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Resolutions lead to broken promises

Rosa Pastran
February 2, 2008

This is the year. The year where I set my goals and finish what I started. I'm getting up at 4 a.m. and hitting the gym! Oh, those cheese sticks look good! OK. Next year. Next year is the year I finish...

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Blog: ‘Real World’ recap — episode 8

Rosa Pastran
September 27, 2007

I'm convinced. People have way more than two faces. This week was basically 'let's bash on certain people then blame other individuals for the bashing!' Poor Parisa was the target of the week as Dunbar...

Six students stuck in Mendocino elevator

Rosa Pastran
September 26, 2007

The emergency telephone in Mendocino Hall proved to be ineffective around 11:50 a.m. when six students were stuck in the elevator after waiting nearly 30 minutes for help. Students said they used the emergency...

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BLOG: ‘Real World’ recap — episode 7

Rosa Pastran
September 24, 2007

WOW. This was the most uncomfortable episode this season so far. Religion, homosexuals and crying! My goodness! Grow up. This week on the Real World, anger sparked as Trisha confronted her worst enemy:...

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Blog: ‘Real World’ recap — episode 6

Rosa Pastran
September 19, 2007

For the record, my favorite skittle is the red one. OK. So! Another day, another argument. Seriously, when do these people not argue? Their pathetic arguments and catty remarks are almost as bad as the...

Tres Hermanas is Real Mexican Cuisine

Rosa Pastran
September 8, 2007

I have to admit, I had to check myself at the door and leave my bias attitude in the bay. For so long, I have been comparing great Mexican food to past eateries I have visited. I was skeptical about this...

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BLOG: ‘Real World’ recap — episode 3

Rosa Pastran
September 7, 2007

Episode 3: posted 12:29 p.m., 8/23/07 So we took a week off. Which is good! Shauvon needed to fall back a bit so the other roommates can have their moments. And, oh did they! It was seriously like watching...

BLOG: ‘Real World’ recap — episode 4

Rosa Pastran
September 7, 2007

Oooo DIS! It's one thing to tell someone that you may think a girl has a crush on you, but it is completely different when you tell everyone you live with that she may be head over heels for you. Dunbar...

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No-Confidence referendum-a joking matter

Rosa Pastran
May 15, 2007

There's no parking, my books are too expensive and I can't afford my tuition. My professors are upset that their contracts are not being negotiated well. OK, so who should my finger be pointed at? I know...

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Don’t let senioritis control you

Rosa Pastran
May 11, 2007

I'm done. I'm so done with school. I'm putting down my flash cards, recycling my textbooks and walking out of the Library. This campus has seen the last of me. Wait, I still have a semester left? I'm not...

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Solutions to finding jobs after graduation

Rosa Pastran
May 1, 2007

You walk off campus with a diploma in hand and head full of whatever you've retained during your four or more years in college. I'm sure you've all heard the saying, "Graduating in four years is like leaving...

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Youthful years: Harder than they seem

Rosa Pastran
May 1, 2007

When I hit 18, no one ever gave me a manual for the rest of my life. I was never told about the adversities that can occur in the years to come. Well, that's a lie. My parents did, but I was 18 and didn't...

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Avoid being the drunken idiot

Rosa Pastran
April 26, 2007

Let's get one thing straight. No one likes the drunken girl at the party. And vice versa, no one likes the belligerent drunken guy. So how can you avoid becoming the drunken disaster at the bottom of the...

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Student life not for weak

Rosa Pastran
March 31, 2007

If I hear one more person underestimate what I do in life, school or work, I think I might physically hurt that person. Students go through so many obstacles throughout their college careers that it's...

Have your friend and eat ’em too

Rosa Pastran
February 27, 2007

It's complicated, yet attainable. It takes a special type of person and can only be done if agreements are set prior to engaging in this activity. Having someone to share that special bond with is much...

Classroom etiquette

Rosa Pastran
February 20, 2007

Last Tuesday, I walked into class and took my seat waiting for the instructor to walk in. Behind me sat two girls talking about their mundane dates on Friday. To my right sat three guys laughing it up...

Don’t brush off the back-to-school Rush

Rosa Pastran
January 30, 2007

It's the first week back at school and things are a little hectic, but if you just follow the yellow chalk road, I'm sure you'll know what I mean. Between trying to balance seven million books in one hand...

Classroom etiquette out of control

Rosa Pastran
January 7, 2007

Last Tuesday, I walked into class and took my seat waiting for the instructor to walk in. Behind me sat two girls talking about their mundane dates on Friday. To my right sat three guys laughing it up...

Column: Reality TV nothing but big bother

Rosa Pastran
January 7, 2007

So it all started with PBS's 1973 "American Family," which followed the Loud Family from Santa Barbara. That show inspired "The Real World" on MTV. That inspired another show, and another show and another...

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Can’t MySpace your love

Rosa Pastran
November 29, 2006

There was this girl. We?ll call her Sara. Sara met a man who she thought was the man of her dreams. He was everything she had always wanted. He was tall, dark and handsome. He played football on Saturdays...

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