4 Absurd Statistics About College ... and 1 Thing You Probably Already Knew
Avantika Krishna in Millennials 1 month ago
Fun fact: More than 10% of people want their college experience to resemble that of Elle Woods in "Legally Blonde." Here are other surprising things you probably didn't know about college.
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9 Reasons Unpaid Internships Are Worth It
Avantika Krishna in Millennials 4 months ago
With internships rising in the past four years, the debate often focuses on whether or not unpaid internships are worth all the trouble they cause. Here are 9 reasons why it is worth it.
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10 Best Anderson Cooper Tweets of All Time: 10 of the 14,000 Reasons Why We Love Him
Avantika Krishna in Culture 6 months ago
14,000 tweets later, here are some of Anderson Cooper's best tweets that showcase why our generation loves him so much.
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Black Friday 2012: The Origins of Black Friday, And How It Went From a Negative Thing to a Positive One
Avantika Krishna in Culture 6 months ago
Black Friday got a bad name in the 1960s. But in the 1980s, retailers put a positive spin on it.
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Latest Presidential Polls: Obama Will Win Because of Intrade Predictions and the First Lady Bake Off
Avantika Krishna in Politics 7 months ago
Five wacky predictions have a history of accurately determining who will win the presidential election. This year, all five of these indicators predicted a win for Obama.
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Latest Presidential Polls: Obama Will Win Because Alabama Football Defeated LSU, and Here is Why
Avantika Krishna in Culture 7 months ago
There are a bunch of wacky sports election predictors out there. Here are three of the most interesting (and fun).
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What It Means To Be American: Further Reflections on 9/11 and American Values
Avantika Krishna in Politics 8 months ago
What does it mean to be American? In the aftermath of 9/11, this question was frequently thrown around with no clear consensus.
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Freshman Year Survival Guide: 15 Tips for Your First Year of College
Avantika Krishna in Millennials 9 months ago
Welcome to college! Here are 15 ways to get through the first year with flying colors.
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Why Chick Fil A Supporters Deserve a Voice, Too
Avantika Krishna in Politics 10 months ago
Having certain beliefs, morals, or values are meaningless when you do nothing to act on them. It is simply a farce.
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Marissa Mayer Yahoo: Only 4% of Fortune 500 CEOs Are Women
Avantika Krishna in Millennials 10 months ago
Not being able to attain that “golden standard” because you had to sacrifice something –choosing family or work –– does not, by any measure, mean you are a failure.
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Title IX Turns 40: Advances in Gender Equality Still Need to be Made
Avantika Krishna in Politics 11 months ago
In the past 40 years, America has made tremendous progress in terms of gender equality, but as with any social movement we have a long way to go.
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Anne-Marie Slaughter is Right: Women Still Cannot Have it All
Avantika Krishna in Millennials 11 months ago
The accomplished political science professor presents a grim case for women.
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Women in Politics: America Needs Female Moderators at the 2012 Presidential Debates
Avantika Krishna in Politics 12 months ago
Maddow and Van Susteren, as well as Christiane Amanpour, Candy Crowley or Katie Couric, would be qualified candidates to be the first female moderator of a presidential debate in over 20 years.
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Paralyzed by Choice: Why the Facebook Generation Can't Make Up Its Mind
Avantika Krishna in Millennials 1 year ago
In this age of non-stop information and over stimulation, millennials become paralyzed by choice. As a generation, how do we get beyond that?
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Invisible Children Uses Kony 2012 Part II to Fix Mistakes of First Video
Avantika Krishna in Millennials 1 year ago
Kony I was never supposed to be interpreted as an in-depth assessment of the situation in Central Africa.
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Bill Maher Says Stop Apologizing and Keep Offending: Why Political Correctness Matters
Avantika Krishna in Politics 1 year ago
Essentially Maher, who is known for his colorful comments, argues for forgoing political correct – and that is where I don’t agree.
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In Defense of Kony 2012 and the Work of Invisible Children
Avantika Krishna in Millennials 1 year ago
If IC didn’t believe and commit to its in model, it wouldn’t try to so openly answer questions from its audience, which are so prominently displayed on its website.
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Kony 2012 is No Scam: Understand the Facts Before You Criticize Invisible Children
Avantika Krishna in Millennials 1 year ago
I worked with Invisible Children, and the criticisms of the group over Kony 2012 are unfounded.
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Snooki Pregnancy Underlines Millennial Trend of Unwed Births
Avantika Krishna in Millennials 1 year ago
The rise in pregnancies among unmarried millennial couples is alarming because of the other trends that are associated with it.
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Rihanna's "Birthday Cake" Remix with Chris Brown Trivializes the Issue of Domestic Abuse
Avantika Krishna in Millennials 1 year ago
Rihanna’s collaboration with Chris Brown serves as a slap to her fans everywhere because of the sexually-charged nature of the song and the wrong message it sends to her fans.
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'The Notebook,' 'Casablanca' and 7 Other Classic Movies That Show Lessons of Love
Avantika Krishna in Culture 1 year ago
A compilation of some of the greatest romantic movies and cheesy lessons we can learn from these treasured love stories. Cynics, beware.
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The Komen Planned Parenthood Lesson: Lose Sight of Your Vision, Lose Your Supporters
Avantika Krishna in Politics 1 year ago
People decried Komen’s decision to pull its funding for Planned Parenthood because as a non-profit organization relying on donor funds, it failed to use those funds as donors wished.
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Breaking News: Komen VP Resigns Over Planned Parenthood Scandal
Avantika Krishna in Politics 1 year ago
The foundation will have a long recovery process in order to clean up the mess it started, regain its supporters and credibility, and prove to people that it is an apolitical organization.
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Overcoming Stereotypes From 'Borat,' Kazakhstan Releases 'Myn Bala' Film to Spotlight Country
Avantika Krishna in World 1 year ago
Kazakhstan fights back and overcomes the stereotypes from 'Borat' through a movie that not only showcases the valor of its people but also the modernity of the country.
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Indian Democracy at Risk With Salman Rushdie's Decision to Cancel Appearance at Jaipur Literature Festival
Avantika Krishna in World 1 year ago
If the basic right to freedom of speech cannot be protected for all, India does not deserve the title of democracy.
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The Reason SOPA and PIPA Protests Were So Successful
Avantika Krishna in Media & Tech 1 year ago
The biggest lesson learned from anti-SOPA protests is that people act quickly when they realize they have something at stake.
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