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21 Ways To Make Money Follow our time tested advice to achieve financial freedom & enrich your campus life

FASHION

AFRICAN PRINTS ARE HERE TO STAY

HEALTH

10 WAYS TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

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ell, not exactly a word. More like a couple of sentences to. First we'd like to apologize for repeating three pieces from our previous issue, Not because we lacked content but because we underestimated the amount of time we had while

doing a redesign and adding in new great features for the magazine.

But that aside, this month we talk MONEY MONEY MONEY and who doesn't love money in this day and age. The problem with money has never really been on how to spend it but more on how to make it. We highlight how to make money while in Campus and still be able to keep the hecti schedules required of you by your lecturers without interferring with how you run your day to day life. We also offer our two cents on how we think a student should spend the money they have in campus regardless of the source in order to live a fulfilling stressfree life.

The strains of maintaining a social and academic life in campus can eventually eat into your mental health and if this is not noted and remedied on time, your grades will not be the only victims of this. Your health (both mental & physical) may suffer a lot and you may end up depressed. We show you how to take care of your mental health in order to have optimum perfomance in Campus.

Kitenge may have many rebrands and names but at the end of the day that's what it'll always be. This month we talk Ankara in our fashion segment and show you how to slay with ankara dressing. of various types.

We have added a couple of new sections to the magazine and these include books & series review, beauty zone and my personal favorite, the techzone. What we essentially do with this section is try to bring you a mashup of gadgets that are useful to your academic & social life and give you a brief review of gadgets and pricing.

This being our second Issue, please share with us your experiences, views and opinions with me on how to improve the magazine for your. I would love to hear from you. Dream BIG, Work Hard and Stay Focused .. Don't forget to Play even harder. campusmagazineke@gmail.com CAMPUSMAG Issue. 2.0 June '17 PUBLISHED BY YADA YADA PUBLISHING, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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HOW TO SLAY ANKARA

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This month we show you how to slay ankara an look

INTERVIEW WITH LOISE LIHANDA We have a quick chat with the MMU beauty who also happens to be the first winner of Miss Albinism Kenya on what makes her tick

20 TOO YOUNG TO BURN OUT Campus students can push themselves to the limit at times. We show you how not to burn out while at it.

awesome while at it.

26 & BOOKS & SERIES REVIEW 27 We have listened to your opinion and introduced a section entirely dedicated to giving you reviews of the latest books and summaries of the latest series available.

12 21 WAYS TO MAKE MONEY Being in campus can mean being broke at times. But that doesn't have to be the case. We show you different ways to make money while in campus.

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A WALK THROUGH KENYATTA MARKET Kenyatta Market is one of those places where people just assume they know. Its a designers haven and an antiquities afficionado's paradise. Come, let's walk you through Kenyatta Market

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Campus Events

URBAN NITE VILLAGE MARKET Ricky na Marafiki is a band that plays Afrojazz in a vibrant and original style. They'll be performing live at the food court on 30th June from 6pm-9pm.

Don't miss out! Entrance is free. :)

IAAF World U18

CHAMPIONSHIPS Do not miss out on this global athletics event to be held for the first time in Africa! . It brings together athletes under the age of 18 years from around the world. This is the stage where future superstars are made. Right before our eyes. It will be held at the iconic Safaricom Stadium Kasarani. The event takes place from 19th November to 25 November. This is something worth keeping in your calendar.

SAMANTHA'S BRIDAL WEDDING FAIR The Samantha Bridal Wedding Fair is well acclaimed wedding event that enhances the aura with the presence of wedding products and services, wedding planning services, honeymoon planning services, wedding accessories and jewelries, wedding essentials and all products that are associated with wedding. It is quite an innovative event that also presents the most elegant ways of dressing brides and being ready for the dream day. The fair has emerged to be an excellent platform that focuses on all sorts of entertainment and attractions.

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Campus Events

CLASSIC MAN JIDENNA

The 'Classic Man' hitmaker, Jidenna will be live at The Carnivore grounds on 1st Jly at the thrid edition of the FOMO Party brought to you by Hennesy. This will be the first time in Kenya for the Naija born - American star so you better hurry and get your advanced tickets. VIP tickets go are going for Ksh. 5000 while the regular tickets are Ksh. 2,500.

MICASA SUCASA

FESTIVAL MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL On JULY 27th The Kenya Multicultural Festival is the place to be. Going down at the It celebrates our cultural and religious diversity thus end with one common vision one Kenya united Kenya.we will have cultural and religious exhibition and performances.

Micasa Sucasa means My home Your Home. A festival for everyone to enjoy, fun ,food ,music ,culture, dance ,fashion, hook ups and hangout,..play laugh and love. Advance tickets are single Ksh. 600, Couples Ksh. 1000. Group of 6. Ksh. 3000 while VIP tickets will go for Ksh. 1000. If you opt for buying at the gate the tickets will be Ksh. 800 for a single person. The venue is yet to be announced but keep it @campus_ke to learn as soon as we know about the set venue.

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There is this common misconception among young people that clothes made of African print look old and out of taste with more recent fashion tends. Well, Kitenge is a fad that is here to stay, mixed with new age clothes and styles, it paves way for Ankara. And nothings says Africa like african prin worn by Africans.

Fashion Speak

Fashion Speak

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10 Over 10

MISS

ALBINISM

This is a repeat of a chat we had last month with Loise Lihanda, the Multimedia University student who is the reigning Miss Albinism Kenya for the first ever beauty peagant of its kind in Kenya and the rest of Africa at The Carnivore Grounds.

