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Why Is It So Hard to Study Online?

Cerasela Hanseter, University of California, Berkeley

Studying online is becoming increasingly impossible without losing some weight in on the wallet. …

June 7, 2024

Coping With the Frustrating Hypocrisy of Free Speech on College Campuses

Archie Wagner, University of Iowa

The right of free speech, as outlined in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, is always prevalent in America, except right now on college campuses. …

May 29, 2024

Minerva University: Around the World in a Bachelor’s Degree

Finlay O'Connell, Minerva University

With an incredibly unique educational experience and an international study body, Minerva University is giving students the opportunity to travel and complete their bachelor’s degree at the same time.…

May 21, 2024

Writing to Speaking: How Reading Work Aloud Can Be Validating

Daryn Schvimmer, Chapman University

It can be daunting to put yourself out there in a normal situation. It can be even more daunting as a writer sharing your work, but trust me, it’s so worth it in the end.…

May 3, 2024

What Finally Made Me Drop My Double Major

Elizabeth Rourk, University of New Haven

After my parents and my advisor both excitedly agreed with my decision, I realized that I was the only person forcing myself to get two majors.…

April 10, 2016

How I Beat My Eating Disorder in College

Mallory Arnold, Ohio University

“The breaking point came when I caught myself checking the nutrition label on a cough drop: Was 5 calories really worth it?”…

April 9, 2016

The Worst Parts of Not Drinking in College

Jessinta Smith, Suffolk Community College

Hell is other people, especially when it comes to sobriety.…

April 8, 2016

Four Sociopathic Things You’ll Have to Do During Registration

The 4 Insane Things You’ll Do During Registration

Olivia McCoy, University of Georgia

Regardless of how you feel about stalking, lying and blackmailing, your perfect schedule depends on them.…

April 6, 2016

How the Marshmallow Test Can Help College Students

What College Students Can Learn from the Marshmallow Test

Andrew Mikula, Bates College

Much of what modern psychology knows about self-control was established by the Marshmallow Man. And no, not the one from Ghostbusters.…

April 5, 2016

Why You Shouldn’t Watch TV in College

Jessinta Smith, Suffolk Community College

Think of it as a different kind of abstinence-only education. One that works.…

April 3, 2016

How to Get Your TA to Notice You

Alina Shaikh, University of Toronto

They're critical to your success, but just as frazzled as you. Coffee, attention and enthusiasm will put them in your camp.…

April 1, 2016

#CollegeHacks: Food Edition

Molly Burke, University of Texas at Austin

Knowing which vegetables make you fart is half the battle.…

March 30, 2016

Mastering the Delicate Art of the College Transfer

Mastering the Delicate Art of the School Transfer

Regina Reed, Saint Martin's University

How to salvage credits, graduate on time and save thousands of dollars.…

March 29, 2016

Wait, Is This a Date?: Distinguishing Romance from Rendezvous

Wait, Is This a Date?: How to Distinguish Romance from Rendezvous

Olivia McCoy, University of Georgia

Using three of my real misunderstandings as precedents, here's how you can tell whether or not you're on a date.…

March 28, 2016

The Mistakes You’re Only Going to Make as a Sophomore

Mallory Arnold, Ohio University

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice and you've found the motif of my entire second year of college.…

March 27, 2016

Why In-Class Essays Should Be Written Out (Of Existence)

The Case for Writing In-Class Essays (Out of Existence)

Jessinta Smith, Suffolk Community College

What is this testing? My memory? My time management? My coping abilities?…

March 26, 2016

Ethical Non-Monogamy and You: The Stuff You Should Know

Michelle Hy, Portland State University

"I took the time to look up how to spell “douche canoe”(it turns out there’s no strict consensus) because that’s how important I think this point is."…

March 25, 2016

Living with Your Parents Over Break: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Katie Hovan, University of Miami

Will you have your mom’s home cooking again? Sure. But, are you still planning on coming home past 1 a.m.? Good luck with that.…

March 25, 2016

How to Readjust to School After Spring Break

Mykaela Alvey, Anderson University

Whether you had a vacation or a staycation, returning from Spring Break isn’t easy. …

March 24, 2016

The Case for Apprenticeships (Not the Trump Kind)

Jill Phelan, Saint Vincent College

Given the current educational system's impotency, students could probably learn a thing of two from man's original on-the-job training.…

March 24, 2016

Why Do We Still Have Libraries?

Olivia McCoy, University of Georgia

Libraries in 2016: Irrelevant, or not irrelevant just yet?…

March 23, 2016

Car Maintenance for College Students Who Don’t Care

Molly Burke, University of Texas at Austin

There's a right way and a wrong way to take care of your car, and this is somewhere in the middle.…

March 23, 2016

Move Over, Frat Bros: Why Engineers Are the Real Meal-Ticket Hook Ups

Bettina De Mesa, California State Fullerton

So what if they’re nerdy? I can be nerdy for $90,000 a year.…

March 23, 2016

Spring Cleaning for College Students

Anne Ertle, John Carroll University

A guide for spring cleaning that has standards appropriately low enough for college students.…

March 23, 2016

Staycations from Hell: My Six Hours in a Buc-ee’s

Mikala Everett, Texas State University

An account of my extended stay in America's heart of darkness.…

March 22, 2016

Staycations from Hell: I Got Hypothermic at Lake Erie

Anne Ertle, John Carroll University

On the bright side, it wasn't crowded.…

March 21, 2016

Why a Mental Health Counselor Told Me to Stop Smoking Weed

Amelia Williams, City College of San Francisco

"There are long stretches of my life I will never get back because I put them in a glass pipe."…

March 20, 2016

The Five Stages of Studying for the GRE

Natalie Hays, Texas State University

It's mostly just regret with a few other stages sprinkled in.…

March 19, 2016

For Medical Reasons, I Was Forbidden to Drink Coffee During Finals Week

Mallory Arnold, Ohio University

"My doctor warned me that since I was a caffeine addict, some side effects would occur. He rattled them off like the quickly speaking voice in medical commercials."…

March 18, 2016