{"id":414,"date":"2021-01-06T07:23:58","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T07:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marcus.co.ke\/chs\/?page_id=414"},"modified":"2026-10-27T13:26:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T13:26:39","slug":"social-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tenwekhospitalcollege.ac.ke\/cohs\/social-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Life"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#F5F7FC&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;40&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;70&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<div class=\"cohs-a\">\n<nav class=\"cohs-crumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tenwekhospitalcollege.ac.ke\/cohs\/\">Home<\/a> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\/<\/span> <span aria-current=\"page\">Student life<\/span><\/nav>\n<div class=\"cohs-hero\">\n<div class=\"cohs-hero-text\">\n<p class=\"cohs-eyebrow\">Student life<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"cohs-h1\">Life beyond the classroom<\/h1>\n<p class=\"cohs-lead\">No one trains alone. 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