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Struggles of a first-time mom

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A muted episode of Jersey Shore plays on the television, unfolded laundry cover the bed, and empty baby bottles line the dresser in the bedroom of Aimee Hernandez. Sitting in her rocking chair, she soothes her two-month-old baby who has fussed for several minutes. “Ya, mi amour, I know you’re sleepy,” Hernandez said, “Stop fighting it, just go to sleep!” Aimee Hernandez’s life changed dramatically on February 10, when she gave birth to her first child, Jameson. At  24 years old , her vision of pregnancy and motherhood was clouded by the simplicity that exudes from social media and television. With no one to turn to for advice besides her mother, Aimee relied on mom blogs, vlogs, and detailed Google searches before and after birth. One month later, sleep deprivation, a colicky baby, and a boyfriend who works 65 hours a week has revealed that  motherhood is not as joyous  as it seems. “Parenthood looks easier on social media,” said Hernandez, a first-time mom. “I usually post
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How graduates deal with post graduate depression

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Students share how real life becomes after commencement Chantel Brown experienced an existential crisis, one that happens to many college graduates following commencement. Brown, a recent graduate from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, with a degree in communications, struggles to create her own structure to adhere to now that she’s graduated. Chantel Brown, a UNLV graduate. Source: Chanel Brown While not having a formal diagnosis, post-graduate depression describes the feeling of sadness and loss some graduates experience following commencement. Universities provide an inveterate structure for students, and once stripped away and they venture into the ‘real world,’ life becomes uncertain , life that lack mandatory classes, strict schedules, lunch during class gaps with friends and an abundance of anxiety and depression. Social media also contributes to post-graduation depression by having platforms filled with stories of success from people in academia, celebrities,
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UNLV students participate in national walk-out

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Students and faculty members watch on as a student organizers call for tougher guns laws in Las Vegas and abroad. Speakers at the March For Our Lives event in Alumni Theater. Shot by Edgar Garcia One month ago, the teenagers of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida, lost  17 students and staff members  that had been shot dead in the hallways of their school. March 13, UNLV students staged a walk-out as a part of a  nationwide protest  against gun violence. Under the watchful eye of UNLV police and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, students, organizers, student body officials, and speakers for elected government officials congregate in Pida Plaza to speak out against gun violence and urge those in the audience to register to vote, and be present at the  polls in November . “I think this walk-out is really important,” said Desiree Galvez, UNLV Women’s Studies student. “It shows that people really want change and want to gather together despite what
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