Archive | May, 2013

You Are Not Your Diploma: Why Your Degree May Not Dictate Your Job

For as long as I can remember I have wanted to be a teacher.  My parents love to tell the story about how, when I was small, I would line up my stuffed animals and dolls and “teach” them.  Even before I could speak in complete sentences I was trying to teach my Cheer Bear […]

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It’s a “New Day” with Kate Bolduan

Journalism is an integral part of the media industry. It is a very powerful and influencing medium to reckon with.  Since words whether written or spoken are very potent, journalists are in an enviable  position to alter people’s lives and by authentic reporting, move people on personal and collective levels. It is not surprising that […]

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He Said, She Said: Hesitation with ‘Coming Out’

‘Coming out’ isn’t always easy but it is a positive experience tied into a very personal and deep emotional process. One of the first steps in coming out is being able to recognize one’s own sexual identity and working toward self-acceptance.

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Community College Isn’t As Bad As You Think: Learnings from a Current Student

February 10, 2012 was one of the worst days of my life. I found out then that I had been denied admission to my dream school, the University of Florida. I was absolutely heartbroken, but after bawling my eyes out for a couple hours, I realized that I still wanted to be a Gator.

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Dating A Wedding Photographer

About four years ago I was lucky enough to steal the heart of a sweet Indiana girl with a passion for teaching the younger generation. She also loved Celine Dion, fashion, photography and lifestyle blogs. I’d never heard of the enormous phenomenon, “modern vintage,” until I met her.

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Mary King’s Spiritual Journey Into Journalism

When you’re going to bed, morning reporter, Mary King  is probably getting up to begin her day. As a morning reporter for WIS News 10 in Columbia, South Carolina, she is at constant speed from the moment she steps into the station. Journalism is a calling for her and she shares how one particular scripture […]

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Baby You A Song: The Songs You’ll Be Hearing for Summer 2013

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer, which means cookouts, pool openings, and rising temperatures. It also begs the question: what will be the Song of the Summer? Every year has that earworm you can’t shake, and whether it’s 2011’s “Sexy & I Know It” or “I Gotta Feeling” from 2009, it seems […]

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In the Wake of Devastation: How YOU can Help

In the wake of the devastation that the F5 tornado left in it’s path of  destruction, many are left wondering how to help, especially those in Moore, Oklahoma. When you want to reach out beyond thoughts and prayers but are unable to travel to Oklahoma, here are a few ways you can still help. These […]

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Star Trek: Into Darkness – Is this Alternate Universe all it’s cracked up to be?

As a long-time fan of many of the elements utilized in the creation of the latest addition to the Star Trek franchise, it’s difficult to come into this review of the second film of this new era objectively.  Speaking as a J. J. Abrams fan, I was instantly pleased to hear that he would be […]

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Idol Top 2 Performances: What’s Sweeter: Candi or Kreedom?

That question (and those nicknames) have haunted us all season. This was the finale I was rooting for and let me just say that if you haven’t seen the last 12 seasons of Idol, then I’m going to just lay it all out for you: tonight was the best finale we’ve ever had from a […]

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He Said, She Said: Dating Your Best Friend’s Ex

Have you ever dated your best friend’s ex? There are no actual rules when dating someone, but there is that one unwritten rule that can often lead to an ugly love triangle or an altercation with your best friend.

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Not What it Seems: “The Great Gatsby”

Nick Carraway, the omnipresent narrator-slash-tour guide of The Great Gatsby, describes the titular character as “the single most hopeful person I’ve ever met.” He could just as easily be describing the film’s director, Australian Baz Luhrman, whose decadent and elaborate take on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel of reinvention and deception opened May 10th. Like Gatsby, […]

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The Best Show On Television That You’re Not Watching: ABC’s Revenge

Sometimes a good, but low-brow work of fiction (see: The DaVinci Code) is described as a “page turner”. It’s the kind of book where so many plot twists and turns occur that you can’t help reading on because you want to know how they play out. That would be the best comparison I can make […]

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