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Opinion: Going Back Home Doesn’t Always Mean Going Back to Yourself

Opinion: Going Back Home Doesn’t Always Mean Going Back to Yourself

designed from Veli Rehanne from Canva. For those who leave and return, it feels like meeting a stranger, the person who left is no longer there and the place just another unfamiliar stop along the way. At a certain point in the life of a person who has built a reality abroad, a realization comes that is like a crash. It doesn't happen the moment she steps off the plane, or when she starts using a language she knows again; it can happen all of a sudden or grow slowly. It happened to her in a bar, one of those…
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AUM students agree more outdoor activities are needed on campus for mental health well being

AUM students agree more outdoor activities are needed on campus for mental health well being

photo courtesy of Stanley Morales on pexels.com By Kate Lindsey-Hunter, Patrick Eiland, Shaniece McGhee and Anna Messick, MONTGOMERY, Ala. — As Auburn University at Montgomery students return from winter break, whether they live on campus or not, last Tuesday in Taylor Center, the overall opinion was that outdoor activities for mental health were the way to go.  Some commuting students and residents shared opinions on how to spice up college life when asked, “What events and campus activities would you like to see AUM bring to life?” “I think a concert would be fun, some concert on campus where it’s like…
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