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20 Types of College Friends Described By Movies and TV Shows

When people think of groups hanging out at school a lot of the time we think of cliques – the jocks, the cheerleaders, the nerds, the troublemakers, the band geeks, etc. But have you ever thought of those groups in terms of the friendships you may see in movies or TV shows? Sometimes you may find yourself watching a movie or a TV show and thinking wow, that’s exactly how me and my friends are. If you haven’t, even if you have, then here’s a list of 20 TV shows and movies that might describe your friendships. 20. The Skins Friends Whether it’s a Tuesday or a Friday, these friends are always partying together. 19. The Pretty Little Liars Friends This group of friends seems to have bad luck follow them no matter where they go. 18. The Friends Friends This is the group of friends that all friends aspire to be. They have fun no matter where they go and they always work through their

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12 Things To Stop Apologizing For

“I’m sorry.” It’s one simple phrase and yet it holds so much meaning. So why do people throw it around so often? We seem to say I’m sorry for so many things and a lot of times it’s out of habit. While it is an appropriate thing to say in certain situations we shouldn’t just throw it around to the point where it loses all of its meaning,  so here are 15 things you should stop apologizing for. 12. Crying. Crying is a natural thing that all people do. You may cry in random situations and you may cry when other people think it isn’t necessary, but you still have nothing to apologize for. Emotions are a tricky thing and sometimes you may find yourself crying a reason you absolutely cannot locate – but that’s okay! Who cares if you’re crying because your favorite fictional character died? Who cares if you’re crying because

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Twenty Things To Do Before You Turn Twenty-One

During college, it seems like your twenty-first birthday is the be-all-end-all of college events, and it always seems so close, yet so far away, especially when you turn twenty.  However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t perfectly legal and exciting things to do before you hit that big kid number.  In fact, here are twenty things to do to remind yourself to live in the moment and enjoy your twentieth year, rather than counting down the days until the big two-one. 20. Go On A Road Trip Grab your closest friends and go on the trip of a lifetime.  For bonus points, don’t bring a map – just drive and see where it takes you! 19. Study Abroad Go broaden your horizons by immersing yourself in the cultures of another country. 18. Go Skydiving 17. Pull An All-Nighter, Just Because Stay up all night doing something you love – no studying

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10 Things You Should Stop Wasting Your Meal Points On

There comes a time every semester when we start to run low on our meal points, but for some reason we can’t bring ourselves to stop wasting money on things we know that we don’t really need. Eventually we end up with no money at all and we immediately start to regret our poor finance skills, but at the time it didn’t really matter. All that mattered was how much you wanted that chocolate bar or that bag of chips. If you’re one of those people then you should definitely stop wasting your meal points on these ten things. 10. Late night meals If you’re like me then you probably end up getting food in the middle of the night because your friends invite you to get food with them. You say you’re not hungry but when you actually walk into the building you find yourself buying food whether it’s a full meal or a simple brownie sundae.

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Why I Love Being Greek At The University Of Cincinnati

Going into college I swore that I would never become a sorority girl. Soon I realized that within my intense classes making friends was challenging. I never had enough time to sit down and meet people, and when I did I never felt a real connection to them. I became extremely close to a group of 4 girls during my first few months of college. Recruitment was right around the corner and they were all registered to participate. I denied the offers and their constant advice to just simply sign up for recruitment. My excuses were that I couldn’t afford it, didn’t have time, and wasn’t that type of girl. One day I received an email thanking me for registering to go greek, but I hadn’t. My friends had registered for me just incase I changed my mind when it was past deadline. A few days before recruitment all my