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How millennials are de-sensitized to terrorism

By Shivani Gosai | Opinions Editor 11/09/17 If you’re a millennial, which is loosely described as someone born in the 1980’s to early 2000’s, then chances are you most likely remember the tragedy of 9/11. Some of you may remember feeling scared, confused or even angry. The attack on the World Trade Center was the beginning of all millennials’ experience with domestic and foreign attacks. … Continue reading How millennials are de-sensitized to terrorism

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Not missing out on experiencing ‘FOMO’

By Rebekah Devorak | Opinions Editor  If you’ve ever sat at home alone wondering why everyone else seems to be having so much more fun than you are, you aren’t alone. According to a 2014 study by Eventbrite, nearly 70 percent of millennials aged 18 to 34 experience “FOMO,” or the fear of missing out. It’s that nagging thought in the back of your head … Continue reading Not missing out on experiencing ‘FOMO’

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Millennials wrongly given bad reputation in workplace

By Alison Caracciolo | Staff Columnist  Do you ever get tired of the stigma people place upon the so-called lazy and egotistical millennial generation? In today’s society, the baby boomers have begun to enter retirement, and millennials have started to enter the workforce with those from Generation X. Since I am a millennial, I’ve noticed that we tend to get a bad reputation from the … Continue reading Millennials wrongly given bad reputation in workplace

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Super stress: Millennials are feeling the burn

By: Duke Staff Many students know the feeling — it’s 2 a.m. on a Monday night, and your body is complaining as you fight desperately to finish your 10-page philosophy paper. You have two tests this week that you’ve barely had time to study for because you work part-time to afford tuition. You have a group project due Wednesday that seems to have fallen entirely … Continue reading Super stress: Millennials are feeling the burn

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Some one bill away from financial ruin

By: Rebekah Devorak | Opinions Editor Anyone who spent the last week dreaming about how the unimaginable $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot could change their lives forever probably came away with visions of yachts, mansions and glimmering diamonds. But for most Americans, winning a meager $1,000 would be a monumental blessing. In a December 2015 survey conducted by Bankrate.com, researchers found that 63 percent of Americans … Continue reading Some one bill away from financial ruin

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Clicking our way to change; protesting the lazy generation

By Crissy Holtzer | Student Columnist   We of the millennial generation are a group eager to click, tweet or tag anything we set our minds to and assume our social media exchanges are making the world a better place. We are slacktivists. Slacktivism is pop culture’s clever name for advocacy via Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, etc. The Oxford English Dictionary online defines it as “actions … Continue reading Clicking our way to change; protesting the lazy generation

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