1. How did you learn about the

general. For example stress, I

5. Tell us something about yourself 8. Where do you get your

Miss Albinism Contest ?

try to keep off it as it not only

that people don't know ?

inspiration for your sense of

LL: There were a lot of

affects your mental state but

LL: I am a very humble person.

fashion from?

publications. But i got it from

also your skin. I also exercise

People have this perception of

LL: I really don't have a specific

social media and and there

daily to keep fit & healthy.

me that I can not socialize with source but I tend to fashion

were friends who informed me

a certain clique or that because myself based on what I see

about it and encouraged me to

4. What experience did you enjoy

I won the peagant I am

check it out and participate as i

most during the whole Mr & Miss

selective of who I hang with.

was passionate about

Albinism beauty peagant ?

I'm a very open person & I can

modelling but I had never

LL: I got to various platforms I'd talk to anyone..

women looking to make their

gotten that opportunity..

never been to. I met important

dreams come true?

2. What was your initial reaction

9. What is your message to young

people I wouldn't have

6. Complete the following

LL: Accept yourself & be

imagined meeting while still in

statement, Beauty is ?

positive no matter what life

LL: self acceptance and

throws at you, believe in

when you learnt that you had won school such as the vice the contest?

looks nice for me on me.

president. Leave alone the 50k achieving inner peace with

LL: It was a shock, but I quickly prize money, for me it was the

yourself & you can make it

yourself.

through anything.

about the win. I thank God coz I encouragement to people who

7.How would you describe your

10. Parting Shot ?

had always wanted to model

live with albinism & give them

fashion style ?

LL: Trust in God and believe in

and get that traction to help

the courage to face their fears

LL: I guess I would say that my

yourself

people who live with albinism.

and troubles. It has been my

style is simple, decent and

thing to advice people and

trendy.

overcame it and got excited

opportunity to speak some

3. As a Model, What is your body

encourage them and the

philosophy ?

platform that the peagant

LL: Healthy eating. By healthy

provided was a great

eating I mean a balanced diet,

opportunity to do exacly that.

not only food but life in

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MONEY

21 WAYS TO

MAKE MONEY

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Follow our time tested advice to achieve financial freedom & enrich your campus life

ike any other Universities or colleges in the world, Kenyan Universities are not different. If you took a walk, you will find many students ‘idling’ especially after classes either in the streets or their area of residence.

The time wasted by students can best be used in other activities that will not only occupy their time but make their lifestyle worthwhile.

The first and the most obvious is part-

time job. It’s a great way of establishing a routine and a reliable source of income but there are many other tasks you can engage in, that can help you pay for you accommodation, shopping, meals and other expenses.

If you’re looking to make a little extra cash—or a lot of extra cash—campus is a great environment full of tons of endless moneymaking opportunities.

Get ready to start saving (or spending! ). So here are our top 21 ways to make money in campus.

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To make this into a more useful guide on making money in campus. We shall divide the article into tw sections. a. Online Side Hustling Ideas b. Offline Side Hustling Ideas

Online Side Hustling Ideas

MONEY photographer, you could possibly sell your photos online. Sites like iStockPhoto are always looking for contributors, who get paid a royalty every time their photo is purchased. This could be a great way to turn your art into some extra cash.

4. Do User Testing –

Sites like UserTesting, 1. Online Freelancing TestingTime, TryMyUI & – There is a lot of freelance Userfeel are always looking work online. You can sign for users to rate and give up for sites like UpWork, feedback about websites.

Freelancer, Toptal, Website owners post gigs Peopleperhour etc. These to the site, and you simply sites pay in dollars based login and give feedback on amount of work done and usability ratings on and withdrawals can then different websites and be channeled to you online apps. You can earn through Paypal. up to $20 for each test you participate in.

social media, and blogging, but don't want to start your own blog? You can find virtual assistant jobs where you help other people run their sites and social media accounts. Depending on the amount of time you have, this side hustle could even become a full time gig.

7. SignUp for PublicLikes . This is an

website where you are paid Ksh10 for every like and dependng on your account type. You could make a minimum of Ksh1000 a day.

Blogger – If you have a

gift for video, becoming a YouTube blogger is a great way to earn extra cash. You get paid based on the advertisements displayed on your videos – so the more people that watch your videos, the more you get paid. It's estimated that video bloggers on YouTube get roughly $7.60 per each 1,000 views of their videos.

11. Article Writting -

by far this is the easiest and most popular way to makee money online.

Websites like iWriter, textbroker, listverse, 8. Sell stuff online – textun & hirewriters are Websites like Jumia and always looking for writers redhut allow you to create and you could make upto merchant accounts and 21 dollars for a 700 word 2. Fill Out Online send the stuff to sell. They article.

Surveys – If you have 5. Create A Course take a commision out of some time to spare online, Online – Do you have your sales but the upside is 12. Sell gigs on you could spend it filling something you can teach? you don't have to worry Fivver. – Fiverr is a site out online surveys. There You can teach something about clients. that allows you to sell your are sites that will pay you online at sites like gigs for $5 (and you'll net to do so and it's very easy. Udemy.com. There are 9. Blogging is also an $4). It might not seem like All you have to do is courses online for just option. You can create a a way to earn a lot of register, and these about anything, and you blog or a website and start money, but you can. companies will contact you can charge whatever running ads. I bet you will when they have a survey pricing you feel is right for be paid handsomely. that fits your profile. your instruction. Or if Typically these are online you're good at math or 10. Become A market research surveys physics you can teach it at YouTube Video for big brands. Some of the Yup.com most popular online survey sites include Survey Junkie, 6. Become a Pinecone, Surveyspot, Virtual Assistant – OpinionOutpost just to Do you enjoy writing, mention a few.

3. Sell Stock Photos – Perhaps

taking pictures is your forte. If you are a great

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Offline Side Hustling Ideas 13. Become A Voiceover Artist – Doing

voice-over work is becoming incredibly popular, especially with the rise of video and podcasting. If you have a great voice, and a simple microphone setup at home, you could get paid to do voice over work for people and businesses.

MONEY officiate their events, and you could get paid for it.

