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‘Hustle Culture’ Brings Faster Burnout

June 24, 2021 by Ali Garvin

We are obsessed with the hustle. We glorify the grinders and the go-getters; those who work 70-hour weeks, pull all-nighters, have 4 a.m. wake-up times, and manage to run a side business all the while. There’s a troubling phenomenon in our schools and workplaces right now that worships unhealthy behaviors supposedly linked to success. It […]

Filed Under: COVID-19 Pandemic Tagged With: college, COVID-19, culture, mental health, work

More Than a Punter: The Inside Story of Citadel Football’s Swiss Army Knife

December 15, 2020 by Manning Farnsworth Snyder

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Depending on who you talk to, Matt Campbell is not Matt Campbell. To some teammates and coaches, he is ‘Matty Ice.’  To a few classmates, he is ‘Matt the Engineer.’ But those really close to Campbell know him by one name: ‘Matty Ice…Cream.’ The 6’1”, 227-pound junior Citadel punter is not overweight. Cheez-Its, not ice […]

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Training at Home: One College Athlete and his New Pandemic Reality

July 6, 2020 by Manning Farnsworth Snyder

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At the 35th push-up, Dante Smith started to fatigue. Normally his teammates would be clustered around him, urging Smith to complete his set, which usually would reach 50 push-ups. Instead, he was alone, completing the workout in the driveway at his house in Charleston, South Carolina.  If he was at the gym, he would have […]

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Juuling: a College Lifestyle or Epidemic?

March 29, 2019 by Elle Shurm

The Juul next to a NYU student's workload. Courtesy of Shraddha Nair

You encounter it everywhere: sitting in a crowded lecture hall, walking down Waverly Place, and even in the quiet study rooms of Bobst.  A quick puff of smoke followed by the sickeningly sweet smell of mango. The Juul, designed as a nicotine-packed electronic alternative to cigarettes and sleekly packaged to resemble a flash drive, has […]

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