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COLLEGE OF DUPAGE STUDENT NEWSPAPER \\ 29 OCTOBER 2014 \\ VOLUME 48, ISSUE 9

UP IN THE AIR

The Courier’s features editor tries indoor skydiving at iFLY in Naperville IN FEATURES | PAGE 8 >

REVIEW

Swift shifts to pop in ‘1989’ album PAGE 6 >

Chaparral baseball already preparing for the spring season IN SPORTS | PAGE 13 >

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EDITOR IN CHIEF Joash Mencias NEWS EDITOR Josh Clayton OPINION EDITOR Parker Rechsteiner FEATURES EDITOR Kelly Wynne SPORTS EDITOR Ben Grote COPY & DESIGN EDITOR Ashlee Berner PHOTO EDITOR Lucas Koprowski REPORTER Taira Alabi

INDEX OPINION

NEWS

4 ‘Pathways’ continues 11 Worst Halloween to help engineering costumes of 2014 students transfer SPORTS FEATURES

6 A review of Taylor Swift’s hyped album

13 Baseball prepares for spring season COFFEE BREAK

9 Courier editors try indoor skydiving

14 Five tips and more

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ON THE COVER Above: Features editor Kelly Wynne flies in an indoor wind tunnel. Photo courtesy of iFLY. Bottom: Taylor Swift photo courtesy of Kelly Wynne. Baseball photo courtesy of Lucas Koprowski.

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NEWS

Partnership with U of I continues to provide way to engineering degree TAIRA ALABI REPORTER

For aspiring engineers, the College of DuPage offers guaranteed admission to the University of Illinois through a program called Engineering Pathways.

“Students get a chance to have a spot reserved from them at one of the top five engineering programs in the country,” Steve Banjavcic, an engineering instructor and one of the program’s coordinators said about Engineering Pathways.

The program was started in 2012 when the college was approached by the University of Illinois to be one of the only community

colleges in Illinois to have the program.

Earl Dowling, vice president of student affairs, remarked on COD’s role in the program.

“It worked because we would take the responsibility for providing teaching and learning for the first two years of college,” Dowling said.

Dowling also feels strongly that the University of Illinois chose to partner with COD because of its stellar reputation.

“Our students have always gone on to graduate and do great things, we have a high success rate for

students who go on to U of I,” Dowling said.

According to the University of Illinois’ Pathways website, the requirements for students to stay in the program are a maintenance of a 3.2 overall GPA and a 3.3 GPA in technical courses. Students are paired with both an Illinois adviser and College of DuPage adviser. In order to be admitted into the program, students must apply during their senior year of high school and be accepted into the program. Admission is kept somewhat competitive.

The students who do get

accepted and move seem to like the program.

“I received a scholarship so I save two whole years of tuition, I love it, there is a great faculty, a great engineering club, it’s awesome,” said Sam Ciucci, a computer science major in his second year with the Pathways program.

Ciucci says that he feels that COD has more than prepared him for going to the University of Illinois next fall.

Every engineering major is available through the Pathways program except chemical engineering and bioengineering.

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COD engineering students can transfer to University of Illinois under the pathways program.

Students eager to see if other departments will soon create a similar guaranteed admission program will have to wait.

“After seeing the success of Pathways to Engineering, I can see us wanting to do other Pathways programs,” Dowling said.

For Dowling, Pathways is just another way the COD continues to set themselves apart from other community colleges.

“It is really what makes this school so different,” he says.

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POLICE REPORTS

A theft occurred between 9:30 p.m. and 4 a.m. on Oct. 21 in Student Services Center (SSC) room 2204B. A college custodian stated she placed her gray down jacked inside the custodian closet. The door was wide open at the time.

She completed her shift and returned to find the door still open and the jacket missing.

She did not know the brand nor the size of the jacket. The investigation is pending.

THEFT: Oct. 22 A burglary from a motor vehicle occurred between 7p.m. and 9:55 p.m. on Oct. 22 in parking lot D, adjacent to Fawell Ave. The complainant stated she parked her car and forgot to lock her doors.

