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Although many American universities strongly promote their study abroad programs, the number of American students who actually spend a semester or year abroad studying is very low. Only 14 percent of students who graduated in 2011 studied abroad, only 1 percent of which stayed in the foreign country for a whole year. Among all countries, the United Kingdom is the most … [Read more...] about A-broadening Your Horizons: Most Popular Destinations

"Hey beautiful, smile!" "You'd look prettier if you smiled! "Hey try smiling!" There are many ways that disciplinary practices of femininity are imposed on women on a day to day basis. Society often attempts to control or generalize the movement, posture, and body language of women. One attempt in particular has been experienced by many women, the classic moment when an … [Read more...] about The Demand to Smile: A Look into Strangers Telling Women to Smile

Like most people probably, I saw macarons before on the Internet before I ever ate them—perfect, colorful sandwiches, pyramids and pyramids of them arranged carefully in concentric circles or neat little rows, a spectrum of pastries. Macarons are a small French pastry, made of almond flour, with flavors ranging from lavender to chocolate. They are notoriously difficult to … [Read more...] about What’s Eatin’ You: Macarons (The Pretty Ones)

  Vaccines are an extremely important aspect of modern medicine. They reduce mortality rates from many diseases and save a significant amount of money. Despite these obvious benefits, some people continue to oppose vaccines and refuse to vaccinate their children. In doing so, these individuals not only endanger their own children, but the lives of many others as well. … [Read more...] about Trust Me, I’m Premed: Vaccines Save Lives

By now even if people haven't seen the catcalling video of the woman walking around New York, people have at least heard of it. A woman filmed herself for several hours walking around New York enduring a wide range of comments from men on her appearance. The woman was followed, yelled at, hollered at and it was clear that she was uncomfortable with all of this. The video was … [Read more...] about What is Your Call on Catcalling?