Archive for November 2017
Students should understand the benefits of getting involved
Being active in your field of choice early on increases the likeliness of future success There is no denying that college life is busy. The average student’s planner is filled with lists of commitments, exams and work schedules. But college is also a time to grow, make memories and develop foundations for the future. Amongst…
Read MoreMy mid-college crisis
As a junior who came into Brown thinking she had it all figured out, I’m more confused about what I want to do with my life now than I was as a bright-eyed freshman. In high school the choices seemed black-and-white: I imagined I’d spend my undergraduate years preparing for either law, medical or business…
Read MoreDigital Citizenship and Social-Emotional Skills Are Inseparable
Every school has its own unique culture. It is made up of all the ways in which students relate to one another and their teachers. In today’s world, digital devices in particular (and technology in general) have a huge effect on these relationships. For better or worse, communication is different now, and it has the…
Read MoreYour guide to raising teens: Parenting tips from Artemis Hospital
Adolescence is certainly the most important phase in one’s life. Rachna Khanna Singh, a psychologist at Artemis Hospital (Gurgaon, India) and a well-known lifestyle management expert, believes that parents should be sensitive to the behavioral changes that occur in teens. Adolescence usually gives rise to conflicts between parents and kids, sparked by the reemergence of latent sexual impulses as…
Read MoreThe importance of time to oneself
When I think back on my summer, some of my favorite moments were spent alone. Oddly enough, I really enjoyed my daily one-hour commute in Los Angeles traffic from the San Fernando Valley to Pasadena. My falsetto dramatically improved with all of the R&B music that I sang along to in the car, and my…
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