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How Hofstra Students Can Take Advantage of Our Abnormally Long Winter Break

For Hofstra students, “winter session” offers an extended vacation to students not taking classes in the month of January. The concept of longer time seems enticing. However, by the end of the month we can get that cabin-fever feeling that comes with a lack of activity. And we can start to miss the Hofstra campus, the clubs we’re a part of, and even the classes we take. These ten ways show how we can take advantage of the vast amount of time we have off. 10. Take a class you wouldn’t want to deal with during a full semester. There are a multitude of pesky classes we must take for distribution. On the other hand, there are those exceptionally hard classes we must take for our major. Taking these classes during winter session prevents us from having to worry about them during a semester loaded with other credits. 9. Spend time at Hofstra’s (or

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10 Signs You Shouldn’t Study In Public Places

When it comes to studying everyone has their own study habits. You may find your friends asking if you want to study at the library or the computer lab, but for some people the best option is to study in private. Whether you need to study alone so that you can concentrate or just because you’d distract other people, here are 10 signs that you’re probably one of those people. 10. You’re the first to volunteer to do anything other than study. If you study with friends and all of you get hungry, you’re probably the one to immediately offer to go get snacks for everyone. Or if someone needs supplies that none of you have you offer to go get it for them. You’d basically do anything to get away from studying and this is the perfect excuse for you to get up and waste time. 9. You get sleepy while studying. If

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The Perks Of Being The Youngest Sibling

When you grow up with an older sibling, its thought to come with many responsibilities, such as living up to their standards, being pushed around by them, and always being the younger, annoying sibling, but what people tend to overlook is the many advantages it comes along with. You never get blamed for anything Mom and Dad always give you the benefit of the doubt, pulling the classic “You should have known better, she’s just a baby” line to your older siblings. It’s undeniably their fault leaving you alone with a box of crayons, fully well knowing you’d draw all over your furniture, therefore making it their fault. You have limited rules                                                                              

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The Types of RAs You’ll Meet In College

10. The gamer – You will rarely ever see this RA outside of their dorm. They may have their door open but all eyes will be focused on the TV. There’s really no point in trying to have a conversation because gamer will start yelling at the screen right in the middle of your sentence. 9.  The Nerd – When you first meet this Residence Adviser you’ll probably be bummed out and want to switch floors. You’ll soon find out he’s actually not as strict as you thought and is a pretty cool dude. Weird, but cool. He also makes an awesome tutor when you’re struggling in classes and that is always a plus. 8. The Partier – There’s RAs that will confiscate alcohol from you and there are RA’s who will take shots with you. The Partier definitely could care less about what anyone on the floor is doing and is usually

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Read This Is You Are Having A Bad Day

I am not saying bad days don’t suck because they do. I am not saying that you can just shove your rough patches in the trash (even though I wish it was that simple) because it is easier said than done. I am not saying that you have to turn your frown upside down immediately because in reality, it can be difficult to do. Flashback to my glory days in high school, I can say that I learned one thing in my AP Psychology course that kind of stuck with me (Shoutout to Ms. Bernstein!): according to studies, smiling activates happiness. Interesting, huh? I can get into scientific facts about how this works, but seriously, even if you are not feeling it, you should put a smile on your face. So, if you are going through misery right now, if you are battling depression, anxiety, a break-up, a loss, or if you are going through a