Upon her return, she noticed four iPhone 6s had been stolen from the black bag on the passenger seat in addition to two shirts and a pair of New Balance sneakers. The stolen contents of the bag are valued at $3,200. The investigation is pending.

THEFT: Oct. 22 A theft of lost property occurred between 2:50 p.m. and 3:05 p.m. on Oct. 22 in Berg Instructional Center (BIC) room 3608. The complainant stated he entered the restroom, placed his textbook on the shelf and proceeded to use the restroom. He left the bathroom but returned a few minutes later, after realizing he forgot his textbook, to find it missing. The book is valued at $201.75. The investigation is pending.

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F E AT U R E S REVIEW | 2 1/2 out of 5 stars

With much-hyped ‘1989,’ Swift makes smart pop KELLY WYNNE FEATURES EDITOR

With the release of her fifth album, “1989,” Taylor Swift has completely crossed the threshold to pop music and has done it with precise artistic vision, although she risks losing

her fan base.

I have always loved Swift because of her well-crafted lyrics and relatable tone.

With the release of her first three songs in weeks before the Oct. 27 album

release date, I began to lose hope. “Shake It Off,” “Out of the Woods” and “Welcome to New York” all had extremely repetitive choruses. I couldn’t imagine how Swift’s writing

had gone so far downhill from deep songs about relationships to repeating the simple words “Welcome to New York” four times in a row.

Despite my own disbelief

in these simple songs, all three skyrocketed to the top of the iTunes chart. In my opinion, these three songs ended up being the continued on page 7

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continued from page 6 worst on the album. “1989� as a whole resided at number one on the pre-order charts and stayed there on release day.

I sat down to listen to the album start to finish, sitting through the dreadful opener “Welcome to New York� in hopes of keeping the album’s flow.

It soon became obvious that there would be no audible acoustic guitars or meaningful ballads. At the start it seemed like Swift had thrown herself into the pop world with full force and brought along little of what fans kept listening to her for.

The most media-hyped song on the album may have been “Bad Blood,� rumored to be about a Hollywood feud between Swift and Katy Perry.

From the first second of the song, listeners can tell it is completely out of Swift’s comfort zone. The lyrics are simple and don’t seem very well thought out. Still, they are stronger

than those of many current pop radio artists.

Despite shortcomings, the song is catchy and has all of the elements of a hit that would be routinely played on KISS FM. It could easily be translated to a break up or serve its original purpose as a rant about friend trouble, and many will find the song relatable. It very well may be the next bubblegum pop anthem of 2014. “Blank Space� may be the best song on the album because of its clever lyrics and catchy sound.

Although the sound is different, the song does not stray too far from what one would expect from Swift.

She is able to poke fun at herself with lyrics like “Got a long list of ex-lovers they’ll tell you I’m insane/ ‘Cause you know I love the players and you love the game.�

The deluxe edition, sold only at Target, includes three extra songs as well as three original “songwrit-

ing recordings� taken by Swift on her phone’s voice memos. The second bonus track “You Are In Love� embodies the old ballad love song that Swift has been known for. It doesn’t go with the sound of the album, but seems to fit as an afterthought because of the meaningful, forever love that it portrays. “Clean,� the last song on the album, also has a similar sound and focuses on finally moving on from a past love.

The entire album embodies a sound unlike what listeners have heard from Swift, giving only slight glimpses into her past sound, but it isn’t bad. The concept is there and Swift has grown as an artist; the transformation is just shocking. Some listeners may be turned off by the new sound, where as most fans will grow along with Swift. I was mainly disappointed because of my love for the sound of old Swift, but I have a feeling that

“1989� will grow on me as well as many others.

As I listened to the album a second and third time, I began to get it.

Once I got the new sound through my head, I found myself enjoying each song more and more. Although there are a handful that I just don’t care for, the majority of the album is well-crafted and really fun to listen to. It is what you would expect from Swift in a different sense.

The encouraging part is that Swift has not sold her soul to the pop industry.

She keeps her own mark on the album in lyrics that describe her personally and sounds as if she is speaking from her heart. It is obvious Swift put time and thought into reinventing herself instead of letting others do it for her.

Although evolving, Swift has not dumbed down her beliefs to fit into a new genre.