16. You can also engage in No-risk match betting. Lots of

students have genuinely made thousands of money from this technique.You can start betting in a number of available betting sites such as Sportpesa, Betway, Elitebet and Bet365 just to mention but a few. It’s completely legal & risk free and anyone can do it.

14. Enter Scholarship 17. Working at the school’s student Competitions – union. As a student in Scholarships are a great way to get extra income while you're in college.

What most people don't realize is that most scholarship competitions get very few entries, simply because people assume they won't win.

15. Officiate Events & Weddings – Are you an interesting person or do you do a cool job? People are always looking for interesting people to

Kenya you have a chance to vie for a sit among the many Student organisation dockets.

This is a good way of practicing leadership skills as well as earn some income from it. Student leaders earn up to Sh30, 000 a month without including sitting allowances.

18. Play music at functions . Yes you can

a large staff on the weekends. This works well create a group of people for college students who who like playing music and are just looking to earn start making money. extra.

Members of a Jazz band, a classical quartet, or even a 20. Mystery Shopping modern pop can make – Do you enjoy fast food or themselves good money by going into retail shops? playing at functions, Many companies hire weddings and parties. mystery shoppers to test Someone in the band can the customer service of act as an agent and help in their stores. A common one advertising by creating is Subway, which hires flyers and posters and of mystery shoppers to course advertising on ensure that “Sandwich social media. Depending Artists” are following all the on the size of the band, franchise guidelines. If you you can be paid around have time and can travel to Sh20, 000 per different places, this could performance. be a good side hustle.

19. Do Catering On Weekends – Catering

21. Modeling – This is

the side hustle for the good companies are always looking people of the looking for extra help world. You can go to school because their schedules or work, and still take are so odd. Most catering modeling jobs at night and companies have little work on the weekends. For many during the week, but need models, there isn't always a steady stream of work, but if you have success at a few gigs, this could become very lucrative.

Bonus Point Donate Sperm – Hey, it's a side hustle for some guys, especially younger ones. Don't judge.

As a note, this list is not exaustive and we shall soon introduce a column specifically dedicated to making money on our website.

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Escape

BUY VINYL TAPESl

Jimmy, the vinyl man is quite patient and will patiently endure while you browse through his antique vinyl tape collection.

Jimmy's shop doesnt have a name due to his stubborn refusal to give it one but you can get him at stall 569 & 570.He organizes the tapes based on price. Want an antique #TBT present for your parents, go see Jimmy the Vinyl guy

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BUY FRESH FISH

Migingo hotel is a small unassuming place but its customers swear that the fish sold under its taupe shade is the best this side of the Rift. The fish is shipped in daily from Kisumu by 4am and is quite the freshest fish you will eat around Nairobi straight from the great lake itself.

GET YOUR HAIR BRAIDED

Braiding your hair typically takes half a day to complete but thats not at Kenyatta mkt. The braiders wait at the bus stop with samples of their work and will try to sweet talk you into having your hair done by them. As many as five women set on your head in a short time, you'll be spotting a new look. Good for impromptu traveling

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Escape HAVE SOME NYAMA CHOMA

THRU

Before Pres. Uhuru spent 21k on Nyam Chom in Kenyatta Market, stall B6 used to be called Hai Hai. After Uhuru's visit, it has been rebranded Ikulu Ndogo. Your order of Nyama Choma will be delivered still sizzling on a chopping board with a side Kachumbari and Ugali. Tasting is free but be assured once you taste their meat, you will have to muster all your will power to stop eating.

MARKET

GO MAD WITH FABRIC

Ever had a fanciful design that you'd wish to try but just don't have the tailoring skills ? Well Kenyatta market hums with tailors. From kaunda suit tailors, handbag tailors, dira specialists and wedding dress designers, you can have almost any design you wish for made for you here.

GRAB A PAIR OF BESPOKE SHOES

The cobblers of Kenyatta Market sit in a row just beyond the butcheries. Their wares are on display-stilletos made colourful by Yellow Ankara fabric, loafers with accents of kitenge or Kikoy and suprisingly a beautiful pair of ballet flats covered in Hessia fabric. Some of the designs are made from scratch, original designs crafted with rescued leather and sought-out fabric..

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Campus Review

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY Did you Know!

The Main University campus of CUEA is also the host of IBM Research Africa offices.

The current Chancellor Berhaneyesus Demerew Cardinal Souraphiel

F

ounded on 3rd September 1984 as

was granted a civil charter to operate as

a Graduate School of Theology,

a University and the rebranded from

under the name the Catholic Higher

CHIEA to CUEA that same year.

Institute of Eastern Africa (CHIEA). The

In 2002, the Faculties of Science and

Catholic University of East Africa has

Commerce were established. In 2003,

grow to be a reputable Institution of

the Center for Social Justice & ethics was

higher learning within East Africa. The

established. The Faculty of Law was

Institute was founded by the regional

established in 2004 & the School of

ecclesiastical authority known as

continuing professional development in

Association of Member Episcopal

2009. In 2009, satellite campuses were

Conferences of Eastern Africa (AMECEA).

established in Eldoret and Kisumu. In

Initially, CHIEA offered two-year

April 2013, the university opened a new

Licentiate/MA programmes in Theology,

campus in the I&M Tower, along Kenyatta

as authorized by the Congregation for

Avenue, in the Nairobi's central business

Catholic Education. It was formally

district. The campus can accommodate

opened by Pope John Paul II in August 18, up to 500 students.

1985. In 1986, the Graduate School of

The Campus has 5 constituent colleges.

Theology started negotiations with the

These are;

Commission for Higher Education in

Marist International University College

Kenya to establish the Catholic

Tangaza University College

University of Eastern Africa (CUEA). It

Hekima University College Regina Pacis University College Uzima University College Notable Alumni include George Khaniri

The University comprises Eight faculties. These are; Theology, Commerce, Arts & Social Sciences, Education, Law, Center for Social Justice & Ethics, School of Continuing Proffesional Development.

