Saying Hello to the Hardest and Happiest Four Years of My Life
I can still remember the sticky August heat of my freshman move-in day. With my heart pounding like …
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Think of sociology as the half sibling of psychology. She has some of the same DNA but has an …
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Freshman Year: Expectations Gone Wild
“The present is never our end. The past and the present are our means, the future alone our end. …
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Almost every college student will endure some form of rejection during his or her four-year …
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Food, Sitcoms and Silence: A Tale of Two Awkward Roommates
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Bad Habits to Break in 2015
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Dear Wednesday, Is It Friday Yet?
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17 Reasons Why Being a Comparative Lit Major is The Best Decision Ever
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A College Student and Her Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
The morning of a big football game, I woke up in too much pain to walk. For any normal student, this …
Everything You Need to Know About the Sony Hacks
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The 15 Best Places to Study at Penn State
With the isolation provided by rows of dusty bookshelves, libraries are supernaturally silent and a …
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Unexpected Rewards: How an Unpaid Internship Can Really Pay Off
How much could I really learn from a bunch of kids? When my professor asked if I’d like to get …
The Electric Bike: A College Life Hack
Wallet, phone, books: check. Bike helmet: check. Willpower to survive biking to class through rush …
10 Places You Need to Visit While Studying Abroad
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15 New Year’s Resolutions for 2015
New Year’s Eve lets you say goodbye to 2014 and prepare for 2015. New year, new you, right? It’s …
CM’s Top 15 Movies To See In Theaters Now
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7 Signs You Should be a PR Major
The public relations track is not for the faint of heart. It takes someone who can handle a …
Top Ten Universities with the Best Reputations
Sex scandals to cheating allegations, it’s hard to believe any university maintains public favor. …
Traveling for Spring Break? Here’s What You Should Know
Spring Break has a lot to live up to. Growing up, we watched countless TV shows and movies where the …
Thoughts of a Twentysomething College Student
In imitation of the genius but depressing 17th century Blaise Pascal’s Pensées, I jotted down some …
Barista in Training: A Smashing Shift
The steamer screams maliciously as a tin container of milk froths to a comfortable temperature. I …