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UP in the AIR

Courier editors try indoor skydiving at iFLY in Naperville KELLY WYNNE FEATURES EDITOR

It’s unbelievably common to hear song lyrics and movie references about wanting to fly. I have never found this particularity relatable as I have never felt the need to defy gravity, but when the opportunity arose for me to skydive indoors at iFLY Naperville, Ill. there was no way I could pass it up. iFLY provides a skydiving simulator allowing people to experience the same conditions one would feel jumping out of a plane. Anyone 18 years or older can fly, as well as anyone under 18 with the consent of a guardian. An instructor guides newbies in the tunnel while more experienced fliers or professional skydivers can practice tricks on their

own.

I have always considered myself to be an adventurous person but I would never go as far as to call myself an adrenaline junkie. New experiences excite me but also go hand in hand with a bundle of nerves.

In the week leading up to my flight I brushed off the unsteady feelings and focused on how much fun the experience looked in videos. The wind tunnel reminded me a little bit of that scene in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” when Charlie and his grandpa couldn’t stop floating towards the ceiling to certain death by fan, but it took standing at the door of the wind tunnel to really give me that feeling of “What am I doing right now? Can someone get me out of here?”

When I arrived at iFLY, it took no time to check in because I had already filled out the flight waiver online. I was directed to the flight deck which had

The wind tunnel reminded me a little bit of that scene in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...”

an observation area as well as the wind tunnel, a classroom and a wall equipped with the proper flight attire. I expected the experience to be a bit overwhelming, but at first glance the whole floor felt cozy.

My flight group was complete with seven other student journalists, Courier photographer

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Lucas Koprowski included.

We all got to know each other, which was how I realized that my nerves

were much less than those of most of my fellow fliers.

We cracked jokes and laughed off how scared we were, and I slowly felt my anxiety melt away. As the group before us left the tunnel, I realized they all seemed to have bonded as well.

We finally took our spot in the classroom where we went over safety instructions and the correct posture for flight. The key was basically to keep your chin up and stomach rounded. It sounded easy enough (spoiler alert: not actually that easy). Four hand signals were all we

needed to remember in order to communicate with our flight instructor.

The safety session was much shorter than I expected and all eight of us headed to the wall to suit up. Once in our flight suits, goggles, earplugs and helmets, we made our way into the flight tunnel. We were informed that each flier would receive two one-minute sessions in the tunnel. I was up second, which didn’t give me much time to freak out.

As I made my way to the entrance on my first turn, my stomach was in knots.

Once I was floating, the

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I felt myself flopping around, completely unable to stay still as we had all been previously directed. amount of wind holding me up was shocking, but the strong gusts of air were surprisingly easy to adjust to. I felt myself flopping around, completely unable to stay still as we had all been previously directed.

Luckily, everyone else seemed to have the same problem, so I wasn’t the only one who looked like I was actually trying to fly.

My instructor began to spin me around, and honestly, I had no idea what was going on. I tried my best to follow the positions she told me to take, but when I stepped out of the tunnel, the whole flight was a blur. I took my seat at the end of the bench and noticed that my entire body felt incredibly hot and shaky and brushed off the slight sense of nausea that had settled in my stomach. I sat back and realized that although it took

me a while to comprehend what had happened, it was something that I wanted to do again.

Watching the other fliers was equally as fun as being the one flying. It made me feel much better knowing that I wasn’t the only one who looked like a fish out of water. It’s definitely not the most glamorous way to be seen, but that’s part of the fun. Watching everyone else helped to calm me down, so by the time my turn came around again I was still a little shaky but ready to go.

The second time was much easier. I felt more in control of my body, maybe because I knew what to expect. I flew higher and spun more, and overall enjoyed the experience.

When I stepped out, I felt the adrenaline rush and slight addiction I had been warned about. I didn’t

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think twice about my shaky hands.

My experience at iFLY was unlike anything else I can imagine. As I said before, I have never felt unsatisfied with my life on the ground, but I would absolutely return to iFLY.

The temporary ability to fly is a strange sensation, but it’s a sensation that I think almost anyone would find exhilarating. I would recommend it to anyone of any age. Not only will you experience something completely unordinary, but you might also make some pretty cool friends while sweating nervously awaiting your turn. The way I see it, there’s really no reason not to go for it.

