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Posts published by “Kristin Dimaggio”

Pre-dating cyber bullying

Anyone who has seen a TED Talk can tell you that they truly are ideas worth sharing. World-renowned scientists, writers, musicians and business professionals have graced the stages at TED Talks around the world. This month, however, one speaker gave a talk about shame and…

The Real Problem With The Dress

If you’ve logged on the Internet in the past week or have friends who are apt to keeping up with social trends, then you’ve probably been dragged into the biggest debate since Kim Kardashian’s butt was rumored to be fake. Yes, I’m talking about The…

The joys of life without Facebook

Over the past few years, the term “FoMO” has become both a part of our vernacular as well as an actual, albeit self-induced, psychological problem. The term is an acronym for “fear of missing out,” and it’s become a new sort of norm due to…

Your future nomad house

For some, the travel bug bites hard at all the wrong times. Your early 20s can definitely be the best time to do all the backpacking, road tripping and traveling abroad possible. At the same time, though, there’s the stress of finding a job and…

You can thank me after you read this

I’m going to share a secret with you, because I know what kind of person you are. I see you, doing those projects last minute because you were Netflixing too much the night before. You were probably doing a “Breaking Bad” round three marathon, weren’t…

Preventing eternal life on the Internet

They say that once you put something on the Internet, it’s there forever. Anyone who has any form of social media is theoretically pulling a Lord Voldemort, in that part of them can live eternally. But what exactly happens to social media accounts when people…

#FoodTruckPeoria

As a Bradley student who at one point lived on campus with no car or means of transportation, I can fully understand the belief that there are only so many good places to eat around campus that are both delicious and reasonably priced. After an…

For good vibrations, go down(town)

When one thinks of a playground, there’s a certain scene that comes to mind: swings, slides and a copious amount of energy that only the young possess. Kids run the playgrounds, though, leaving us adults (a term loosely used to describe us college kids) no…

Tinder pick-up lines

When it comes to meeting someone for any sort of romantic interaction, one of the most entertaining aspects is the use of pick-up lines. Sometimes they’re hilarious enough to evoke a follow up conversation, but other times, they’re just plain awful. With apps like Tinder…

50 Shades of Not OK

With tomorrow being Valentine’s Day, thousands of moviegoers across the country will make their way to the silver screen for that perfect (cliché) date with their significant others. No doubt many of these folks will be seeing the anticipated movie adaptation of E.L. James’s “Fifty…

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