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Dawn

  You once told me that it’s impossible for one to see when the clouds refuse to move out of the way of your vision. What can you do when life’s pleasures fail to negate the self hate, and black clouds squeeze your hand like an anxious teenager meeting the […]

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Legends of the Haunted Residence Halls

  Tis’ the season of ghost and goblins, and what better way than to shed a little light on the few ‘friendly’ ghost we have here at Plymouth State? It goes without saying that the dorm halls here are very old, and yes, very creepy. As a third year student, […]

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My Linguistic Liberation

This month, the Language and Linguistics Department hosted a “Learn Spanish” event in the HUB. Conversing over lunch with Spanish-speaking students and faculty on the surface was quite intimidating. At first, I was apprehensive about communicating with professors and students alike who are fluent in the language, because I thought […]

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Where the Road May Take You

We all have those days when we dream of escaping from the grind, venturing into uncharted territory, and leaving all of our worries behind. Unfortunately, for many of us, those wistful dreams are fleeting, as duty calls, and we are burdened with obligations and responsibilities. However, there are those who […]

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La Universidad de Plymouth es “Un Pañuelo También”

Michael Farkas is a senior at Plymouth State University in the Department of Languages and Linguistics Department. He is studying Spanish as his major, French as his minor, and also taking courses to earn a TESOL Certificate Option. He wrote this piece in Spanish, the translation to english follows after. […]

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The Scientific Brew

There is no doubt that there is nothing better on this earth than consuming a warm drink and talking about science. This year, this was done in the form of the first annual, Plymouth State University Science Brew Café, where curious onlookers and scientifically minded individuals discussed science related concepts […]

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The Many Faces of Halloween

Have you ever stopped to think about the way we celebrate Halloween versus the way Halloween is celebrated around the world? In the United States, Halloween is celebrated with carved jack-o-lanterns, fake blood, and spooky lights. Houses are decked out in flickering lights, scary music, fake bats, vampires, tombstones, spiders, […]

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Plymouth State Supports LGBT Spirit

On Thursday, October 17, 2013, one may have noticed an infinite amount of purple being worn around campus, but why? The answer is simple: National Spirit Day. This is a day where people wear purple in order to show their support in standing up against bullying […]

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Donation Discrimination in the Freest Nation

People flowed in as fast the blood hit the bags on Tuesday, Oct. 15th and Wednesday, Oct. 16th at the American Red Cross Blood Drive here at Plymouth State University. A total of 150 people donated blood over the two days totaling to about 450 saved […]

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The Life-Saving Donation

The American Red Cross website states, “You don’t need a special reason to give blood. You just need your own reason.” People give blood for a number of different reasons. Whether you give blood because a friend or loved one asks you to, or because you […]