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An Honors Student Winter Wonderland
The holiday season is already upon us Honors students! With fall in full swing and winter rapidly approaching, there are a huge variety...
Abbigale Zepeda
Dec 6, 20212 min read
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Ways to Relax with some of Netflix’s Top 10 Shows of All Time
After a full day of school, the most stress-relieving thing to do at the end of the day is to sit on the sofa in front of the TV and...
Eliana Eisen
Dec 1, 20214 min read
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Meal Prep Tips for Busy Honors Students
One of the trademark experiences of attending college is becoming in charge of your own food. Gone are the days of home cooked dinners...
Jordan Gebrian
Dec 1, 20212 min read
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A Cozy Recipe to Spice Up the Holiday
As Fall is already here and Winter is around the corner, we are not far from some of our favorite holidays. To spice up the holiday vibes...
Nga Nguyen
Nov 30, 20212 min read
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Building Your Future at Long Beach
An inside look into what it’s like being in one of CSULB’s research programs One of the main reasons I applied to CSULB as a senior in...
Valerie Mendez
Nov 19, 20213 min read
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The Uniqueness of UHP 101
In my two years in the Honors program and at CSULB, I have taken two Honors classes. The first one was UHP 100, which I enjoyed...
Ariel Campos
Nov 17, 20213 min read
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Self Care - An Honors Student in this Transitional Time
It is no secret that college life is, to put it simply, a stressful experience. Balancing school with the real world can be overwhelming,...
Abbigale Zepeda
Nov 7, 20214 min read
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You’ve Got a Friend in Me: A Look inside the Honors Peer Mentoring Program
As a newly admitted Freshman to the CSULB Honors Program, the minute I saw an email asking if I wanted to have a peer mentor, I jumped at...
Jordan Gebrian
Nov 2, 20213 min read
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The UHP Experience from a Freshman’s Perspective
The University Honors Program at CSULB is known for the benefits it offers to students. From preparing students for graduate level...
Nga Nguyen
Oct 22, 20213 min read
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It’s Spooky Season, Honors Students! What are YOU doing for Halloween?
With Halloween just around the corner, there are many events that are available to students all over SoCal. Just less than a half hour...
Eliana Eisen
Oct 15, 20214 min read
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Destress and Bake!
It seems as though summer has just ended yet we are already nearing fall and the holidays again. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it feel...
Ariel Campos
Oct 10, 20212 min read
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The Girl with the 17 Diaries
Dear Reader, Nice to meet you; my name’s Alexa Saavedra, and I’m the girl with 17 diaries. Who? The Diary of the Wimpy Kid? Anne Frank?...
Alexa Saavedra
May 2, 20215 min read
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Reflecting Upon my Study Abroad Experience During a Pandemic
Casie Bacani will be graduating this Spring 2021 with her degree in Linguistics and Japanese. Throughout her college career, Bacani...
Casie Bacani
Apr 28, 20214 min read
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COVID’s First Anniversary: My Experience and what I’ve Learned
March of 2020: the month California went into lockdown and my life would never be the same. Cal State Long Beach closed, my job temporarily
Valerie Mendez
Mar 19, 20214 min read
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Taking Care
Time, my most and least favorite word. It’s been nearly a year since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a...
Alexa Saavedra
Mar 6, 20214 min read
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5 Discounts to take advantage of as a College Student
It is no doubt that the life of a college student is nothing glamorous. From the seemingly endless instant ramen dinners to sleepless...
Valerie Mendez
Feb 19, 20214 min read
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The New Ab(Normal): How I Traveled to Oaxaca, Mexico during a Global Pandemic
The current outbreak of COVID-19 has affected all things “ordinary” and has made the extraordinary the new normal. We have changed the...
Alexa Saavedra
Dec 17, 20204 min read
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12 Underrated Holiday Films You Need to See
One of my favorite things about the Holiday season is lighting a winter candle and snuggling up in bed to watch my favorite...
Valerie Mendez
Dec 16, 20206 min read
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Kim's Tutorial: How to use PicsArt
Below, Kim has explained his process behind the edits he's made to some of our staff photos: Edit #1: Staff photo featuring Stephanie...
Kim Hor Keu
Dec 16, 20202 min read
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Honor Code's Holiday Cookbook 🎄📖
Presenting….Honor Code’s Holiday Cookbook, designed by our Media Designer, Shubonty Islam We’ve collected recipes from some of our team...
Shubonty Islam
Dec 9, 20201 min read
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