Thursday, April 17th, 2008
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Whereas most of my American friends and I had our return flights that Saturday, most of my European friends had their return flights that Thursday, meaning Wednesday night would be our last chance to hang out together. I couldn't say no.
Now here's the American group with our program assistant. ...
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
I first heard the term "hell week" when I was in high school. It referred to the one week throughout a particular sport season when the coach would push the athletes to their limits. This would usually happen two weeks before regional competitions, and athletes would spend the week right ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
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I don't think either of us made a good first impression. It must've been three or four in the morning. I hadn't had a roommate for a few weeks and was quite enjoying having the room all to myself. Then he came along. I had just gotten back from ...
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
As of the writing of this article, to many college students, studying abroad is still something extraordinary (some high school students study abroad too, but they're a minority). If you're an upperclassman and you tell an underclassman that you've studied abroad, the typical response is probably still an extended "Wow!" ...
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