Money Should Grow on Trees

          It is said that money can not buy happiness. I have never personally understood this saying, for the simple fact that I know a lot of people with money that are extremely happy. Money pays for food, shelter, healthcare and many other things that make for a healthy human being, which in return makes for a happy human being. Money pays for education, which will provide a job and means to provide for a family, which all make people happy.
          When I was younger I had a friend who wanted to take a dance class with me. I had been doing it all my life and I was always showing her my dances. The classes were not free, nor were they cheap by any means, but my friend wanted to dance with me. I took her to a class as a guest for one day. She could try out the class free of charge and if she liked it she could sign up for it. My friend and I had a so much fun and from the second my mom picked us up from class, all my friend talked about was how she couldn’t wait to sign up.
          The next day in school, I asked my friend what her mom said about dance class. She told me that her mother told her they were tight on money and she couldn’t afford for her to take the class. My friend and I were both so upset. We couldn’t wait to take this class together and now we weren’t going to be able to. This was something that would have made my friend happy.
          I know money is not the only way to be happy, but I do believe that money can buy happiness.

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Generation: Baby Showers

        

         I feel the name, Generation Baby Showers, really suits my generation.. I feel the name is pretty self explanatory, but I have chosen this because of the very high young pregnancy rates in our country. Growing up it seems that I attended more baby showers than birthdays. I can’t understand why this is. I chose this name because this is an issue that really bothers me. I feel that a lot of girls in our generation are ignoring their huge access to birth control on purpose and I feel like this signifies the laziness and immaturity of our generation.

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Woodburn Hall: Perrrfect Draft!

      Located on the downtown campus of West Virginia University, sits one of the oldest buildings, Woodburn Hall. This year it is 134 years old. WVU was founded in 1867 and was originally controlled by the republican party. In 1875, the same year Woodburn Hall was built, a new president was elected and the faculty began to consist of democrats. This began to change the campus. The College of Civil Mining and Engineering began at this university to support industrialization that was happening all over the country. They added on to Woodburn Hall in the early 1900’s. The north wing was made for ROTC classes, which was founded at the university in 1916 to aid with war. ROTC has been apart of the campus ever since.
      The last two years I have been a student at WVU. I had some of the best friends and best memories from this campus. Everyday for the last two years I have walked passed this historical building, knowing what it means to this campus. I have walked through the enormous, tall doors, and have had classes in it’s old, small classrooms. This building is WVU. My favorite thing about this building is how they decorate it with lights for Christmas. Woodburn Hall is on all the postcards and brochures, it is on the website and is a huge place to stop when you are on tours of the campus. This building has great cultural significance.

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Woodburn Hall

          Located on the downtown campus of West Virginia University, sits one of the oldest buildings at 134 years old, Woodburn Hall. WVU was founded in 1867 and was originally controlled by the republican party. In 1875, the same year Woodburn Hall was built, a new president was elected and the faculty began to consist of democrats. This began to change the campus. The College of Civil Mining and Engineering began at this university to support industrialization that was happening all over the country. They added on to Woodburn Hall in the early 1900’s. The north wing was made for ROTC classes, which was founded at the university in 1916 to aid with war. ROTC has been apart of the campus ever since.
          The campus has changed tremendously. It has went from being a student body of about 120 to it’s current population of about 30,000 students. Many buildings have been added over the years along with many different programs for students, but Woodburn Hall has always been a memorable building. Every year for homecoming and Christmas, Woodburn Hall is decorated with white lights and the students gather around to sing the school song and gaze at such an important and historical sight for WVU students and faculty. Everyday, as student walk back and fourth to classes, students can sit or lay in the grass circle right outside of Woodburn Hall. It is a beautiful historical landmark.