What To Do When the Mirror Shocks You For the First Time
You finally went back home and the childhood mirror in the back of your room beckons you to relive …
Food
10 Meals that Won’t Break the Bank
Chipotle, Noodles and Company, Potbelly, Qdoba and Jimmy Johns; although these options are tasty and …
Food Allergies? Meet Thy Queen
Peanuts, hazelnuts, carrots, apples, cherries, celery, corn, tomatoes and peas. No, that’s not …
Frap-Attack: Coffee Culture and Life as a Barista
I’ll never forget my first day as a Starbucks barista. I remember tying my apron for the first …
Thanksgiving Hangover: Microwave Apple Crisp
After apple picking this year, I came home with a huge bag of apples. I happily ate them plain for a …
The Forgotten Holiday: 10 Reasons Why Thanksgiving is Underrated
Thanksgiving is like the forgotten middle child between Halloween and Christmas. Candy companies …
Thanksgiving: An Overrated Break of Epic Proportions
Thanksgiving break, a magical time filled with family, food, relaxation–who the hell am I kidding? …
How to Balance School, Family and Football over Thanksgiving Break
Thanksgiving is many people’s favorite holiday, and for good reason. You get to be with your family, …
Top 10 Late Night Restaurants in Gainesville
It’s 3 a.m. You’ve been out partying, drinking and dancing. You thought you’d be exhausted by now, …
Tray or Canvas? 10 Student-Tested Dining Hall Masterpieces
The dining hall used to reek of freedom and endless possibilities. That is, it did for all of about …
The Game You Can’t Win: My Battle with an Eating Disorder
What happens when food becomes the enemy? When you battle with fending off hunger? When hours of not …
A Cheesy Love: Badgers’ Dairy Obsession Explained
The Beatles say all you need is love, but Badgers say all you need is cheese. Dairy products don’t …
Goodbye Ramen, Hello Gourmet
Putting the words “college student” and “food” together usually conjures up a sad image of ramen or …
CollegiATE: The Top 10 Dorm Room Recipes
Getting used to dorm life again after spending a summer at home is a serious adjustment–small …
The 10 Commandments: Academic Resolutions for College
Remember those New Year’s resolutions you never got around to doing? Hey, no shame in being honest. …
Dining With Me, Myself and I
Sitting on the uncomfortably peeling blue bleachers at my high school in central Maryland with a …
Meet Not Your Average College Food’s Emily Hu
Are you about to puke if you eat one more meal of Cheerios and pizza at the dining hall? I am. Do …
The Best (and Worst) Snacks to Keep in your Dorm Room
Meal plans never have enough quantity or variety, but stocking your dorm room with the right snacks …
Squid, Octopus, and Kangaroo: How Australia Changed Me
While studying abroad in Western Australia, one of my flatmates generously offered to cook everyone …
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 …
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 …
10 Restaurants with the Best Eats in Gainesville
Gainesville is known for more than just its Florida Gators (GO GATORS!). Its wide variety of places …
Eating Green: 11 Struggles of Being a Vegetarian in College
I spent childhood years living on a farm, watching our backyard chickens become our dinner menu …
Hacking the Hall: 10 Tricks to Conquer Leo’s Dining
You can search far and wide, but you would be hard-pressed to find a college dining hall that serves …
