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5 Ways To Unclog Your Toilet Without A Plunger

You never know when you might need this.

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We college students understand how we won't pay $3 for a toilet plunger if we can help it. Here is a solid method to unclog your toilet without needing a toilet plunger (and it doesn't involve sticking your hand down there)! Enjoy.

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The Constitution For College Roommates That Doesn't Exist But Should

Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and pursuit of a 3.5 GPA.

Pennsylvania State University

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We the college students need to be somewhat civilized with the person (or people) sharing a small space with us. Many of us didn't grow up sharing a room with somebody, so it can be difficult to compromise, share, and occupy the same area. However, through living with others, there are many unspoken rules that arise as a result of having college roommates that should all be compiled into a constitution. After all, this is how we prevent sitting in RA court:

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15 Facts Of Life If You Live In The Florida Keys

I live where you vacation.

The Narrative

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15 Facts Of Life If You Live In The Florida Keys

Kiersten Heilbron

Whenever you meet someone they have a tendency to ask where you are from! My answer is that I'm from Key Largo in the Florida Keys. It's small-town living for sure; my graduating class was only 170 kids. We have one movie theatre that only shows about five to six movies at a time. There is no Chipotle or Panera, the only fast food we have is Mcdonalds, Burger King and Wendy's. And there are only two Starbucks in our town. Island life at its finest.

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6 Roles Needed to make a road trip THE Road Trip

Where there's a road, there's a way.

University of Kansas

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6 Roles Needed to make a road trip THE Road Trip

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Summer is in full swing, and with it comes the coveted vacation season. Warm weather mixed with an overload of free-time usually means college students, like myself, are feeling very antsy. Embedded with the incredible need to broaden our horizons without the actual means to do so, we're left with one option: road trips.

Road trips are awesome in that they can be as long and adventure-packed as you want, depending on your budget. This flexibility and cost-effectiveness is what makes it ideal for not only college students, but for anyone looking for a vacation without the resort prices.

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If You've Been Living Under A Rock These Are The 15 Kanye Kuotes You Need to Know And Live By

An analysis on one of the biggest stars of our time, and how he's not all that bad.

Elon University

If You've Been Living Under A Rock These Are The 15 Kanye Kuotes You Need to Know And Live By

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Everyone knows who Kanye is, whether it's your grandma who knows him as that guy who doesn't have good grammar, or your fellow teens whose voices are constantly gone from screaming his lyrics every Friday night.

So for all the times where you're lacking in pop culture knowledge, read this article so you have something interesting to whip out.

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You never know when you might need this.

1. Pour dish soap or shampoo into the toilet bowl

2. Pour hot water into the toilet bowl

3. Let sit for an hour

4. Re-attempt to flush

5. If it didn't work, repeat and wait more time

Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and pursuit of a 3.5 GPA.

Amendment 1: No roommate should make any rule prohibiting the other(s) to practice their own religion, culture, or own study habits as long as they don't interfere with the other roommate's ability to feel safe and comfortable in the space.

​​​Amendment 2: In a well-regulated room, all roommates shall have the right to bear their possessions in any way they choose, in any organizational style (or lack thereof) they wish, should their possessions not encroach on the possessions of the other roommate.

Amendment 3: No roommate shall quarter any overnight guests to stay in the room without consent of the other roommates.

​Amendment 4: ​Every roommate has protection against the other roommates unreasonably searching through their possessions. If any roommate wants to seize something from another roommate, they must ask.

Amendment 5: Every roommate has the right to an equal distribution of the space in the room. All roommates have the right to "plead the fifth" to not have to sacrifice their division of space in the room against their own will to satisfy another roommate.

Amendment 6: If any roommate makes an accusation against another roommate, the accused roommate has the right to a fair and speedy mediation with an impartial RA on the floor and all of the roommates involved in the conflict.

Amendment 7: In roommate relations, if controversy exceeds what could actually be solved, the right of the roommates is preserved to move out.

Amendment 8: No roommate shall have cruel or unusual practices that harm the life, liberty, and success of the other roommate(s).

Amendment 9: Every roommate has the right to basic respect and common courtesy from the other roommate. Forms of respect not explicitly stated still apply and such concepts of "respect" vary from room to room.

Amendment 10: The certain rights that vary from room to room are reserved for the roommates to determine. Such rights include bedtime, leaving the lights on or off, noise level, privacy, and general use of the room.

I live where you vacation.

1. If you don't own a boat, there is basically nothing to do.

2. It takes 20 minutes to go 8 miles!

3. No one knows where the Keys are.

4. Everywhere you go, you see someone you know.

5. You basically live in a bikini.

6. We call Miami the "MainLand."

7. People come here for beaches, jokes on them, there are none!

8. Most of the time you're sunburnt.

9. Don't even get us started on the 18-mile stretch.

10. Sneaking into resorts is what we do for fun (just don't get kicked out).

11. It is a really beautiful place to call home.

12. The community here is like a family.

13. You are bound to run into a dolphin or manatee.

14. The fishing and lobstering here are awesome.

15. This place is something none of us would ever trade for anything.

Where there's a road, there's a way.

1. Driver

2. Music and Snack Provider (MSP)

3. Navigator

4. Budgeter

5. Event Manager (EM)

6. Optimist

An analysis on one of the biggest stars of our time, and how he's not all that bad.

1. "I feel like I'm too busy writing history to read it."

2. "50 is Eminem's favorite rapper. I'm my favorite rapper."

3. "I don't even listen to rap. My apartment is too nice to listen to rap in."

4. "If I was just a fan of music, I would think that I was the number one artist in the world."

5. "I really appreciate the moments that I was able to win rap album of the year or whatever."

6. "Love your haters, they're your biggest fans."

7. "I don't care about what people think, because people don't think."

8. "You basically can say anything to someone on an email or text as long as you put LOL at the end."

9. "You weren't perfect, but you made life worth it."

10. "My greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live."

11. "They say people in your life are seasons, and anything that happens is for a reason."

12. "Believe in your flyness...conquer your shyness."

13. "One of my biggest Achilles heels has been my ego, and if I, Kanye West, can remove my ego, I think there's hope for everyone."

14. "I want the world to be better! All I want is positive! All I want is dopeness!"

15. "Sometimes people write novels, and they just be so wordy and so self-absorbed."

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Amendment 2: In a well-regulated room, all roommates shall have the right to bear their possessions in any way they choose, in any organizational style (or lack thereof) they wish, should their possessions not encroach on the possessions of the other roommate.

Amendment 4: Every roommate has protection against the other roommates unreasonably searching through their possessions. If any roommate wants to seize something from another roommate, they must ask.