Senator for Vihiga County, Vanessa Mdee & Eve D'souza.

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Health

Too Young to Burn Out: 10 Ways To Take Care OfYourMental Health

Once upon a time, I scoffed at those who asked for extensions on papers or assignments. I negatively judged these people, wondering how someone could be so weak and disorganized. I fostered these thoughts until life punched me in the face. My second year, I quickly learned that you can’t control every aspect of your Iife. I continually said “yes” to more responsibilities, attending every hang out and working any extra shift I could squeeze into my schedule. My mental and physical health took a huge blow from immense stress I put myself through. Because of my hectic schedule, I only slept about four to five hours each night. I developed permanent dark circles under my eyes and could hardly focus in my classes. As my body fell apart and my emotions spun out of whack, I became increasingly impatient and rude. I learned at an alarming speed that if you fly through campus without listening to your body, you’ll burn out very quickly. And so i lestened.

1. Get Your Sweat On Believe it or not, your eating and exercise habits can hold a lot of weight over how your mind (and body) functions. If you squeezed in a workout in the morning, you’d probably be on fire the entire day.

Poor physical health can lead to an increased risk of developing mental health problems. One hour a day can make such a difference for your body and mental health. You don’t need to run a marathon, but finding a few minutes in your day to walk will significantly improve in your mood and stress level.

2. Get Enough Sleep

of people agree with him, but they’re all wrong. While you might feel better, your body won’t. Sleep deprived campus students get sick because their immune systems run at reduced levels. Frequent all-nighters for a huge exam seem logical at the time, but making a habit out of this pattern can be dangerous. students with sleep deprivation have been found to have lower GPAs, due to the inability to concentrate, retain information and learn.

Sleep is when your body repairs itself. The idea that ‘I’ll just sleep 20 hours this weekend’ isn’t going to give your body the time that it needs to repair throughout the week so it’s going to impact your cognitive functioning, your immune system and your mood. We need to become more mindful about the time we go to bed, how many hours we sleep and what prevents us from getting the sleep we need (because our bodies need it desperately).

Let’s be real, how many of us get a full night’s sleep on the regular? 7 out of every 10 college students say they get less than the recommended amount of sleep every night. You know that friend who pulls an all-nighter before each chem exam, swearing he’ll catch up on sleep the next night? Well, let him know that the majority 3. Prioritize Chill Time

Is your schedule packed tight with only seconds in between to breathe? Set time aside for yourself; you deserve it.

Regardless of your idea of “me time” (two glasses of wine or a bath), don’t forget to consider the last time you turned off your brain for at least a few minutes. If your brainpower runs on empty, you won’t have the emotional and mental capacity to operate like your normal self. Definitely work hard and challenge yourself, but prioritize time to take a break to catch a movie with friends. The ironic part is, we push so hard because we want to achieve and do well but then we start to burn out and our grades suffer. Whereas, had we carved out time for rest and time for fun, we would have decreased the possibility of becoming burnt out in the middle of the semester and increased our chances at excelling academically.

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4. Keep an Open Mind About Counseling.

Counseling serves as a resource the university sets up for you. Deep down you may feel that your reasons for needing help aren’t valid and that counseling isn’t for you, but no one sets prerequisites for therapy like they do for your courses. It can be really helpful to go to counseling before you start to feel like you’re drowning. In counseling, you can come in when you’re in crisis and you can come in before you get to the point of crisis—both are fine, as you come out better either way.

5. Get Over the Fact That You Cannot Do Everything As college students, we often feel the need to do all the things. Sometimes we’re trying to build up a grad school application or take on three jobs to make ends meet, but sometimes our bodies say, “slow down,” and we refuse to listen.

Putting your health first isn’t irresponsible. Cut out the excess distractors in your life and manage your time accordingly so you can better make time for your physical, mental and emotional health. Our bodies are followers. Wherever our brain goes and wherever our mind takes us, our body responds and follows that. Oftentimes when we have things going on with our bodies, those are clues or signals that we need to pay attention more.

6. Be In Tune With Your Body If you have trouble concentrating or don’t feel great, your body’s probably trying to tell you something. You should listen.In a lot of schools, [campus] is a time where people are away from home for the first time and they really have to learn how to regulate themselves in a lot of different areas—you have to figure out on your own how much to sleep, eat, exercise, socialize and do work. Students in tune with themselves and what they need

Health thrive more efficiently because they have the basic tasks of living down.It’s not really easy or obvious to figure out how to regulate yourself so that you can maintain your psychological well-being.

But you can start small with working to achieve simple goals like drinking enough water. That’ll help you fall into a healthy rhythm that feels comfortable and manageable for you.

7. Ask for Help From Friends You shouldn’t have to deal with everything on your own. “Establish a friendship group with people whom you can be vulnerable with and develop those friendships so that when the stressors get to you, you have support.

Your peers may be more approachable and accessible than counselors. They’re also likely going through similar things as you, and can provide unique insight. After all, your friends are right there on the front lines with you. Having a group of buddies willing to talk with you or listen to you vent feels like the best thing in the world. Even if they can’t help, they can find someone who can help you. Knowing when something is beyond your reach and then providing someone with the resources they may need to get help is still helping.

used the opportunity to learn about yourself rather than act self-critical.

9. Find What Helps You Not every technique will work for every person. But that doesn’t mean that there’s not something out there that can help. Part of self-care means finding what works for you. For some people, that includes exercising. For others, it may include taking naps or finding a way to unwind.

10. Know that this is Normal

It’s natural to feel overwhelmed and to struggle a bit. But once you start to compare yourself to other people, problems arise. Idealizing your perception of one person and using it to determine your flaws can lead to feelings of inadequacy, body image issues, risktaking behaviors, anxiety and depression.