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REVIEW | 4 1/2 out of 5 stars

Shakey Graves delivers folk work of art of it. He set the suitcase down, strapped on a guitar and went to work.

A few years ago I saw Now, with his sophoAlejandro Rose-Garcia, more LP “And the War stage name Shakey Graves, Came,” Rose-Garcia has perform at the Metro in shown that he is no one Chicago. He was opening trick pony; the one man for some two-bit country band is only one side of band to a crowd that didn’t him. come close to filling the The Austin-based musi1,100 capacity theater. He cian’s second LP is less raw came on stage a bit late, than his previous offering having eaten a few too “Roll the Bones,” but still many oysters at Raw Bar preserves the folky charm down the street, wearing a of his earlier work. The wide brim hat and a Mar- album is more produced, lon Brando-esque white with a full band on several T-shirt, a few days’ stubble tracks, and has a much on his face, and carrying more poppy, country feel a pastel blue suitcase with than we’ve come to expect a drum cut into the side from the smoky-voiced PARKER RECHSTEINER OPINION EDITOR

artist.

The first song, “Only Son,” is powerful, and perhaps the most like his older stuff. Quiet, with just a voice, guitar and mild percussion, it creates a classically folk atmosphere of loneliness and longing.

Songs like riff-laden “The Perfect Parts,” and the overdriven “If Not for You” contrast the softer offerings, and allow Rose-Garcia to show off his incredible versatility on guitar.

The best songs on the album, though, are the duets. Shakey Graves teams up with Esmé Patterson of the Denver indie outfit Paper Bird to deliver three

golden tracks. “Call It Heaven,” which closes the album, has a low-fi, condensed sound that brings up memories of classic folk. The song sounds like something off the “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” soundtrack. “Big Time Nashville Star,” kicking off the second half of the album, has a more country sound. The plodding shuffle is reminiscent of west Texas and dirt, with lyrics invoking dreams of success wandering the globe.

The standout of the album, however, is “Dearly Departed.” The powerful duet strings together massive, gut-wrenching har-

monies over an old-school, Austin blues arrangement.

The chorus, “You and I both know that the house is haunted / And you and I both know that the ghost is you,” is pure Americana, a love song to a wandering spirit. The climax of the song is chill-inducing, and the chemistry between the two singers is absolutely astounding.

From beginning to end, the album is a work of art.

It leaves you with something when it’s over. Some connection to the past, or maybe some better understanding of the man himself. In any case, the project is a success, and Rose-Gar-

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cia is getting recognition to match. Shakey Graves is coming back to Chicago this in December, playing at Lincoln Hall, a 507-seat theater; he’s headlining this time, and the show sold out months ago.

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A Newsies Guide to Halloween: Costumes to Avoid PARKER RECHSTEINER OPINION EDITOR

It’s here. Halloween is this week, the time of the year when we spend money on silly costumes that we wear to one party, get a slight chuckle, and then never put on again. Back in elementary school, it was okay to stick to the classics: Superman, Batman, a zombie or Ash Ketchum from Pokemon. But now in college, if you wanna score that Halloween street cred, you have to put in a bit more effort. Be wary though, lest you fly too close to the sun and end up the laughing stock of the entire school. Reputation ruined. There are thousands of “best costume ideas” articles out there, but here at the Courier we thought we’d compile a list of the worst ideas we could think of. Godspeed, and happy Halloween.

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The most drawn out, boring news story of the year promises to be the favorite of uber-hipsters who want to prove they know what’s going on in the world, but only read music blogs with fewer than 100 subscribers. It’s not topical, and at this point fairly obscure, and you absolutely should not do it. Think of the company you’d be in. Plus, who wants to wear wings all night? You bank too hard, suddenly the punch bowl is knocked over.

Suggested Alternative: US Predator Drone.

Smaller wings.

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Ebola Victim

This one seems obvious.

Everyone and their sister is going to be dressing up as an Ebola patient. The charm of this costume is in it’s simplicity: its the tried and true zombie costume, only this time the zombie has recently vacationed in West Africa. There are a few reasons why this is a terrible costume idea. I already stated one; everyone is going to be wearing this. The other problem is that Illinois is one of the states with mandatory home-quarantine orders for high-risk individuals.

