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Pushing myself to work faster feels like dry heaving. I need to work on an essay, but nothing comes out. When something does come out, everything gets done incorrectly. Nuanced mistakes begin to liter the pages as I carve out a short three-page essay. The spelling errors, incorrect grammar and gibberish mirror my brain. When did this become commonplace? Pushing ourselves until we cannot make heads or tails of our thoughts, our productivity takes a steep decline, and our bodies beg for rest. Burning out has almost become a badge of honor. We wear it to show we put our…

My curiosity got the best of me in 2019. I was on a lunch break at work the first time I swiped through different men on Bumble. Their profiles displayed pictures of them at their graduations, hanging out with friends, or… holding a dead fish they caught. Needless to say, I treaded lightly. I knew what most people were really after; it was what I was after some nights too, so who was I to judge?  My endeavors in online dating were plentiful, but mostly bleak. I did not mind the lack of substance or chemistry though, it was all…

Grinding gears and shotgunning beers. College is all about burning the candle at both ends, right? RIGHT? Have I been doing this all wrong? Maybe I have, but I thought my time in college was supposed to be a chaotic whirlwind. All I want to do is hang out with my friends. However, I also have to get my four discussion posts, two essays, three worksheets and a speech done by next Monday. That sounds taxing, but simple enough — this is college after all.  The real problem is that the rest of life is still happening. I have to…

AF94 from About-Face offers 13 products that are a hit with users on budget Ashley Frangipane, better known as Halsey, has made a huge splash in the makeup industry with their colorful brand About-Face. The New Jersey native, who uses she/them pronouns, launched the mid-end brand in January 2021.  Their Fluid Eye Paints and Line Artist eyeliners have already received the coveted Allure Best of Beauty Award. By boasting a creativity-driven campaign that celebrates artististry through makeup, About-Face has garnered 327k followers on Instagram. The products range from $13-$18 each for a single full-size product. This is on the affordable…

Hello fellow Vikings, and congratulations on making it through another semester.  Another academic year is about to pass and many of you will be moving on to the next step toward a new tomorrow.  Then there’s me and others like me, who just can’t seem to get through college algebra without feeling the need to flip a table every time we forget how to solve a quadradic equation. Still, failure is not an option and we must power through because everyone deserves success — no matter how long it takes to get there. Through our times here at Del Mar,…