Keep in mind that everyone struggles in his or her own ways, and everyone handles and shows that differently. You can never really know if someone may possibly feel the same way that you do.

Measuring yourself against someone else will ultimately only make you feel worse about yourself. If you’re having a rough time, know that you’re in the majority.

Remember that this is normal. It’s part of growing up. It will get better over time.

8. Learn How to Fail You have so many resources available to Failing sucks. But just because you fail you when it comes to looking after your something doesn’t mean that you mental health. But most of all, never feel yourself are a failure. It just means that ashamed of how you feel or who you are. maybe that something isn’t for you. This College is a place to find and embrace proves that you can’t succeed at your identity, so go forth and find what everything. That doesn’t mean that you makes you, you. shouldn’t still work at something, but if you know it’s hard, your best is good enough. Internalizing this will take so much stress off your shoulders and make it easier for you to focus on things that you’re good at and care about. It also makes you feel much better about yourself since you can say you know your strengths and weaknesses because you

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7 FINANCIAL TIPS TO SAVE & MANAGE MONEY IN CAMPUS

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o you have fine wine tastes on a cheap beer budget? It’s ok – most college students are living on a budget. If not, they’re likely students getting themselves into a cycle of debt.

While neither is fun or easy, you can become smarter about the way you spend your money. Keep in mind that the key to financial success is being aware of how you’re spending your money. Also, know that there’s a difference between being cheap and having spending savvy. There’s nothing wrong with living within your means, rather than beyond.

Stretch your money further with the following money-saving tips:

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Create a Budget

In Highschool, being carefree and all, students frequently spend whatever money they have, living off their parents’ generosity or the spoils of their school.

Once that student moves away to campus, a budget becomes crucial.

Whether or not you have been exposed to a budget, it’s important that you sit down & have a look at your finances. Map out your various streams of income, including income from a job, and money coming from your parents, student loans, grants, and other types of financial aid.

Then, categorize expenses so that you know where it’s all going. While sticking to a budget might be tricky, you can feel confident knowing that you know how to create & use one and have a clear picture of what is and isn’t affordable.

Minimize Student

2

Debt

There are several ways to minimize student debt. Ensure you cover all of these before taking a loan.

Spend on the Right Things. Naturally, you shouldn’t use financial aid to fund pizza night in your dorm room, but temptation is a powerful thing. Even if loans look like “free money” now, they do come back to bite you. Define what is and isn’t okay to use loan money for. Tuition, books, housing, and maybe food plans – not needs with the convenience of location, while social outings, new clothes, or pitching in off-campus positions frequently pay more. for a party keg.

Borrow Only What’s Required. Taking out more cash to fund an extravagant campus lifestyle might seem important now, but could

3

Look for Student Discounts

Campus students should become masters at exploring the ways their commensurates with the type of salary educational status can save them money. available once a degree is obtained.

Vendors, local venues, restaurants, and Fund Extras with a Job. If you want to fund services near campuses often offer a social life, it should be done with a part-time student discounts that could save you big job, rather than student loans. Work-study money. during the first year. What’s be a serious problem later. Borrow only what

positions usually offer the flexibility a student

Advice blanche when it comes to spending power. Add the nonessential money into your proposed budget, separate from essential expenses such as gas and food.

services are available, the monthly fees may not fit into your budget. Instead, pay attention to your accounts and order a free bi-annual bank statement from whichever bank you use.

Full-Price 5 Avoid Textbooks buying name 7 Avoid brand items Ah, the textbook – the budget-breaker of college students everywhere. While it’s true that some professors change and update texts practically every year, the vast majority use the same textbooks year after year. That means you shouldn’t have to shell out hundreds to shop for books before class. Unless it’s absolutely necessary, steer away from the campus bookstore, where prices are likely to be the highest. Also, be aware that some lecturers add “suggested materials” to the book list, many of which may not be necessary for passing the class. Look over your syllabus to weed out the necessary texts from the suggested ones.

When thechool year is done, sell used textbooks to others who need them the following semester. School bookstores, online book retailers, and social media sites are all good places to advertise textbooks for sale. You can recoup some of the cash spent on buying books, making it available to pay down student loans, pay off debt, or add to savings for next semester.

Purchase generic items whenever possible. They are exactly the same item, at a highly reduced price. You can even check the ingredients to make sure!

8 On Eating.

Two options; 1. Don’t buy the most expensive meal plans at campus. Figure out what you actually consume and get the correlating package. 2. On the other hand you could make dinner with friends and split the cost of food items. Often times, you’ll be cooking too much for one person anyway!

Final Word

When you're off to campus, you’re not just ushering in a new era for yourself and your family, you’re also looking to see whether all the advice and financial training you’ve received over the years really pay off when you take them for a drive. Nobody always makes perfect financial decisions, but if you lay out a solid foundation of financial consciousness, you could make it through When it comes to identity theft, campus your life without making a lot of financial students are some of the hardest hit and blunders that will cost you and the the most oblivious to the crime. Simple people closest to you dearly. things like giving a password to a friend, One way to help curb spending is to providing ID numbers where propose financial limits for unnecessary unnecessary, or leaving personal items. Setting a spending limit doesn’t documents lying around, can all open you necessarily prevent you from making up to identity theft. Especially in this erra impulse purchases, but it should give you of online banking. pause to assess whether or not the new To catch theft before it goes too far, phone is really necessary. By setting a check your bank and credit accounts fairly low limit per month you create regularly, report any suspicious activity some wiggle room without having carte immediately. While identity watch

Financial 4 Set Limits

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Chill Spot

here’s a meme that’s been doing the rounds Krypton segment of Richard Donner’s movie —

punching. Here, she gets actual honest-to-

lately. In it, a battered and bruised

and tonally. Like Christopher Reeve’s Superman,

goodness dialogue, and invests Diana with

Superman and Batman are being propped

Gal Gadot’s Diana is a bright beacon of hope in a

excitable exuberance, bristling defiance and a

up by a pristine Wonder Woman, who says, “I got

world of greys.

disarming belief in doing the right thing. She’s

this.” The caption reads: “The DCEU right now.”

