The Daily Evergreen

Ask Emma: I got ghosted

If you've used a dating app, there's a good chance you've been ghosted before. Emma tells readers to respect boundaries and to not make assumptions when you don't get a response back from someone.

EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen columnist

October 26, 2020

Dear Emma, I got ghosted, and I don’t know what I did wrong. I was talking to this person on an internet dating website, and I felt like the conversation was going really well. I’m not sure what happened, but they just stopped responding to me all of a sudden. It’s really hard to get to know so...

Tags: advice, ask emma, college, dating, dating apps, ghosted, relationships

OPINION: High school doesn’t prepare students for college

High school teachers aren't prepping their students for college or the real world.

GRACE LAPIERRE, Evergreen columnist

September 8, 2020

Most people would say college is harder than high school. Generally, I am inclined to agree despite the fact my experience has been contrary to that idea. My high school always spoke about ‘preparing us for the real world/college,’ but I never felt they did a great job of living up to the idea. ...

Tags: college, high school, incoming freshmen, independence, preparation

Abigail Fisher & lawyer

Jay Janner | Austin American-Statesman (TNS)

December 6, 2015

Abigail Fisher, left, and her attorney, Edward Blum, middle, leave a hearing in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Fisher, a white high school graduate, was turned down by the University of Texas at Austin. She claimed she lost her spot because of an unconstitutional use of race as a factor....

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Preparing for the worst

Zack Briggs, Evergreen reporter

October 7, 2013

When dealing with an active shooter, individuals should know what to do and how to respond. Locator map of school shootings in the U.S. this year.

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Public colleges are not cheap

September 13, 2013

U.S. map shows the average net price (full cost of attending minus scholarships) at public 4-year universities and colleges for in-state tuition charged to students in families earning $30,000 or less per year, by state. MCT 2013With CMP-COLLEGECOSTS, McClatchy Washington Bureau by Renee Schoof...

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