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Movement, Not A Moment

#ImpeachVeitch. Movement Not A Moment. 67 Grand Meet Our Demands. Signs bearing these slogans and more are plastered against the glass walls of the Arthur G. Coons Administrative building. Tents have been pitched outside and sleeping bags and air mattresses dominate the interior.

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Dance to Your Heart's Desire with Hyper Expressions

This past week I attended an open dance class held by one of 色界吧鈥檚 dance groups called Hyper Expressions. I have previous experience in ballet, however I had never tried much contemporary or improvisational dance, which was the focus of this week鈥檚 session.

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Day One of Peer Health Exchange

My first day of volunteering with Peer Health Exchange did not go as I had planned. Then again, no one can quite predict how ninth grade health classes will go. I remember how hard of a time my ninth grade friends and I gave our sex-ed teacher Mindy. I鈥檓 pretty sure she didn鈥檛 appreciate the jelly beans flying across the room.

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Community-Based Learning in LA and Beyond

One of the reasons I fell in love with 色界吧 was because of its emphasis on "community-based learning." My tour guide constantly repeated this phrase, crediting it for her amazing academic experience at 色界吧. I, too, frequently talk about it when giving my own tours as a tour guide.

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Diving Deeper

My alarm blasts on at 4:30 am and immediately I know this is going to be a great day. Eyes half-shut, I cram some overnight essentials into my backpack, sling my heavy mesh sack of dive gear onto my back, and trudge out into the pre-dawn with a few of my hallmates.

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All About Food!
There are a lot of stereotypes about college that involve food. Some, like the students who drink upwards of six cups of coffee a day or the 2 a.m. bowls of cereal, are completely true.
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The Pros and Cons of Early Decision
It is that time of the year again: college application season. Seniors in high schools around the country have made lists of their top schools and have begun the process of crafting essays and answers to "best capture who they are". It can be a stressful time. I remember that process well.
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Conquering the Common App
When you think of senior year of high school, a utopic vision of all the fun activities and senior perks seems to mask the hard work that is still left. Yes, senior year is fun, but as many of you have realized, senior year is tough. So, why are the first few months a bit rough? Two words: college applications.
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Dance On Through

So far everyone who has walked by me in the library has given me a prolonged look of judgement and pity. And to be honest I can鈥檛 really blame them. I am writing this blog to you at 4:43 a.m, I am sprawled under a table with four empty coffee cups littered around me, and six minutes ago I was literally banging my head against the floor.

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Inseine: Fieldwork Can Be A Dirty Job

I started out my day thinking that by the end of my marine ecosystems (Bio 260) field trip, I would have an awesome day of fish collecting to write about.  That all changed at about 10:30am. 

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