Services like Prime are especially tempting for college students. In this day and age, we like our purchases cheap and delivered to our doorstep in two days.
Emma Royal, Contributing Writer
• September 6, 2018
College is remarkable because you are given the opportunity to build the most diverse community of friends and colleagues you will ever have all within a few square miles.
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Last week, a gunman entered Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, pulled the fire alarm and open-fired a legally acquired semi-automatic weapon on students aged 14 to 18. The community is...
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I grew up in the small town of Opelika, Alabama, sitting in the middle of Lee County 15 minutes from the front door of Auburn University. I attended Opelika High School, home to just over 1200 students...
I grew up in the small town of Opelika, Alabama, sitting in the middle of Lee County 15 minutes from the front door of Auburn University. I attended Opelika High School, home to just over 1200 students...
I grew up in the small town of Opelika, Alabama, sitting in the middle of Lee County 15 minutes from the front door of Auburn University. I attended Opelika High School, home to just over 1200 students...
I grew up in the small town of Opelika, Alabama, sitting in the middle of Lee County 15 minutes from the front door of Auburn University. I attended Opelika High School, home to just over 1200 students...
I grew up in the small town of Opelika, Alabama, sitting in the middle of Lee County 15 minutes from the front door of Auburn University. I attended Opelika High School, home to just over 1200 students...
I grew up in the small town of Opelika, Alabama, sitting in the middle of Lee County 15 minutes from the front door of Auburn University. I attended Opelika High School, home to just over 1200 students...
I grew up in the small town of Opelika, Alabama, sitting in the middle of Lee County 15 minutes from the front door of Auburn University. I attended Opelika High School, home to just over 1200 students...
As America leaves award show season behind in exchange for summer box office hits, recent national attention has been focused on Hollywood’s elite. Fabulously wealthy and famous individuals are given...
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