Where it echoes Donner’s masterpiece most is in

also funny, particularly when she goes full

It’s hard not to feel that meme is right on the

the central relationship between Diana and Steve bumbling Clark Kent.

money. Four movies in to the DC Extended

Trevor (Pine), a canny recasting of the Clark

Universe, this is more like it. Man Of Steel,

Kent/Lois Lane affair. The twist is that Pine is Lois: gives Patty Jenkins a chance to play with themes

The choice to set the action during World War I

Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice and Suicide impulsive, brilliant, hopelessly in love with a living of female empowerment, feminism and standing Squad may all have been hits, but they’ve been

god. But he’s more than just the dude in distress

rather joyless, largely critically savaged affairs

— as an above average (his words) spy in his own that men do, from small, snippy stuff to the big,

that delivered the pow, but little of the wow.

right, he carries a lot of the film’s narrative thrust bad, bigoted bullshit that could destroy the

Wonder Woman changes all that. And it does so

whilst deploying that Kirkian deadpan humour to

planet, and viewing this world through the eyes of

by looking to the past, taking inspiration from the undercut the ridiculousness of things such as the

Diana, a woman who’s never seen a bloke before,

likes of Thor and Captain America: The First

Lasso Of Truth.

much less been told by one what she can and

Avenger. But the film’s biggest debt is to

The romance between Diana and Steve is so

cannot do. It is hugely refreshing.

Superman The Movie. Both structurally — the

winning that it becomes the film’s glue. Whenever It’s not all wonderful, sadly. The last 20 minutes

opening half-hour in Themyscira is akin to the

we cut away to Danny Huston hamming it up as

up against oppression. It’s a film about the evil

can’t avoid the clichéd, overly CG mistakes comic

generic German guttersnipe (Not)

book movies seem cursed to repeat. It’s a shame,

Red Skull (Honest), momentum is

because what’s gone before is a big, goofy grin-

lost. Never mind him — this is all

on-your-kisser blast that could teach caped

about the Amazon prime and the

crusaders and men of steel a thing or two. She’s

man who can do little else but

got this, alright.

stare at her in wonder.

As Diana, Gadot is excellent, a

After a few false starts, the DC Extended Universe

rocking electric cello riff in human has its first truly terrific entry under its belt. About form. Dawn Of Justice proved she could handle the kicking and the

damn time.

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Books It’s Always the Husband MICHELE CAMPBELL

Kate, Aubrey, and Jenny. They first met as college roommates and soon became inseparable, even though they are as different as three women can be. Twenty years later, one of them is standing at the edge of a bridge . . and someone else is urging her to jump.

How did things come to this?

As the novel cuts back and forth between their college years and their adult years, you see the exact reasons why these women love and hate each other—but can feelings that strong lead to murder? Or will everyone assume, as is often the case, that it’s always the husband?

HOMEGOING

BY YAA GAASI Effia and Esi are born into different villages in eighteenthcentury Ghana. Effia is married off to an Englishman and lives in comfort in the palatial rooms of Cape Coast Castle.

Unbeknownst to Effia, her sister, Esi, is imprisoned beneath her in the castle’s dungeons, sold with thousands of others into the Gold Coast’s booming slave trade, and shipped off to America, where her children and grandchildren will be raised in slavery. One thread of Homegoing follows Effia’s descendants through centuries of warfare in Ghana, as the Fante and Asante nations wrestle with the slave trade and British colonization.

The other thread follows Esi and her children into America. From the plantations of the South to the Civil War and the Great Migration, from the coal mines of Pratt City, Alabama, to the jazz clubs and dope houses of twentieth-century Harlem, right up through the present day, Homegoing makes history visceral, and captures, with singular and stunning immediacy, how the memory of captivity came to be inscribed in the soul of a nation.

THE LIONESS OF MOROCCO JULIA DROSTEN

Independent-minded Sibylla Spencer feels trapped in nineteenth-century London, where her strong will and progressive views have rendered her unmarriageable. Still single at twenty-three, she is treated like a child and feels stifled in her controlling father’s house.

When Benjamin Hopkins, an ambitious employee of her father’s trading company, shows an interest in her, she realizes marriage is her only chance to escape. As Benjamin’s rising career whisks them both away to exotic Morocco, Sibylla is at last a citizen of the world, reveling in her newfound freedom by striking her first business deals, befriending locals…and falling in love for the first time with a charismatic and handsome Frenchman.

But Benjamin’s lust for money and influence draws him into dark dealings, pulling him ever further from Sibylla and their two young sons. When he’s arrested on horrible charges, the fate of Sibylla’s family rests on her shoulders, as she must decide whether she’ll leave him to his fate or help him fight for his life.

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A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS

TV Series

WESTWORLD

STARRING: Neil Patrick Harris Malina Weissman Louis Hynes Joan Cusack K. Todd Freeman

STARRING: Anthony Hopkins James Marsden Ed Harris Evan Rachel Wood Jeffrey Wright Thandie Newton

GENRE: DRAMA RELEASE: JANUARY 2017

GENRE: SCI-FI & FANTASY RELEASE: OCTOBER 2016

Lemony Snicket tells the story of the three Baudelaire orphans, who face countless obstacles and an evil uncle Count Olaf (Neil Patrick Harris) in their search for the truth behind their parents' deaths. Adapted from the best-selling book series. Enjoyably dark, A Series of Unfortunate Events matches the source material's narrative as well as its tone, leaving viewers with a wonderfully weird, dry, gothic comedy.

