How to Survive Without the Dining Hall
Your room is finally bigger than a closet, you don’t have to wear flip flops in the shower and …
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Learning to Love My Body and Myself
Wandering around the breathtaking campus full of gaping green lawns and towering white columns, I …
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What a Cheat Sheet Taught Me About Studying
There are many stereotypes surrounding communications students, but one fits me far better than all …
How to Make the Most of Your Gen Eds
Making it out of high school and into college means you FINALLY get to take classes that you want. …
One Suitcase Only: 10 Back to School Clothing Essentials
There will never be enough suitcases, storage units or freight planes to get all of your clothes to …
Crying: The One Skill You Really Learn in College
Maybe it’s because I’m a girl. Maybe it’s because I’m a girl in a sorority. But it seems the one …
10 Summer Reads to Help You Hit Every Genre
Summer brings precious leisure reading time to the book-deprived—it’s the perfect chance to catch up …
5 Mistakes You’ll Make Freshman Year
The first year of college comes with a whole new set of rules. As a freshman, you’re still figuring …
7 Secret Escapes Beyond the UF Campus
You finally made it to college (woo!), only to be immediately overwhelmed by classes, work-study, …
The Intern’s Guide To Enjoying Summer
Internships are a double-edged sword. They bring you one step closer to a career after graduation, …
The Cheater: Straying Away from My Favorite Library
We sat next to each other in our film lecture and giggled during the awkward silences when it became …
5 Easy Ways to Beat Writer’s Block
You’ve got a paper—story, essay, article, whatever—due soon, and all you can do is stare at that …
How a Frat Party Broke Me Out of My Shell
My first days at the University of Virginia were rather uncomfortable, awkward and surreal. We’ve …
7 Helpful Answers to the Most Awkward Freshman Questions
I consider myself a “college expert” at this point (entirely self-proclaimed and …
5 Things Freshmen Forget to Bring to College
No matter how many lists you make or older friends that give you advice, you’re bound to …
10 Signs You’re a Future MD
Maybe you’ve always preferred a few episodes of Life in the ER over the persistent drama of Gossip …
The Perfect Fourth of July Playlist
Hard pressed for a quick playlist for your Independence Day blast? Driving an incredibly boring and …
Why Falling For Your FWB is Never a Good Idea
We watch films like No Strings Attached in awe when Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher start a …
How My Double Life Ended with Pizza
On my first day at Boston College, my astronomy professor told me that Venus is 162 million miles …
The Afterglow: 20 Thoughts After a One-Night Stand
Congratulations, you’ve got your ticket to a special one-night-only show. No it’s not a concert, or …
It’s Better To Go Random: A Roommate Horror Story
“Have you seen my phone charger?” “Oh yeah. I have it, I couldn’t find mine so I got yours.” This …
20 Drinks to Make You See Stars and Stripes this Fourth of July
1. Born Free This layered drink is tasty and–thank the drunk gods–doesn’t require too many …
A Procrastinator’s Guide to Getting Shit Done
On a Thursday night at 5 p.m. I looked at my planner to find that I had five—yes five—papers due the …
Learning to Live with the Freshman 15
I firmly believe that I could’ve eaten lettuce for every single meal my freshman year and I still …