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Finals: The Worst Week for Students

Every semester students spend all semester working at their classes, some more then others but none the less putting forth the effort to be one semester closer to graduation. At the end of every semester students are faced with the …

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Holidays Shopping or Tortured Employees?

Over the years, black friday has become known as the day after Thanksgiving where everything under the sun is on sale. During the past few years though stores have been opening earlier and earlier to the point where they were …

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The Crazy Boss and How to Handle It

In many high stress jobs, employers tend to act harshly towards their employees when in reality they are great employees dealing with a matter they have little control over. Many  employees get frustrated and angry when reprimanded over these matters. …

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The Right Way to do Multiple Person Projects

As students in college, we are often given many different projects. In being an Art or Communications major these projects often require outside help from friends. With this necessity shouldn’t there be an easier way to find talent or crew …

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Great Expectations: The Assumptions of College Professors.

Since my first college class, including lower level classes, I have had teachers tell me “You should have learned this before.” A statement that, in my opinion, is unfair coming from high school to college. Unless their is a pre-requiste …

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The Required Class For the Future, Why don’t we have it?

Many students in college often do not know where to begin as graduation approaches. Through out our years in college and even high school, we are required to take many different classes that essentially do not apply to us or …

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College Apartment Complex Car Towing, Is it Actually Necessary?

Around the University of Central Florida, almost every apartment complex has strict parking rules for visitors. Unfortunately these rules are not the rules that usually apply for regular non-university apartment complexes. If you do not park in a visitor spot …

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Is Technology Really Improving Our Lives?

Living in a society filled with endless technology and new technology regularly coming out, how do we know what is actually useful to us? We are lead to believe we need all these new products and that they will enhance …

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What is the Government Shutdown Really About?

On October 1, 2013 the government shutdown began at midnight. However if you were unable to get to a TV that day you only knew that it was happening but were not quite sure why. I was one of these …

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Teaching Assistants Teaching Classes, a Harm to Students Education?

In larger universities, teaching assistants are now taking over the responsibilities of teaching classes with a large amount of students. Are students truly benefiting from this type of education? Is it what they expect when paying high fees for their …

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