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Setting Better Standards: Performance vs. Mastery Goals

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It's All In Your Head: Learning to Change Perspective

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Get Your Read On! Building an Effective Reading Program

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Improving Student Engagement: 3 Tips for Getting Motivated & Staying Focused

Overcoming Learning Differences: Adapting Learning Strategies for Individualized Needs

Athletics vs Academics: 3 Tips to Integrate Extracurriculars Without Taking a Hit to Your GPA

First Week Back: 3 Tips for a Successful Start

Back 2 School: 5 Tips to Prepare, Part 5

Back 2 School: 5 Tips to Prepare, Part 4

Back 2 School: 5 Tips to Prepare, Part 3

Back 2 School: 5 Tips to Prepare, Part 2

Back 2 School: 5 Tips to Prepare, Part 1

Preparing for a Natural Disaster

September is National Preparedness Month, and in the words of Stephen King, "There's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the worst." If there's anything the 2000s have taught us, it's that we should expect the unexpected.

Take Note Of These Early Warning Signs Of Back Problems - You Should Not Ignore Them

Many people experience muscle aches and nerve problems, some with minor but manageable pain, and some with excruciating and debilitating pain. However, those suffering slipped disc symptoms, may not be aware of just how serious the issue actually is.

Relieve menstrual pain with these effective home remedies. Here's what you need to know

Period pain. Is there anything worse? Well, maybe so, but some of us who are obligated to experience menstruation, and the accompanying suite of PMS (premenstrual syndrome) symptoms, opt for natural pain relief remedies, rather than medicating every month, or risking the dangerous side effects of long-term birth control use.

According to experts, it is better to drink tap water than bottled water. Here's why

In recent years, a debate's been brewing about whether bottled water is better- whether it actually tastes discernibly different to the average consumer, but more importantly, whether it's healthier. We already know that the use of plastic water bottles pollutes the environment over the long-run, but in fact, it's likely that bottled water is not only uneconomical but also unsafe for human consumption.

We asked whether a gluten-free diet is good even if you aren't intolerant. Here's what we found

American consumers might have observed a growing movement in grocery stores these days. Now gluten-free options abound, when they barely had their own shelf space a few years ago. This growing movement toward eating healthier and marketing campaigns making gluten an enemy additive, makes some stop and wonder: is a gluten-free diet a better option for everyone?

Professional teeth whitenings are expensive. Here's how you can do it, right at home

If you were anything like me in college, you enjoyed all the foods and beverages dentists warn you against, and now regretting the foils of your youth, scour the internet for tooth-whitening remedies that cost less than in-office whitening treatments. Well, you're not alone, but be wary of misinformation.

Treat and remove plaque in under 5 minutes with these brilliant home remedies

If you've ever had a cavity filled or been scolded by your dentist for not brushing well enough, you've probably experienced . Plaque is made up of bacteria, which are fueled by food particles. If left untreated, plaque causes tooth decay -deterioration or discoloration of the enamel-and eventually cavities.

Can't Get Enough Tacos: Fuzzy's Restaurant Profile

Two months ago, Fuzzy's Taco Shop opened its second restaurant in Denton, becoming the newest addition to the Fuzzy's family. The shop at 2412 S. Interstate 35E became the taco chain's 67th location. It officially opened June 19.

Delectables on Demand: ‘Scrumptious’ Restaurant Profile

Lynn Maher spends her time decorating a quinceañera at the Pilot Point Opera House. On her decorated dinner tables, each menu option was displayed using glass picture frames brought from home.

Is Feminism Dead at TWU?

Comprehensive Finals: A Necessity for University Courses

Broadening Historic & Cultural Horizons in Paris

News Brief: COPE Professional Development Seminars

As part of the student teacher education program, TWU's College of Professional Education is holding professional development seminars for students wishing to specialize in the areas of English, Speech, and Foreign Languages. These seminars are geared toward these students, but are open to anyone interested in attending. The second seminar of the semester will be held Friday in CFO 907 from 1-2:30pm and will be conducted by Dr. Gray Scott, Assistant English Professor, and Director of...

From TWU to Yoknapatawpha

The 39th Annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference: Fifty Years After Faulkner began on June 6, with 18 TWU delegates in attendance at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. This was the fourth trip to the annual William Faulkner conference for TWU students, led by Dr. Phyllis Bridges, TWU Cornaro Professor of English. “Our most recent trip before the one this summer was in 2008,” said Bridges. Undergraduates, graduates and doctoral students began the summer class online reading...

Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference

News Briefs: TWU Grant to Help Rural Teachers; Transcript Ordering System

July 12, 2012, edition of The Lasso, the student-run newspaper of Texas Woman's University. (Vol. 98, No. 31)

Remembering our TWU Leaders

This Day in History

Whatever Happened to Vintage TWU Sports?

Men at TWU: No Place to Doo

I’d like to share an observation, which I hope impacts readers as much as it did me: On the first floor of the CFO building, what used to be the male-only restroom was recently converted into a unisex bathroom. So now women elect to use the unisex bathroom either when the women’s is full, or simply for the luxury of privacy. The second floor isn’t much better, as the male-only restroom has only one stall. This means that men, on any given day, simply won’t have access to the facilities in CFO...

Guide to Graduation Regalia

TWU Welcomes Back the Class of '62

Texas Primaries: How to Vote

Getting Ready for Graduation: Commencement Extravaganza

The Commencement Extravaganza is TWU’s way of ensuring that upcoming graduating students have the information they need for graduation and post-graduation. The event is usually held on TWU’s Denton campus every semester, but this was the first year Dallas hosted its own extravaganza as well.

TWU Vegetarians: bored, malnourished

Vegan and vegetarian diets have long been considered healthy options, and many students on campus elect to abide by them either for ethical reasons or the increased health factor. However, TWU’s Denton campus has very little to offer in the way of vegan and vegetarian meal options. Vegetarians must attempt to adapt traditional campus food offerings to provide themselves with a poor substitute for a meal.

Managing to Fit it All In

Violence Prevention Project Expands to NCTC

Ultimate Guide to Biochar

Ever heard of biochar? For most home gardeners, chances are that it's a brand new term. In short, biochar is a charcoal compound added to soil that makes it more fertile. Biochar has a long and complex history of use in indigenous farming throughout West Africa and the Amazon rainforest where the incredible results can be seen even today.

Daedalian Literary Magazine

TWU's Spring 2013 edition of The Daedalian.

North Texas Writing Centers Association

The late Mary Nell Kivikko, of the Texas Christian University Writing Center, conceived the idea for this organization. She and Christina Murphy, the former director there, and former president of the National Writing Centers Association, established the organization in 1990.

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