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Surviving Homecoming Week at GU

October 12, 2015

We Could All Use Some Help with the Crazy that is Homecoming at Graceland Well, it’s that time of year again. Fall is everywhere you look, and school spirt is in the air. Homecoming at Graceland is definitely unique in...

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The College Transition… You can do this.

September 18, 2015

College: where some of the best days of your life happen. Admit it, whether you’re a freshman, transfer or experienced upperclassman, at one point or another, you’ve struggled at least once with the transition. First off, this isn’t high school...

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These lips are moving, but I ain’t lying… Lamoni summers rock.

June 25, 2015

I get it, you think Lamoni is boring in the summertime. Half the population is gone, most of your friends left you hanging in a town that has nothing to do when the sun goes down. Let me, a typical...

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Don’t Freak Out

April 7, 2015

Anxiety. It’s something we all have to deal with, some more than others. It sucks. So what exactly is it and how can we deal with it? Well, my friend, let me tell you all that I know. Anxiety refers...

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Sending out an SOS

March 26, 2015

Not the message in a bottle kind for you fans of The Police. Anyway, on to the blog. Life is a funny thing sometimes. College life is an even funnier thing … all the time. Here we are, thrown into...

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It’s About Time

March 23, 2015

All of us students know how valuable time is while here at Graceland. If time was a tangible good, I think we’d all end up spending 85 percent of our money on it - and the rest on gas and...

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Super Study Spots

March 5, 2015

Super Study Spots If you need a place to go for a group project, a quieter place to focus and get some stuff done, or just a change of scenery, here are some great ideas of some of the best...

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Graceland Tradition: “Screw Your Roommate”

January 23, 2015

What does “screw your roommate" mean? If you’re a current Graceland student or Graceland alumni, you probably already know what "screw your roommate" means, and you might even have some fond memories tied to the night. But in case you’re...

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Online Vs. Traditional College

January 23, 2015

Which one is best for you? Getting an education beyond high school is extremely valuable in this day and age for many reasons. For instance, high school graduates make only 62 percent of what college graduates make. According to the...

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Valentine’s Day – Date Night

January 23, 2015

Now that Valentine’s Day is coming up, some of us have to think of ways to spend the day/evening with our romantic partner. We don’t want to keep doing the same thing as the year before so we have to...

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First Annual MLK Dinner and Jazz

January 22, 2015

The MLK Dinner and Jazz event took place on Martin Luther King day in the lobby of the Shaw center. Campus minister, Matt Frizzell, said he was hoping enough people would come, and was pleasantly surprised when the event was...

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Chicken Sisters

January 21, 2015

The Chicken Sisters is a locally own store in Lamoni that repurposes things into decorations and various sundries. They are only open one weekend a month. Last time they had lots of special and creative deals that they called BINGO:...

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Graceland Highlights of the 2014 Fall Semester

January 21, 2015

Winning Football Team In the fall of 2013, Graceland’s football team had a not so great season if you measure success in terms of wins and losses. Putting it nicely, it was a long season for any die-hard fans. But...

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Hockey Night in Des Moines

January 20, 2015

Winter Term 2015 COSA sponsored a trip to Des Moines to watch an Iowa Wild hockey game. Around forty students signed up for a free ticket, soda, popcorn, hot dog and a ride to Des Moines. We had good seats...

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My time in Belize – GU winter term – Belize

January 20, 2015

Over all this has been such an amazing experience for me. Going to Belize to do yoga is not bad for my first time out of the country(: I never thought that I would be relaxing on the beach in...

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Yoga on the Beach: GU Winter Term – Belize

January 20, 2015

Today was our first day doing yoga on the beach - kind of. There was this concrete platform just outside of the Tipsy Tuna restaurant off the beach that we practiced on. It was still a little more difficult to...

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Monkey River Tour: GU Winter Term – Belize

January 19, 2015

We woke up around 7:30 this morning and walked down the street over to the river. Once we were on the boat we headed off towards the sea. About half way to our destination, the engine started messing up. He...

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Cacao Farm – Gu Winter term – Belize

January 17, 2015

Today we got went to a cacao farm! When we got there, it looked liked a small house, but that is exactly what it was. The house is a organic cacao farm where they make all kinds of goodies. In...

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Xunatunich Ruins: GU Winter Term – Belize

January 16, 2015

We got up bright and early and left for the tours. Half of the group went to cave tubing and zip lining, and the other half of us went to see mayan ruins and then cave tubing, but at a...

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Relieving Stress the Graceland Way

January 15, 2015

School can be stressful sometimes. Often times, your homework piles up until you feel like your drowning in it. Some stressors you can avoid, and some you can’t. You can avoid some of the unnecessary stress by managing your time...

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Banana Farm – GU winter term – Belize

January 15, 2015

Today we got to go on a tour of a Banana Farm! We left around 9, got in a big school bus, and headed down the Peninsula. When we first arrived, we saw so many trees that looked like small...

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