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The parenting crisis without a vaccine: loneliness “Everybody’s a taker now; nobody’s a giver because everybody’s so wiped out.” By Kara Baskin Globe Correspondent,Updated February 26, 2021, 10:00 a.m. Email to a Friend Feeling lonely these days? Well, you aren't alone.Adobe Stock/jayzynism - stock.adobe.com The three text dots that start and stop. The gradual radio silence from your college best friend. The group text chain that started out strong last March, then fizzled to a meme and eventually died. The work friends who seem more like hallucinations at this point....

Question: I have heard that college admission officers check social media when they review applicants. Is this true?Answer: Before I answer this, I have a question for you. If you learned that admission officers did check the social media of all...

Maintaining friendships and social networks during the pandemic often takes effort. Emma Fritschel, 25, and Evelyn Wang, 23, met on the first day of their freshman year as roommates almost six years ago and have been inseparable ever since. But then the COVID-19 pandemic strained their relationship in ways they had never before experienced. "Things were really tense between us for reasons that we both kind of came up with in our heads," Wang says. At the heart of it, they were both struggling with communication. Brought together by a similar interest in visual art and fashion, they experience...

Jacksonville teens chosen for Harvard youth advisory board push for racial equality Published:  Tags:  Levi Inniss (left) and Ronald Coleman were selected to participate on Harvard’s Youth Advisory Board as 2 of 24 youth chosen nationwide. (Copyright 2020 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Even though Levi Inniss and Ronald Coleman grew up in different parts of Jacksonville, their experiences are strikingly similar. Coleman said he was surrounded by crime and death while growing up on the Eastside. Inniss grew up on the Westside, where he said the sound of gun...

College Guy: What to do if your application was deferred Brennan Barnard Question: My Early Decision application to college was deferred. What do I do now? Answer: I have good news and bad news for you, but first let’s start by defining what we are talking about. When an early admission application is deferred, the school is essentially postponing its decision. Instead of admitting or denying your bid for admission, they are placing you in limbo to have your application reconsidered during regular decision review. The good news is you are still in the game. Though disappointing, I encourag...