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June 13, 2010 | Charissa Arsaoui

How One Woman’s Love for Travel Became Her Profession

Travel journalist Victoria Baker knows a good story when she sees one. The thirty-year-old Brit and reporter for the Guardian packed her bags and set off to South America where she won the hearts of locals by sleeping on their couches.

October 14, 2009 | Charissa Arsaoui

Beatlemania All Over Again

The Beatles formed in 1960s and saw feverish success a mere two years later. Highly regarded to this day, the band has made it to the top of the Billboard 200 charts a record 19 times and remains the bestselling artist in the United States according to the RIAA.

September 24, 2009 | Charissa Arsaoui

Got Gift Cards?  Small Pieces of Plastic Yield Big Rewards for Needy Schools

Got gift cards laying around that you know that you’ll never use? Want to do something good for humanity? Why not donate your unwanted plastic to schools in need? Plastic Jungle has paired up with Donorschoose.org in an attempt to provide basic necessities for classrooms across the nation.

September 11, 2009 | Charissa Arsaoui

Stop Paying a Fortune For Your Textbooks!

With a reported 18,248,128 students attending campuses in the US and the average textbook price ranging from $50-150, it doesn’t take a genius to understand why so many degree seekers leave college buried under mountains of debt. Tack on lab fees and expensive computer hardware and software and you have a recipe for financial disaster.

September 10, 2009 | Charissa Arsaoui

Can Celebrities Attend College Without Causing Controversy?

Harry Potter starlet, Emma Watson, made her appearance on Brown University’s campus last week and caused a stir among her classmates. Eager to Tweet their encounters with the actress on the net, fellow students acted like paparazzi by reporting the young woman’s every move. Insistent on protecting her privacy, Watson claims that she wants to blend in and not be identified solely by her big screen success

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