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		<title>Writing your life, one chapter at a time</title>
		<link>http://www.theprairienews.com/2013/04/30/writing-your-life-one-chapter-at-a-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I realized I had to write a goodbye letter that summarizes my time at The Prairie and at WTAMU, my first thought was “do I have to?” I didn’t know what I wanted to say and, frankly, still don’t. I was never one for goodbyes, and I’m not going to change that habit now. [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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		<title>Online sexual harassment on the rise</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullying is a topic that is discussed regularly in America. Anti-bullying campaigns are storming the nation. WTAMU Advertising and Public Relations students even conducted an anti-bullying campaign throughout the month of February. With the new bullying campaigns comes much information regarding the new epidemic of online bullying in relation to bullying via social media. However, [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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		<title>Let the violence begin</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago, a tragic incident took place at a community college in the Houston area. A student went on a violent spree injuring various students he ran across.  Two male students were successful in tackling the criminal, but not before he had injured at least 14 students. The weapon of choice for this [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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		<title>Ambassadors are the “best of the best”</title>
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