour, it can be easy to get lost in it all. This is why I’m writing this: to let anyone who may, by chance, be reading this to know that you should never let anyone make you feel bad or wrong for having a ...
Being a loss prevention manager at any beauty retail store is complicated and constantly evolving, trying to learn new ways to catch you in the act of theft. These teams set strategies on ways to protect assets of the business to reduce the amount of shortage in their store. Each store is monitored ...
Grief has never been an easy thing to talk about- in fact, when I mentioned writing this article, I almost backed out because it’s so hard to discuss. However, I was reminded this is something that needs to be talked about. If no one ever addresses it, how are people supposed to learn what they’re ...
As a college student you would never think to start saving for your later years right now, all that’s on our mind is how we are going to make it to next weekend. However, if you start investing for your future as early as you can and use compounding interest on your savings, your money will grow dramatically ...
Week-by-week, our student news organization aims not only to provide our readers with professional content but also to hold our staff to professional standards. In journalism, deadlines matter. In our newsroom, as one of the few students news organizations in Virginia that doesn't pay anyone ...
As a college student one of my main concerns was gaining the dreaded and infamous “freshman 15.” In addition, we know that a diet mixed with a balance of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, protein and complex carbohydrates helps your mind and body function better, but that can be hard to focus on ...
Dear Karyn, I’ve been dumped and I feel like my life has been turned upside down. Even though I understand that the reasons for our breakup were valid and that it needed to happen, I am completely lost on my own. How do I move on with my life? How do I not cry myself to sleep every ...
We all know the struggle of walking into Sephora and having that mini-heart attack while looking at all the products: Nars, Anastasia Beverly Hills, Urban Decay and Too-faced Cosmetics, to name a few. The feeling of dread is all too real when a college student with barely $20 in their account sees the ...
With her recent album announcement along with the single “Look What You Made Me Do” hitting the charts and exciting fans everywhere, Taylor Swift became America’s red-lipped, country-goes-pop, girl-next-door, sweetheart. Recently, Taylor Swift was taken to court by DJ David Mueller, after ...
Annually, $152.8 billion dollars are spent on welfare and unemployment programs in America, according to the Labor Center at Berkeley University. This staggering number is only likely to grow as the rise of the minimum wage could slash entry level jobs in every corner of America. The federal minimum ...