The secret health police might show up at your house, and not let you leave, causing you to miss out on all the festivities.

Suggested Alternative: AIDS Victim. The Ebola of the 80s. A truly retro virus.

ISIS Operative

Who doesn’t love poking fun at bloodthirsty religious fanatics through silly outfits? All you need for this outfit is a beard, a machete, and a fundamentalist interpretation of the Quran. The problem with this is that it will probably get you on some watch lists, and it’s probably “too soon.” This does get bonus points for being extremely evil, which is kind of the point of Halloween, but it’s a lot of risk for very little reward.

Suggested Alternative: Make it a couples’ costume, with a Headless Kurdish Horseman

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This is actually a great costume. The colorful, poofy wig, the goofy makeup, the oversized shoes.

I know for a fact that Party City sells the big red noses as well. This is a great costume because it is funny and topical, and everyone is sure to get a big laugh out of your efforts to run a community college professionally. It even lends itself to a couples costume, with the partner dressing up as a concerned citizen, who isn’t allowed to show up to the Halloween party until everyone is already passed out. So many LOLs! The problem is those darn French youth dressing up similarly and jumping people. Maybe skip this one this year.

Suggestive Alternatives: Erin Birt’s mugshot.

College of DuPage Wine Collection

This is an expensive costume, so the only way you can get it is to break the payments up into smaller chunks so you don’t have to ask your parents for permission. Ideally, this costume will pay off in the long run, but in the short term it’s quite an investment. A larger frame is needed to display the collection adequately, so this is only an option for the big-boned among us.

Altogether, not worth it.

Suggested Alternatives: A box of Franzia. That works well enough.

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SPORTS WOMEN’S SOCCER

Chaparrals win region playoff game against Madison Wolfpack BEN GROTE SPORTS EDITOR

Playing against Madison College for the third time this season, the College of DuPage women’s soccer team won their regional playoff game in a 3-0 victory. This win for the Chaparrals allows COD to move up to the regional championship game, which took place on Oct. 28, against Rock Valley.

The game started off roughly for both teams, as it was obvious Madison College Wolfpack was playing their hardest to redeem themselves for last week’s loss against the Chaparrals.

Both teams played aggressively, which showed as the ball was not being moved from one side another. The Wolfpack’s defense started off very strong and discouraged COD from being able to move far on the field.

Despite Madison College’s aggressive playing against COD, the Chaparrals were able to begin to more control over the ball as

the first half progressed.

Whenever the Chaparrals weren’t in possession, COD was able to quickly steal the ball away from Madison College at every opportunity, which helped aid in stopping any movement of the Wolfpack.

Although COD’s defense was very troubling for Madison, the Wolfpack was still able to near the Chaparrals’ goal a number of times, which allowed them to make attempts at scoring. However, all five of Madison College’s goal attempts during the first half never found their way into the Chaparrals’ net.

The Chaparrals on the other hand were able to make six shots on goal during the first half. Two of these wound up in Madison College’s goal thanks to Angela Torritto.

During the second half, Ashlee Falco made a goal, which seemed to deter the Wolfpack from putting forth as much effort as

they previously made in the game. Although Madison College’s offense died out, their defense was able to rally together and prohibit COD from scoring during the rest of the game.

From this point on until the end of the game, the ball was seen for the most part in the center of field and not spending time on one side anymore than the other.

Angela Toritto remarked on this saying, “I could definitely tell that they weren’t trying as hard in the second half. Their players sort of died out, and didn’t really want to push us as hard as they did in the first half. We sort of just waited for the game to end, and I’m glad we won by such a good margin.”

This game marks the Chaparrals’ third victory over Madison College this season. This victory for the Chaparrals puts their overall record to 13-2-2.

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Baseball team already prepping for spring season BEN GROTE SPORTS EDITOR

While many people may be excited for winter, College of DuPage baseball coach Kevin Tyrrell hopes we continue to get warm weather.

This is because his baseball team that soon has to move indoors to practice during the winter.

