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Chemistry made me feel stupid, my professor made me feel empowered
I turned my assignment in with the most confidence I had ever had. My confidence was not enough. After getting the assignment back, I realized that I only got two questions right. I was shaking, scared and panicking. Never in my life had I approached a class that humbled me so quickly. With a knot…
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Be honest, what’s your screen time?
According to DataReportal, Americans spend over 7 hours a day staring at a screen. To put that into perspective, that is only 1 hour less than the number of hours we should be sleeping. Our devices have even infiltrated areas of our life that used to cater to our time away from screens.
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Five engineering books to make you like science more
Despite the fact that engineering is an exciting and challenging major, the school does not really give us a big picture of the field itself. A complaint I have about college education, especially in STEM fields, is that they take a bottom-up approach.
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Meet Seattle Central Rocketry, SCC’s ambitious rocketry program
Inspired by NASA and companies like SpaceX, BlueOrigin, and Virgin Galactic, Seattle Central College (SCC) students have their own hands-on opportunity to experience the exciting world of rocketry. Sometimes building from kits and other times from scratch using their own designs, members of the Seattle Central Rocketry program meet weekly to work on high-power rockets….
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Being in touch with your negative emotions
During my first year of college, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called Ulcerative Colitis. My doctors told me that there is no cure for my chronic disease, and I would have to live with it for the rest of my life. With this disease, despite taking very strong medications and following very strict…
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Seattle Colleges re-releases insolvency video
A video recording of a Jan. 12 online public forum with Seattle Colleges Chancellor Shouan Pan, Ph.D., and Vice Chancellor of Finance and Operations Terrence Hsiao that was shared by the Chancellor’s Office is no longer available on the original link provided to the community.
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I started running again after overcoming runner’s itch — the best feeling ever
This winter, I started running again after years of battling with runner’s itch. It has been a big win for me during the lingering pandemic, online learning, and workload that has made me feel dead inside. In my childhood, running was a part of life I had always been an active child growing up. Living…
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How to prepare and apply for Optional Practical Training (OPT)
“Are you happy to finally graduate?” If you are a student, I bet you’ve had goosebumps from these feelings of excitement and sadness all at once. Graduating from college might bring both feelings of accomplishment and anxiety. This is the culmination of a chapter in your life. You might finally feel euphoria from completing your…
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Best project management apps for students
Forgot to submit your essay in English 102? Have a hard time communicating with your teammates about a group project? Can’t find the free PDF your professor sent you? Don’t worry, there are amazing organization apps available across mobile and computer platforms that can help you simplify and keep up with your schoolwork, deadlines, and…
