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He was 18 months old when his parents brought him across the border in the dead of night, for what they considered a chance for a better life.  At eighteen months old, he could not persuade his parents to choose a different means to enter the United States.  His choices came later and those choices qualified him for admission to college.  It’s those choices and the motivation behind those choices, that I believe we need to look at when discussing whether or not to bar undocumented students from admission to college.

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Today we are taking a short hiatus from our normal college advice blogging to participate in Blog Action Day, an annual event that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on a single day. This year’s topic: WATER.  

Which kills more people; lack of clean water, or war? That’s right, it’s water. What’s the most common cause of death resulting from unclean water? Diarrhea.

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Greetings readers! It has been a scary amount of time since I last wrote. The shocking thing is our individual perception of time in relation to certain events or activities. For example, it seems very long ago that I wrote my last article. Yet, the oil spill seems so fresh and recent. As a Gulf Coast resident, I have been deeply affected and have felt a strong desire to help. I know that there have been lots of people from all over who have rushed- or wanted to rush toward- the Gulf coast in order to volunteer in some form. But what can you really do to help?

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‘Tis the season to start searching for “perfect” gift for the grad in your life.  That’s no small task.  Trying to balance the personal with the practical can be quite a challenge.   The key is to avoid procrastination.  Great presents rarely happen overnight.

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Today is blog action day. Bloggers around the world will unite to speak out against one common cause: Climate Change

Whether or not you ‘believe’ in climate change is not as important as whether you can recognize the universal, moral imperative of consuming less. If you practice steps toward consuming less, you will improve your own health and lifestyle, and as a bonus, you’ll save the planet.

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