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How to Get Through Your Exams Without a Breakdown

Posted on Mar 31, 2023Mar 31, 2023 by Fransivan MacKenzie

Below, you will find tips and tricks on how to withstand your exams – with more chances for growth and fewer moments of breaking down…

The Stars Know All by Suzi Evelyn

Posted on Oct 3, 2019Mar 4, 2020 by Suzi Evelyn

The moment our souls first connected, I could feel the stars shattering because I was too young to have found my soul sisters, scattered among the streets of this tedious town. Forests vanished beneath the tip of my pen when I wrote about you, all of you, and the memories we made that year of […]

How to Look After Your Mental Health During Exam Season

Posted on Apr 17, 2019Apr 17, 2019 by Germ Magazine guest author

Collaborative Post with Direct Blinds It rolls around every year: exam season. The increased amount of pressure and stress has caused the number of university students seeking mental health support to increase by 50% in the last five years. You should be keeping a check on your mental health all year round but especially when […]

stale by MacKenzie

Posted on Apr 4, 2019Jun 18, 2019 by Germ Magazine guest author

you tell him, “thanks for letting me know, sir,” then you amble your way off the table still chewing your crackers. you got them at the back of the fridge this morning, the holiday’s leftover. stale like the lips of an indulgent lover. you’re so cool when you play pretend, and even you know it. […]

Their Uproarious Laughter

Posted on Nov 13, 2018Jan 16, 2019 by Germ Magazine guest author

When I heard Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s opening statement, what struck me, as it struck so many people, was her recollection of the laughter of two teenage boys—their uproarious laughter at her expense. It made a memory, one that I’ve often pushed down over the course of my life, resurface. The school bus in middle school was no man’s land. No adults except for the bus driver who, with his back turned to us and […]

The Effect of Death

Posted on Oct 9, 2017Oct 9, 2017 by Savannah Holbrooks

My school has just suffered a horrible tragedy. A student was found dead two days ago, the morning after our homecoming dance. I did not know this young girl; she was a grade younger than me. Everyone I talk to says how beautiful she was and how kind she was to everyone around her. Today […]

Study Tips for Busy Students

Posted on Oct 4, 2017Dec 4, 2017 by Emily Ward

Y’know, we get it. School can be a rough, busy time, especially if you’re juggling a job and extracurriculars with a full courseload. Here are some time management tips from a seasoned multitasker that might make things a bit easier: 1. Organization is key Yeah, there isn’t really a way to get around this. The […]

The First Year

Posted on Sep 29, 2017Dec 4, 2017 by Meggan Turner

Starting university can be one of the most exciting times of your life, no matter what age you are when you start, yet it can also be one of the scariest. It can make you realize that you’re not ready for the true adult life, that you need a little guidance in it; or, for […]

Author Chandler Baker: How Not Getting into the College I Wanted Changed My Life

Posted on Sep 1, 2017Oct 11, 2018 by Germ Magazine guest author

First off, let me say that I’m not one of those people who believes everything happens for a reason. At least not in the sense that “reason” exists as some greater life plan mysteriously at work behind the scenes. I didn’t get into the college I wanted, and I’m sure that, in the traditional sense, […]