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Graduation is almost here

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©gettyimages Have you ever noticed just how much pressure comes upon you during your last semester of college? Knowing you are almost done but you still have to prepare yourself for all classes daily and everything must go according to plan. Every student who go through this has to keep in mind to not get behind on classwork or to let it all pile upon them. Speaking with students that attend lane college and are also graduating seniors, Alexis Bell a business major she says "with this being my last semester my parents are constantly calling and making sure I'm prepared for class every day and my teachers expect nothin but a full out effort from me in class as well as outside." With that being said, you have to strive harder outside of class than inside because of the studying that's required for each class. Different subjects force you to study in a different mindset. Achievement in every field is what college puts you in position for, its all about wanting t...

The pressure of going to college

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© bigstockphoto.com          Being the only child out of nine siblings to go to college has its benefits and rough moments. Coming from a household with that  many people you would never think a journey such as college would be in existence. Playing the role of the good guy to make everyone back home proud but knowing deep down your family is praying for you and depending on you. learning how to stay away from all the bad energy that college life has to bring thats what makes college students who go through these things successful. Nicholas Shell, a senior and Mass Comm major at Lane College deals with this same ordeal. Nicholas says, " having to come from a single parent home my mother pushed me to go to college and make something of myself. It feels great to be the first in my family  to go to school outside Georgia." Starting school in 2015 was rough considering the fact money was an big issue.being away from home and knowing money was tigh...

President Trumps presidency

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                                                                             ©Evan Vucci     At the start, Donald Trump’s candidacy made dismissals as a cross between self-delusion and performance art. Ever since he’s held commanding leads in national polls and strange campaign conversation. So much of what he says, and how he says it, violates long-standing conventional wisdom about the need for politicians to play nice with others, to embrace a little humility. Some people were combed through a Trump talk and asked experts from different fields for their observations. They noted some things of our own. The analysis suggests Trump’s approach invites skepticism even the cleverness of his huge campaign style. What emerges is a candidate who always skips specifics, takes co...