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Writing to Speaking: How Reading Work Aloud Can Be Validating

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

Against a blue and red swirly background, a paddle is snapped in half.

UMD(ilemma): College Without Greek Life is Just Fine

Vera Pavlovich, Loyola University Maryland

Fraternities and sororities are constantly in the news for hazing rituals and trouble with alcohol use. Does the presence of Greek life cause more issues than it solves? …

March 19, 2024

Three people stand against a backdrop of the open sky, dressed in black graduation gowns. The audience can clearly see their hair -- short and curly in buns on the far left, brown-blonde in the center, black and braided at the right -- and their caps, festooned with various pride flags representing different identities, such as trans or nonbinary.

Why College is the Perfect Time to Experiment with Gender

Archie Wagner, University of Iowa

College is the perfect time for gender experimentation thanks to all of the resources and opportunities it provides.…

February 26, 2024

Fiction Writing Activities to Help You Find Inspiration

Sydney Chastain, Florida State University

Unconventional writing activities that will give your imagination a work-out.…

January 29, 2024

Everyone Who Was Young for Their Grade: It Gets Better

Young for Your Grade? It Gets Better

Mallory Arnold, Ohio University

Were you the last to get your drivers license, watch R-rated movies and go to bars? Soon you'll stop blaming your parents for your early-enrollment and start thanking them.…

March 5, 2016

How the “Stop” App Has Made Me a Better Student

Elizabeth Rourk, University of New Haven

Maybe I can "Stop" going to school?…

March 5, 2016

Meet Jessica Jin, Dildo-Wielding Scourge of Campus Carry Enthusiasts

Mac McCann, University of Texas at AustinandMarshall Tidrick, University of Texas at Austin

The accomplished violinist, NCAA athlete and world-traveler can now add one more accomplishment to her resume—creator of the Campus (Dildo) Carry protest.…

March 2, 2016

The Secret Advantages of Community College

Brooke Mondor, Brookhaven College

Community college has obvious benefits like convenience, but it also has unspoken, unadvertised perks that most students are unaware of.…

March 2, 2016

How I Celebrated My 21st Birthday on My Dry Campus

Celebrating Your 21st Birthday on a Dry Campus: Yes, It’s Possible

Mykaela Alvey, Anderson University

Just when you thought you’d read it all, here’s a piece about college students not drinking. …

March 1, 2016

Why My Catholic University Cancelled an Abortion Seminar

Why I’m Disappointed that My Catholic University Cancelled an Abortion Seminar

Jenna Ramsey, Seattle University

On religious campuses, what's more important: the dogma of the school or the voices of the students?…

February 29, 2016

When Dorm Bugs Attack

Olivia McCoy, University of Georgia

What to do when you're too old to run and hide, but too smart to take care of it yourself. …

February 29, 2016

The 5 Stages of Skipping Class for the First Time

Finlea Baxter, University of OklahomaandGuest Contributor

Everyone remembers their first time.…

February 18, 2016

What It’s Like to Go to School with Monks

Jill Phelan, Saint Vincent CollegeandGuest Contributor

Cheating is discouraged, tattoo referrals are common and they die more often than you'd think.…

February 15, 2016

Why I Regret Getting Engaged in College

Jill Phelan, Saint Vincent CollegeandGuest Contributor

You can't serve two masters before you get your Masters. …

February 10, 2016

Why I Stopped Writing Other Students’ Papers for Money

Bettina De Mesa, California State FullertonandGuest Contributor

One of my customers thought Huckleberry Finn was black.…

February 8, 2016

The Five People You’ll Meet in (Canadian) College

Alina Shaikh, University of TorontoandGuest Contributor

Heaven is a place where the tuition's cheap and the poutine's squeaky. …

February 3, 2016

What You Learn Smoking Pot Everyday Before Class

Guest Contributor

If you think you smell like pot, you smell like pot.…

January 25, 2016

Freshman Year vs. Senior Year

Amy Lukac, East Stroudsberg UniversityandGuest Contributor

It'll only take four years to turn you from a nervous, tail-chasing spaz into a listless but selectively-focused slug.…

January 23, 2016

The First Week of School Is Over

Finlea Baxter, University of OklahomaandGuest Contributor

You'd grown soft over the holidays.…

January 22, 2016

Sloppy Seconds: Why Sophomore Year Is the Worst Year of College

Juliana Mae Neves, Loyola UniversityandGuest Contributor

It's all the rites with none of the passage.…

January 20, 2016

Pissing the Fight Away: Gender-Neutral Bathrooms on College Campus

Alison Miller, University of Texas at AustinandGuest Contributor

Is the debate over gender-neutral bathrooms clogging up the real issue?…

January 19, 2016

Why Bad Suitemates Are a Special Kind of Hell

Finlea Baxter, University of OklahomaandGuest Contributor

“And she wouldn’t stop once she heard the door open. She’d look around and see who was in the bathroom, wave and start up a conversation.”…

January 16, 2016

What You Should Actually be Doing Your Senior Year

Kelly Byrne, University of Central FloridaandGuest Contributor

Jobs and loan payments will take care of themselves, but that season of HIMYM isn't going to binge-watch itself.…

January 14, 2016

The Spring Semester Is Coming

Mikala Everett, Texas State UniversityandGuest Contributor

As the eternal quest of the student begins afresh, young knights must learn to recognize their friends from their foes.…

January 9, 2016

The Sun God of San Marcos and the River that Ran Through Him

Gabi Gimson, St. Edward's UniversityandGuest Contributor

After Memorial Day flooding displaced San Marcos’ beloved Sun God, Dillon Scott struggles to return.…

December 10, 2015

Getting Straight Eh’s: Going to College in Canada

Alina Shaikh, University of TorontoandGuest Contributor

A few tips from a New Yorker on what to expect if you're thinking about going to Canada for college.…

December 5, 2015

Unpacking White Racism at Mizzou

Alison Miller, University of Texas at AustinandGuest Contributor

Swastikas painted in feces and Ku Klux Klan sightings have black Mizzou students leaving campus.…

November 13, 2015

The 5 Worst Quarterback/Wide Receiver Duos In College Football

Will Strecker, University of Texas at AustinandGuest Contributor

The worst terrible twosomes in the college football.…

October 16, 2015

Why College Scorecard Might be a Bad Idea

Emilio Hidalgo, University of Texas at San AntonioandGuest Contributor

Obama's new 'College Scoreboard' website ranks majors using financial information such as debt levels and salaries, but what is that information's place in the college-application process?…

September 21, 2015