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Anxiety

Anxiety

Baylie Brown October 10, 2023

Image Link Anxiety is a rough topic that everyone seems to have a different answer to. Anxiety can be triggered by quite a lot but a common type of anxiety is guilt-ridden anxiety. Reaching out, reading,...

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How To Make Money As A Teenager

Alo Pineda, Writer January 31, 2021

Being a teenager can be really fun, but sometimes to do fun stuff you’re going to need money. As we grow older, we need jobs to start supporting ourselves, but speaking from experience, getting hired...

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How To Ask For Help With Mental Health

Alo Pineda, Writer January 16, 2021

At any age, many people struggle with their mental health, yet they don’t know how to ask for help or open up. Mental health still being a taboo subject isn’t much of a help either because it makes...

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How to Take Care of Yourself in Quarantine

Tabitha Fitzgerald, Writer May 18, 2020

As we all know, this is a very stressful time. It almost seems as if everything shut down overnight! Schools, restaurants, parks, gyms, the list goes on. Constantly worrying about our ability to get supplies...

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How to Survive Valentine’s Day (Without a Date)

Tabitha Fitzgerald, Writer February 22, 2020

As we all know and dread, Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. If you’re in a relationship, Valentine’s Day can be a fun way to celebrate your romantic partner and express your love! However,...

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How to Safely Come Out

Isabella Neufer, Writer February 12, 2020

Realizing you fall into the LGBT spectrum can be a bit tricky due to the heteronormative society we tend to live in but coming out can be a bit harder, but as time continues to move on, society is becoming...

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How to Study For Your Permit Test

Jelani Dupon, Writer October 13, 2019

Among basic needs, driving is a very important aspect of many people’s lives. We drive to work, school, or even to pick up children, which is why it’s important you know how to study for your permit...

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How We Can Stop Plastic Pollution

Arlenne Olvera Arreola, Writer September 29, 2019

    It is official, this generation has a problem. One of the biggest problems is plastic pollution. Plastic is in just about everything these days. It’s in our clothing, glitter, tea bags, gum,...

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How to Prevent Climate Change in Your Everyday Life

Anna Hansen, Writer September 29, 2019

As we’ve seen over the past few years, our Earth’s temperature is changing, drastically.  According to Cool Earth, the Earth has “warmed by 1°C since the middle of the 19th century, and could reach...

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How-To Create and Preserve the Perfect Jack-o-Lantern

Amelie Verlinden, Editor September 29, 2019

We may only be a few weeks into autumn, but everybody knows what’s in the air: Halloween season! While there is still sometime before the costume-creating, candy-crazy decorating frenzy begins, stores...

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How to Make Your Dorm Room Feel Like Home

Reed Cunningham, Writer June 7, 2019

So you’re a senior and you’ve almost graduated. That's a huge deal! If you’re going to college out of state or even far away from your hometown you might have made the choice to live on campus during...

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How-to Plan a Graduation Party

Reed Cunningham, Writer May 17, 2019

Graduation is quickly approaching for the senior class of 2019. Now is the time to celebrate. The weeks following after June 1st are a time to be close to friends and family. Maybe you know someone that’s...

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