A sci-fi drama set in an Old West theme park where guests interact with automatons in scenarios that are developed, overseen and scripted by the park's creative, security and quality assurance departments. Based on the 1973 feature film directorial debut by Michael Crichton.

THE GOOD FIGHT S01

SPEECHLESS

STARRING: Christine Baranski Cush Jumbo Delroy Lindo Rose Leslie Paul Guilfoyle (II)

STARRING: Minnie Driver John Ross Bowie Micah Fowler Kyla Kenedy Cedric Yarbrough Mason Cook

GENRE: LEGAL DRAMA

GENRE: COMEDY

RELEASE: FEBRUARY 2017

RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 2016

Diane Lockhart is pushed out of her law firm when a scam leaves her broke and ruins the reputation of her goddaughter Maia. The two women end up joining Lucca Quinn at a new firm and together they try getting back on their feet. The first season of the show follows Diane and Maia as they rise through the ranks and rebuild their careers, while also trying to solve the mystery of the case that destroyed their professional and personal lives.

The Dimeo family move to a new neighborhood so that their son, JJ who has cerebral palsy, can go to an inclusive school.

With the help of his brother Ray, sister Dylan and assistant Kenneth, JJ negotiates the day-to-day difficulties of being a teenager---not ever letting his condition slow him down.

Meanwhile, their mother Maya walks the line between being overprotective and letting JJ thrive in his new environment; at the same time, dad Jimmy tries to bond with all his children.

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Startimes 40 inch TV

Not much has been heard about the smartphone and tablet or StarTimes venture into hardware devices until now. The company has unveiled a 40-Inch Digital 3-In-1 LED TV, which will sell exclusively on Jumia.

The TV features HD Resolution and 2 Built-In Decoders allowing users to directly watch digital television without necessarily purchasing decoders or satellite. Buyers will get two months free DTH Super and DTT Unique Bouquet StarTimes subscription. The TV will retail at Kshs. 46,500.

Asus Zenbook Word on the street is that this is a MacBook Air knock off but we like to refer to it as mac-on-a-budget. The Asus ZenBook mimics many of the best features of Apple's 12-inch MacBook, but in a Windows version with a more powerful processor. The ZenBook also shares the MacBook's weaknesses, specifically a very shallow keyboard that's not conducive to long-form typing, and an extremely limited set of connection options, which consists of a single USB-C port and a headphone jack.The ZenBook has a low-voltage Intel Core i7-7500 processor, along with 16GB of RAM and a sizable 512GB of PCIe SSD storage. It costs anywhere between Ksh 99,000 and Ksh 120,000 depending on the retailer

ArtPC Pulse Samsung quietly unveiled the ArtPC - Pulse last year while it was undergoing a difficult time with its then flagship phone the S7. This is not your normal desktop PC that you are accustomed to but rather a cylindrical desktop. It is modular, which means that you can swipe out parts easily and add new features to match your own needs. Currently though only the omnidirectional speaker unit by Harman Kardon and the HDD are modular.

It comes in two configurations in term of processor power and costs between Ksh. 120,000 & Ksh. 160,000.

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iTel Selfie Pro 1520 The iTel Selfie Pro 1520 is iTels flahship phone which was unveiled in India late last year. As its name implies, it is an Android phone that was made for selfie lovers. It spots an impressive 5.5 inch display with Android 6.0 under the hood. This is the best Android smartphone from iTel to date and is fitted with a 13MP front and back Camera. The phone has 2GB RAM and an impressive 16GB storage which can be augmented to 64GB. The phone is priced at around Ksh. 14, 600.

As a mention, the company made headlines early this year when they named the Avril as their brand Ambassador in Kenya.

TECHNO CAMON CX-AIR The Tecno Camon CX is the latest camera centric phone from Tecno Mobile. This phone was officially launched in Kenya on March 2017. It succeeds the Tecno Camon C9 building on its weak points. The Camon CX main selling point is its 16MP selfie camera. The front camera on the Tecno CX is accompanied by a dual LED flash. This smartphone targets people who love taking selfies and it was initially rumoured to be quad camera which turned out to be nothing but Hype. The retail price for this phone is roughly Ksh. 17, 000.

VR BOX 2.0 It’s a very good bet for a VR viewer for those who want to pay a little more than the cost of a Google Cardboard, while getting a significantly better and more immersive VR experience. Let me go ahead and reveal the price right away – at the time of writing only Kshs. 2,500. The quality can’t be compared to the Samsung Gear VR but VR Box 2.0 is perfect for those who are unprepared to pay the roughly $100 those headsets cost. You can still access lots of great VR entertainment with the VR Box 2.0.

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OPPO F3 The Selfie Expert

I've never really met anyone who doesn't enjoy a good quick selfie and if you’re the type of person who loves great selfies, then you’d be happy to learn that the Oppo - F3 was designed specifically for just that. Taking selfies, among other things.

Design

The Oppo - F3, dubbed as the selfie expert, because it boasts of a 16MP and 8MP dual front facing camera that work as one unit to beautifully set the trend for group photos.

Oppo says that the selfie revolutions including the beauty mode selfie and now the wide angle group selfies (that Infinix S2 dubbed wefie) are their brain child technologies. With its 5.5-inch, Corning Gorilla glass screen. It offers Full HD resolution with a pixel density of 401 pixels per inch. Short version,a selfie on this phone beats one on an iPhone 7 plus hands down.

What’s unique about the OPPO-F3 design is its outer shell. It looks great because there are six different layers on this phone’s shell, giving a sort of “3D pattern”. Overall, the phone is sleek and feels very much like the iPhone.

Performance

When it comes to performance, the Oppo- F3 is powered by the GPU processor and an Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53. With this processor on board, the phone performs extremely smoothly. There’s no noticeable lag when switching between multiple apps, and even in more demanding tasks, such as gaming, the phone had no trouble keeping up.

