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The Pop Geek Playlist: Neither Here Nor There

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Finals are wrapping up and summer is just beginning. Whether you plan to kick-back and enjoy the summer, or plan on gearing up for your summer job, you’re essentially neither here nor there. Whatever your summer plans may be, however you may feel about the semester you just left behind, or if you’re graduating (congratulations!) it’s time to enjoy yourself. Period! This week NSCS put together a playlist that’ll hopefully have you letting lose by day’s end!

Check back next week for a “summertime and the livin’ is easy” kind of playlist!

Bianca Williams graduated from the University of Arizona where she spent 4 years as a DJ and PA for KAMP Student Radio, as well as interning for a local record/concert promotion company. She possess a love for all things New Media, traveling, languages, film, radio, photography, vintage bikes, snowboarding… everything! and is in pursuit of a career in freelance writing. All of her musical tastes and influences come from her world travels and the amazing people who have shared their lives with her along the way. Bianca is a member of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars and works as an NSCS Social Media Ambassador. Follow her on Twitter @biancadene.

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Categories: pop geek

Lessons from Will Hunting: An Ivy-League Education for Less Than Your Bus Fare

This is the 3^rd article in a series about using the Internet and social media as an educational resource.

Ah, Matt Damon: The quintessential tough guy who, at the same time, seems oh-so-vulnerable. Right?

But why are his most famous roles so hard to relate to? I mean, an amnesic spy? I totally know how he feels… A psychic who communicates with the dead? For sure not. Even the role that made him famous was fairly ridiculous: Will Hunting, the M.I.T. janitor who’s actually a math genius.

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Categories: campus geek

How to Go Green Without the Attitude

Environmentally minded youths have a bad rap for being confrontational and rudely brazen about the superiority of their lifestyle choices. It’s a stereotype that’s reinforced through any number of media outlets, whether it’s the news reporting on a radical environmental group or a lazy college party movie depicting eco-friendly types as hemp wearing and patchouli scented bums. These are the environmental caricatures that will go to dangerous lengths to get their message across, and ones that are referenced by conservative groups who openly mock them. Such a stereotype is hardly the image that a typical college student would want to suggest if they’re keen on socializing.

Believe it or not, the majority of environmentally conscientious people are neither militant nor lacking in proper hygiene. If you’re already a fairly green person, that’s not such a hard pill to swallow. But if you’re trying to make your case to people who are skeptical of green initiatives, you might have a more difficult time explaining your perspectives and opinions.

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Categories: campus geek, eco geek

Are You Hypnotized By Your Story?

“You did what you knew how to do. And when you knew better, you did better.” Maya Angelou

Do you know that only about 5-10% of what most of us do in any given day is actually conscious? As much as we may believe that we are actively participating in life, we spend a lot of time unconscious. The vast majority of what we do is based on habitual behaviors and responses that are based on a story we created. This story then becomes our programming.

We began to construct this story at a young age based on things that we saw, heard or experienced in life. If you were teased, you probably created a story about being less than (this was a big part of my own story). If you were abandoned, you likely have a story about being unlovable. If you were poor, you possibly have a story about being undeserving.

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The Pop Geek Playlist: What Lies Ahead

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As promised, NSCS has a created this week’s playlist in hopes of giving you something a little bit relaxing, but also a little bit exciting. This time of year, we know you’ll need something to not only help ease through those studies, but also something that speaks to the future ahead – summertime freedom, my friends! Click “play” and see what unfolds.

Tune-in and check back next week for another dose of the NSCS weekly playlist!

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