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Harnessing the Power of Cognitive Dissonance

Check It Out, Lifestyle February 11, 2019 at 3:43 pm Comments are Disabled

By: Aurora Dziadul | Staff Writer We can all think of a time when we did something contrary to our attitudes. Maybe you didn’t study for an important test and ended up failing, snapped at a friend who was just trying to help you, or told someone something you swore you’d never tell. It usually leaves you feeling like aRead More

Are People Unfairly Judging You?

Are People Unfairly Judging You?

Check It Out, Lifestyle November 6, 2018 at 8:00 am Comments are Disabled

By: Aurora Dziadul | Staffwriter It’s a rainy Monday morning and you’re stuck in traffic trying to make your way back over the bridge after spending the weekend away. A three-car pileup is blocking one side of the road and traffic barely moves as the two lanes try to merge into one to make it past the accident and ontoRead More

Think Piece: Safety in Numbers? Psychologists Think Otherwise…

Think Piece: Safety in Numbers? Psychologists Think Otherwise…

Campus, Features, Newport, Off Campus October 10, 2018 at 8:00 am 1 comment

By: Aurora Dziadul/Staffwriter In the midst of several student-related apartment break ins, continue reading to learn how you can protect yourself. It’s better to be safe than sorry. You’re walking down the streets surrounding your apartment, making your way back from work after a busy day. You feel the familiar thudding of your heart and quickening of your step asRead More

Sign On: Making American Sign Language a Core Equivalent

Sign On: Making American Sign Language a Core Equivalent

Campus October 10, 2016 at 12:00 am Comments are Disabled

By Hannah Lussier | Associate Editor Communication is key, and junior psychology major, Kelly Richards, knows it. Throughout her work with non-verbal autistic children, Richards has seen the importance of knowing American Sign Language (ASL) firsthand. She says she is not yet fluent but has “always loved sign language” and uses basic signs to communicate with the people she has metRead More