“The fall season is closing in on us, and I really hope we can get another week or so of warm weather,” Tyrrell says. “Everyone kind of dreads moving indoors to practice, and we’re really hoping to make this weather last as long as possible.”

Preparing for the spring time, which is baseball season, is a time-consuming feat that takes dedica-

tion for both athletes and coaches from start to finish. Out of the 60 baseball players who joined, only around 30 are expected to stick around until the end of the season.

College of DuPage’s baseball team began training in August for their fall season, which lasts until late October. After October, the baseball team moves indoors during the winter months in order to practice through the harsh weather. This is the time where all baseball players have been newly recruited by the college, and they begin their training in preparation for the season. The fall season of baseball is very important for coaches

to be able to analyze their teams and decide on what they will be working on to improve during the season.

Based on six years of experience of coaching at College of DuPage, Tyrrell plans on improving his team through various exercises, including: scrimmages with other teams and “inner squad” games LUCAS KOPROWSKI/COURIER (where teammates play with each other), weight Brian Taheri, No. 67, discusses baseball during a practice at College of DuPage’s training and conditioning, and individual exercises the coaches an important Although moving indoors scheduled to be on Feb. 22, to improve certain moveway to see how their team isn’t as fun as playing 2015. While many people ments vital for optimum performs, and be able to outside, Tyrrell stays opti- may look at this date and performance and preventimprove on their weak mistic about the upcoming think it’s far away, Tyrrell ing injuries. points. season. believes now is the most The scrimmages and The weight training “It definitely isn’t as fun important time to get his “inner squad” games and conditioning is made as playing outdoors, but team up to the highest add up to thirty practice for the players to play at it’s manageable, and the possible skill level. games total during the Fall their maximum perforprospect of being able to “We really use this time season. These games give mance without becoming go down to Myrtle Beach, the best way we can, and fatigued. Along with the S.C. is a great way to stay I just hope we can keep strength training, their in- motivated,” Tyrrell says. improving in preparation dividual movement routine “It’s a lot of fun, and the for this upcoming season,” is important for importplayers really enjoy it.”

Tyrrell says. “We have a ant to help prohibit any These plans that are lot of work to do, so I’m injuries sustained through designed to improve the very excited to see how our practices and games. team as quickly as possible players work towards their Tyrrell anticipates his are vital for having the best goals.” team will benefit greatly possible performance of from his training regimen the baseball team.

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Kyndal Pringle, No. 46, practices his batting swing. The College of DuPage baseball team has been preparing for their spring season, which starts in February.

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1 Registration:

It’s that time again, time to register. To avoid being on the waiting list for classes, get ahead and register for your spring classes. If you are unsure about what you should be taking, e-mail a counselor, go to the counseling office and make an appointment or talk to a full-time faculty member to help you. Even if you aren’t going to register right away, get what classes you need to take in order, that way when you are ready to register, you have everything picked out. Don’t delay, and register today.

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Winter is approaching Now that it is getting and that means winter colder outside, running coats, hats, gloves and outside may not be an scarves. But for me, someoption for you anymore.

But that doesn’t mean that times I forget those things as I am walking out the you get to cut back on door for school, or work or your exercise routine. If you don’t belong to a gym, just going out. So to avoid being without that winter there are ways to still stay fit. One thing you could do gear, I keep extras in my is purchase home workout car just incase I do forget.

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There is no doubt that social media has become a huge part of our society and our everyday life. But there is such a thing as too much social media. If you find yourself constantly on your social media apps, try to limit yourself. Try and tell yourself to only check Facebook every couple of hours instead of every 5 minutes. Nothing changes every 5 minutes on Facebook. Sometimes I go a couple of days without using Facebook. I know twitter is a little different, but don’t sit there on your phone tweeting your every thought while you’re with your friends or family.

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For me, I change the clothes in my closet for each season. So for summer I put all my summer clothes in the closet. But now that summer is over, and the leaves are changing colors, it’s time to also change out my closet wardrobe. By doing this, it creates more space in your closet and you don’t have clothes in there that you won’t be wearing until next summer. Don’t jam all of your clothes in the closet, you are not going to be wearing half of it. Save yourself the hassle and switch out your clothes.

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