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2310, 2014

Get Smart & Stay Healthy in College: Tips for Success!

Two words that you generally do not hear in the same sentence: healthy and college. Between the late night eating, partying, busy schedules, and dining hall fast food, let’s be honest, the words are practically [...]

2310, 2014

Get Smart about Getting Involved on Campus

I believe that we all should take full advantage of all activities our colleges and universities have to offer. Beginning college gives you a fresh start. There are endless opportunities to find places you can [...]

2110, 2014

Get Smart about Anxiety: Let’s Do This Together

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle - Plato This is the fourth time I’ve sat down in an attempt to write this blog. I’ve stared at my computer sipping numerous [...]

1710, 2014

Get Smart about Rape Culture: Speak Out against Violence

“You have to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against.” - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Our culture has become notably lackadaisical on its tolerant attitude toward rape. This considerably lax [...]

1610, 2014

Get Smart about Education for Women

 80% of all human trafficking victims are female. 75% of AIDS cases in Sub-Saharan Africa are women and girls. The leading cause of death for young teenage girls is childbirth. Women are globally more susceptible [...]

1410, 2014

Get Smart about Gender Segregation

Anyone who is an avid fan of the television show FRIENDS remembers the episode where Ross goes berserk when he see’s his son Ben playing with a doll. He finds it "unmanly" and forces Ben [...]

1410, 2014

Get Smart about…Wait. What Diet?!

How many times do you criticize yourself in a day? Be honest... we all do it.  If I had a dime for every time I heard, “Ugh, I should not have just eaten that”, “I [...]

1010, 2014

You’re Beautiful! A Get Smart Guide to Loving Yourself

There's a quote that I always used to read when I needed something to inspire me. A woman named Ilana Donna Arazie once said, "No one is ever going to love you more than you [...]

1010, 2014

In My Body – A Get Smart Guide to Beauty

“We get to choose what defines us.” ~The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen We are the only ones who understand, with complete certainty, what it’s like to live inside our bodies. [...]

910, 2014

Get Smart about Super Hero Posture

What do the Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman and the Flash all have in common? Besides being a part of the Justice League of America, of course. They all have the "Super Hero Posture." [...]