Talecia Bell He's making a list, he's checking it twice, he's going to find out who's depressed about life ... new year's resolutions are coming to town. In the wake of the holiday season, December usually...
Talecia Bell It seems students have become increasingly reluctant about exploring experiences outside of their comfort zone. Parks, sports and recreation have been replaced with Wii, NBA 2K11 and Facebook....
Talecia Bell In a generation where privacy is limited by the number of social networking sites you belong to, it has become increasingly difficult for some celebrities to hide their struggles with substance...
As I took a seat at the Java City in the University Union to eat lunch, an unfamiliar face approached me. She asked, "Where did you get your boots?" My response time was sluggish, as I was fixated on her...
Talecia Bell Establishing a credit history is essential to achieving financial freedom in the future. But there are still those people out there who, for whatever reason, are without a credit history....
Talecia Bell Whether it is your boyfriend, girlfriend, or your best friend, our interpersonal relationships can be toxic when we allow these relationships to hinder us. Judson Landis, sociology professor,...
Sacramento State requires those who smoke to do so at least 20 feet away from the buildings on campus. Considering the harmful effects caused by smoking, Sac State would benefit students more if it were...
Most students are familiar with plagiarism because it is drilled into our heads at school. Yet we lack knowledge of copyright and copyright infringement. We are constantly reminded that plagiarism is unacceptable;...
Getting bad grades sucks, especially when you have had extenuating circumstances hinder you from maintaining academic success. Hi, my name is Talecia Bell and I am a student recovering from being academically...
Arguably, most women want a man that's masculine, dresses trendy, smells good and has nice hair - or at least one that's not too over-sensitive and well-groomed. However, stereotypically, for many years...
Have you heard? California has a New Year's resolution: "Stop talking and start driving," said Senator Joe Simitian as California prepares to welcome the New Year. According to the Cellular Telecommunications...
As a child, it seemed as though the summer lasted forever and it took an eternity for a new year to arrive. Now that I'm older, it seems the months just fall off the calendar, eliminating the lengthiness...
Have you ever found yourself in a conversational encounter where you couldn't understand the person you were trying to communicate with? Because our society is so diverse, these circumstances are not uncommon....
Is it just me, or do the Easter tube socks you get every Christmas from your aunt come earlier and earlier every year? We've barely taken down our Halloween decorations, let alone had enough time to polish...
Vote or die. Did anyone truly understand the concept of the movement? Who was P. Diddy trying to target and why was the participation of voting so strongly emphasized last year as apposed to this year?...
Rocky or rock solid, maintaining a balance between your commitments to school, work, family, love and personal responsibilities can be tough, and many times hard to keep up with. Although many college...
Quick, what does ASI stand for? When asked this question, the minds of many Sacramento State students draw a blank. Many of us rarely see or hear any promotion about ASI; we lack an interest as to who...
Pretty much every morning starts a little after 5 a.m., so when noon rolls around, I'm beyond starving. By this time, I'm three classes down, two cups of coffee have been digested, and my stomach is growling...
Are you considered a freak of nature, if perhaps, one would be standing in the Burger King line with eyes about explode over a phone conversation? Then your turn to order comes up and you put your phone...
After high school, we as students have been faced with different opportunities and options. Many times during high school, we tended to set forth very specific goals for ourselves without considering the...
It's funny how life comes at us so fast. One minute you're hanging out on cloud nine, the next you're stranded on the side of the road with a broken cell phone. On the Saturday of the weekend before Memorial...
It's a miraculous jump in weather when it goes from 100 plus degrees by noon to partly cloudy with a chance of showers in a few short hours. It's safe to say that flood season is right around the corner....