Still on its camera system, the Oppo-F3 sports a dual-camera system.Thanks to this, the phone is able to capture night shots beautifully. Recording videos ith the phone is a breeze as at 30fps per second, you will get HD 1080p which is almost as high as an Imax camera. In the rear is a 13MP sensor that features Face detection, Panorama, HDR and a few other cool features like autofocus.We are pleased to report that the performance of this phone’s camera system is worth yapping about.

Conclusion

Priced at Ksh 32,000, this may seem a lot for a mere over hyped selfie,but you can get consolation from the fact that it comes with a whooping 4GB RAM and a generous 32GB internal memory that should take care of those big size 16MP+8MP selfies. If 32GB internal memory ain’t sufficient for you, then you can insert up to 128 gigs mem card in the card slot.

SPECIFICATIONS

5.5 Inch full HD screen Duals Sim (Nano Sim) 3GB RAM 32GB storage (expandable via microSD) Dual 8&16MP camera system

PROS

Beautiful Design & Display Excellent camera system Multitouch

CONS

Costly

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PASTA

I nexpensi ve and easy to cook, pasta i s an i nval uabl e pantry i tem.

Keep a stock of di fferent shapes such as spaghetti , penne and farfal l e

Fish Fillet & Vegetable Fussili

1 . Cook pasta in a large saucepan

of boiling water, according to the packet instructions, until just cooked (al dente). Add the asparagus and broad beans for the last 2 minutes.

Drain the mixture and return to the pan.

2 . Meanwhile, half-fill a deep frying pan with

Preparation 15 minutes Cooking 15 minutes Serves 4

water and bring to a simmer. Add the fillet and return to a simmer. Cover and gently poach for 10 minutes, until the fillet is just cooked through. Use a slotted spoon to transfer to a plate. Let cool slightly, then break into large flakes with a fork.

400 g fusilli (spiral pasta) 6 asparagus spears, trimmed and 3 . Stir lemon zest, juice and olive oil through cut into short lengths the pasta and vegetables. Toss to combine.

Add the fillet and parsley, season with freshly 250 g shelled broad beans ground pepper and toss again gently.

(500 g pods), 400 g boneless, skinless fish fillets Gluten-Free Cooking Tips 3 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest Gluten-free pasta tends to form into clumps if not cooked correctly.

1 tablespoon lemon juice Start stirring as soon as you have dropped the pasta into salted, 1 tablespoon cooking oil boiling water, and continue for 30 seconds. (The Salt is important as it provides flavour.)

Handful chopped fresh parsley Then stir occasionally, at least for the first 3-5 minutes, as this is when the pasta is most likely to stick together. To prevent

Per Serving

2112kJ, 505kcal, 36g protein, 16g fat (2g saturated fat), 86 g carbohydrate (1g sugars), 14g fibre, 78mg sodium

overcooking, start tasting a few minutes before the cooking time suggested on the packet.

Drain the pasta, place in a bowl and stir in the sauce of your choice.

Leave to rest for a few minutes before serving so that the starches that are released by the pasta are fully absorbed into the sauce.

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HOW TO APPLY MAKE-UP

FOR DARK SKINS F

inding the right make up can be a challenge for ladies with darker complexion. From picking out the right shade of foundation to getting an eye shadow that will pop. Knowing what make up will look goood on you is an important skill to have. Make up that punctuates your beauty, gives you confidence in your day to day living while out.

The right right foundation

Use the right foundation for your skin type; Different types of foundations work with diferent skin types other parts that seem dry then this is your skin type. You should pick a foundation that will give you your desired

Oily skin or dry skin?

In order to know which type of make you need, you need to determine the kind of skin that you have.

If your face is always shiny, breaks out easily and tends to have large pores, then you have an oily skin and you should use a matte foundation to help dry up your skin's natural oils.

If your face has rough or red patches, barely visible pores or flaking skin, you have a dry skin. You should moisturize first before using a creamy foundation.

There is a third type of skin rarely seen. This is the combination skin. If your face has parts that seem oily and other parts that seem dry then this is your skin type. You

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Match the foundation to your skins undertone.

Undertones are the base of your skins colour and they are divided into three categories cool, warm or neutral.

Your foundation color should be in the same category as your skins undertones.

Below are some simple tests to figure out what undertone you have.

The white vs cream Get two articles of clothing, one white ad one off-white hold them up to your face. look in the mirror.

If the white looks better, you have warm undertones.

If the off-white looks better, you have cool undertones.

If both look great, you have neutral undertones.

The jewelry test

Get some gold and sliver jewelry try both sets of jewelry and decide which looks best.

If gold looks best, then you have cool undertones If silver looks best, then you have warm undertones

Applying foundation

Start with a clean and moisturised face; For dry skin use a priming gel first Use a foundation brush to apply the foundation.

The best way to find the perfect foundation is to use several Using a brush wil help you apply your foundation consistently different colours together to match your skin and smoothly on your face. Put the foundation only on the tip of You might find that your skin is lighter towards the centre of your the brush to avoid over saturating the brush. face and darker towards the outer edges using two different Rinse the brush after every applcation to keep it clean. parts of your face and the blending them together where they Shake the bottle of foundation before every application; meet will help you get a natural look with foundation.

The colors of liquid foundation can slightly separate and create an even skin tone if not mixed before applying.

Apply the foundation starting in the centre of your face If you are using two different colors of foundation apply the lighter tone first then the darker tone and then use the brush to blend them together where they meet.

Find the perfect colour of foundation;

Buff your face.

Use a buffing brush or sponge. Gently brush or sponge your face in circular motion to blend the foundation and soften the look.

Make sure to buff around your jaw line and neck so you dont end up with a foundation line.