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Exposing Amazon - Barry Student Shares Scary Secrets of Same-Day Shipping

It sounds like a dream - to work for the company ranked as the world’s second most admired company for the past six years by , to work for a company that has been named by as one of the World’s Best Employers, to work for the company that is continuously among the Best Managed Companies.

Working for Amazon should be a dream.

But what is it really like, according to Barry sophomore MaKayla Hudson?

"I call it modern day slavery," she said.

Hudson, who is studying pre-law, began working for Ama
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The Empty Throne - A Bittersweet End to a Remarkable Reign

Once upon a time, the British Empire ruled in all corners of the globe. As the largest empire to ever exist, it encompassed 24 percent of the world's total land area and ruled 23 percent of the world’s population at its peak in the early 20th century ( ).

While the British no longer hold international control, on Sept. 8 the whole world felt the loss of the former empire’s longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.

From America to China our phones chimed with notifications from Apple News,
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The Empty Throne - A Bittersweet End to a Remarkable Reign

Once upon a time, the British Empire ruled in all corners of the globe. As the largest empire to ever exist, it encompassed 24 percent of the world's total land area and ruled 23 percent of the world’s population at its peak in the early 20th century ( ).

While the British no longer hold international control, on Sept. 8 the whole world felt the loss of the former empire’s longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.

From America to China our phones chimed with notifications from Apple News,
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Judgmental English Speakers

Learning a new language is no easy feat. But facing judgement for speaking that language is much more difficult.

On Sep. 1., Tatala – a 24-year-old Chinese Harvard student – posted a 7-minute video on the Chinese social media platform, Bilibi/Weibo, titled The video received more than 100 million views and went viral almost immediately.

In the seemingly innocent yet debatably controversial clip, Tatala recounts her 20-year journey of learning to speak English, beginning with the first English
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Exposing Amazon - Barry Student Shares Scary Secrets of Same-Day Shipping

It sounds like a dream - to work for the company ranked as the world’s second most admired company for the past six years by , to work for a company that has been named by as one of the World’s Best Employers, to work for the company that is continuously among the Best Managed Companies.

Working for Amazon should be a dream.

But what is it really like, according to Barry sophomore MaKayla Hudson?

"I call it modern day slavery," she said.

Hudson, who is studying pre-law, began working for Ama
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A Student’s Double Abortion Story

The summer of 2021 was one of much needed relaxation, especially for the student athlete and nursing major who will be referred to as Kat.

The following accounts the story of a young woman who needed an abortion and details its process from the point of conception to physical expulsion.

Twenty-one-year-old Kat spent her time outside of school and practice in the library or working at her retail job. She was at the time, and still is, a woman who lives for her career and will let nothing stand
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Rowing Coach Departure Mid-Season: Reasons Unknown

Nicholas Johnson’s appointment as head coach of the women’s rowing team at Barry ended abruptly at the start of February to the dismay and shock of his players.

On Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 6:32 p.m., women on the Barry University rowing team received a text message from Assistant Coach Emily Stasi in the team’s WhatsApp group chat.

The message read, “Hi guys, we will not be rowing tomorrow. We will be having a team meeting under the canopy at 8:30 a.m. The ENTIRE team is required to be there inju
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Top 4 Coffee Shops: College Student Edition

College life is rough - sometimes it even seems impossible. But coffee is the drug that helps us survive. It is our best friend, our number one fan, and it is our life.

As someone who lives on a solid five hours of sleep and gets her nutritional needs met by mystery substances served in the cafeteria, coffee is my green juice. It’s the extra three hours of sleep I should’ve gotten. It’s the fuel that wakes me up for my 9 a.m. theology class and keeps me alive in my 3 p.m. lecture. This is why I
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Notification Nightmare: Digital Distractions Haunting Today's Students

We’ve all been there. You’re scrolling through your phone at 3 a.m. on a Friday night when suddenly, you get an email from your professor telling you they have graded an exam or reminding you of an assignment due Sunday night.

Or it’s Wednesday at 10 a.m. and you’re in class when you get a text from your friend, trying to figure out plans for Friday night.

What do you do? How soon does your English professor need a response about the upcoming assignment? Should you reply within the next five m

Nadege Green, Director of Community Research and Storytelling at the Community Justice Project

Nadege Green may tell the stories of others for a living, but on Feb 22., Green told her own.

A researcher, writer, editor, community archivist, and audio producer (just to name a few), the Barry alumna shared stories with students of Dr. Andrea Greenbaum’s Magazine Article Writing class about her time as an undergrad at Barry and her subsequent transition into the field of journalism. In her inspirational speech about making the most of a college education and working in media, Green articulat
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Quarantined Christmas no more

Think back to last Christmas – or what we now remember as The Quarantined Christmas. For students on campus, travelling home was difficult, sometimes scary, and in some cases, not even possible. Despite this, those fortunate enough to be at home for the holidays experienced limited family gatherings, broken traditions, and cancelled events.

According to a repost from , numbers of both automobile and air travelers decreased significantly in 2020, with 25 percent less people traveling on the road
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Two Classes of Freshmen: Welcoming Freshmen and Sophomores to Barry’s Campus

Being a freshman is tough. You are starting over in a new place and are probably the youngest at your school. Now, Barry students are facing a new dilemma: being a freshman... twice.

Due to the quarantined 2020-21 academic year, many students in the class of 2024 were unable to tend classes in person, making Fall 2021 their first in-person college semester. At the same time, Barry is welcoming the class of 2025 to its campus for the first time.

Only some students in the class of 2024 decided t
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