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How to See the World on a Student Budget

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – College is an ideal time to get some serious traveling done, since semester breaks provide the perfect time frame for trips galore. While time may be plentiful, money often is not. But, with the right budgeting and prioritizing, it is still totally possible to take advantage of travel opportunities, in college and beyond. First things first: get […]

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Disturbed, Informed: The Mutter Museum

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.–At the Mutter Museum, located within the Center City area of Philadelphia and part of the highly esteemed College of Physicians of Philadelphia, guests are able to view the human body in all of its wonders and abnormalities. Medical students, those hoping to become doctors, or the simply curious learn the depths to which […]

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Winter Comes East, Then Leaves Again

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.–Although later than normal, winter certainly made its way to the East Coast this January. Temperatures were colder than December overall, and much more snow fell. Winter Storm Jonas dropped about a foot and a half of snow on most of New Jersey and its neighboring states between Jan. 22 and 23. This storm […]

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"The Perfect Body" & the Media

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.–It is not always easy to feel comfortable in your own skin, especially when society has an idea of the “perfect body”–an idea that is popularized through the media. Women in media tend to be unrealistically pretty with a thin body, airbrushed skin, perfect hair, nails, everything. However, women in the real world rarely […]

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Ski and Ride Season Finally Returns!

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.–If you’re like me, you’ve been keeping a close eye on winter weather forecasts and checking ski resort websites regularly for opening day information, all in anticipation of the 2015-2016 ski season. This past weekend, that anticipation reached its peak as many mountains in the northeast opened their slopes to skiers and […]