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10 Struggles Pitt Students Go Through During Finals Week

10) Realizing you have less than a week to use up your 80 swipes so your parents don’t yell at you, so you swipe into Market in the morning to get some soft serve, and at 1am for some french fries: 9) Not being able to find a spot to study so you end up hanging out under a table and you just fall asleep there: 8) When the cafe in Hillman is closed and it’s 2am and you have no way to get caffeine and you want to cry: 7) When you need to use the bathroom for an extended period of time but you don’t want to leave your computer by itself, but you also don’t want to lose your precious table: 6) When you can’t find an outlet to charge your dying computer to finish a paper, yet the person next to you has 100% battery and

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Feelings about the End of the Semester As Told by Tony Stark

15. When it’s the end of your last fall semester and people ask you what you want to be after college: 14. When people question why you’re at the bars on a Tuesday night: 13. When your parents call to ask if your grades are doing well: 12. When you realize how little time there is left to make up your grades: 11. When the cute guy or girl in your class finally talks to you:

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The Struggle of Always Being In the Middle Of Conflicts In Your Friend Group

If you’ve ever found yourself in a friend group that is in a fragile state that includes breakups, arguments about living together and/or sex, then you’ve probably felt stuck in the middle at some point. Being stuck in the middle means that you’re friends with both parties who start to strongly dislike each other. Then, you take it upon yourself to try and mend it to save the entire group. Unfortunately, most of the time, that never works, and you end up having tried for nothing. You just have 2 pissed off friends who each want you to take their side even if they say they don’t. And you don’t want to be playing tug of war, so what can you do? To be honest, each situation is different and there’s no exact way to do things. But the most important thing is to explain to both parties that you’re still

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What Actually Happens On a Day You Don’t Have Finals During Finals Week

We all like to pretend that we study 24/7 during finals week, but if we get an off day during it, we probably aren’t studying the entire day. Here’s what your schedule would probably look like: 1) Go to sleep: Because even though you’re not studying, you stay up until like 4am, so the first thing you do that day is technically sleep. 2) Wake up: You probably don’t wake up until after lunch so you don’t have to make an extra meal. The midnight snacks don’t count! 3) Make lunch: But you really wanna try and be productive so you make lunch, and it’s a pretty long, drawn-out ordeal. 4) Go to the gym: You haven’t been to the gym since the second day of the semester but you decide this is the perfect time to give it a try. 5) Shower: Normally you don’t shower during finals week

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11 Things You Should Not Say to Asian People

11. “Hey I’m really into Asian guys/girls”: Please don’t let that be your opening line! It’s cool that you have an open mind but it doesn’t make us like you more. Sometimes it’s actually creepy :O 10. “Hey your English is really good!”: Yeeeeeah thanks, I’ve lived here my entire life. Obviously not the case for everyone, but it can really bother some people to hear this. 9. “Do you know _____?”: Yes, because every Asian person knows each other…actually, this is sort of true, but if the only connection you’re making between 2 Asians is the fact that they’re…Asian, ugh. 8. “Can you say ___ in your language?”: For some people they’re more than willing, but catch them on a bad day and you’ll get a look and a huff of annoyance. 7. “Haha you’re so un-American!”: Especially for an Asian person who identifies as an American, it’s kinda