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Why College Writers Should Embrace Fan-Fiction (Seriously)

Courtney Taylor, Northeast Lakeview College

You may encounter a few pre-pubescent “One Direction” fantasies, but the world of fanfic has a lot to offer the budding novelist.…

June 13, 2016

The Mother of Jon Snow: Wylla, Ashara or Lyanna?

Amy Garcia, Johns Hopkins University

The latest developments in the biggest 'Game of Thrones' mystery of them all.…

June 10, 2016

Back Up Your Computer Files Now or Forever Hold Your Silence

Katie Sanchez, University of Texas at San Antonio

Five reasons that might actually convince you to do what you should have been doing your entire life.…

June 7, 2016

Why You Should Pop Your Sex-Shop Cherry

August Wright, College of Charleston

If you were wondering, yes, it’s totally fine to laugh at the 'Captain America' porno.…

June 5, 2016

‘X-Men Apocalypse’ Falls Shy of Earth-Shattering Expectations

Yasser Ali Nasser, Oxford College

As 'X-Men' proves, the only thing worse than a bad film is a good film that could’ve been great.…

June 3, 2016

The Morning After: A Student’s Guide to Beating Hangovers

Michelle Hy, Portland State University

Knowing which classes you can skip is half the battle.…

June 3, 2016

Why I Won’t Be Buying Any More ‘Captain America’

Shiloh McKinnon, Reed College

Making Captain America a Nazi not only tacitly encourages real world anti-Semitism, it spits in the face of the comic’s Jewish ancestry.…

May 31, 2016

Becoming the Birthday Master: How to Rid Yourself of Gift-giving Anxiety

Olivia McCoy, University of Georgia

From friend of a friend (alcohol), to your best friend in the entire world, here’s what to get every special someone in your life.  …

May 31, 2016

The Best Years of Your Life: Expectations and Reality in College

Jessinta Smith, Suffolk Community College

Despite the myth built around the college experience, not every semester can be one for the books.…

May 26, 2016

The 38 Most Memorable Moments of the School Year

Imani McGarrell, Texas State UniversityandJenna Ramsey, Seattle University

To celebrate the end of finals, we look back on everything that's happened since the beginning of the 2015-16 school year.…

May 19, 2016

Lessons from Professor Seagull: The Story of Joe Gould

John David White, University of Texas at Austin

The "King of Bohemian New York" spoke seagull and wrote the world’s longest book, “The Oral History of Our Time.”…

May 18, 2016

Life-Changing Lessons I Learned While Studying Abroad

Sofia Rivera, Simmons College

Three very serious and very important lessons I learned in Spain.…

May 18, 2016

Are Our Screens Killing Us?

Sofia Rivera, Simmons College

Don’t go toward the (blue) light.…

May 12, 2016

Letters of Recommendation: The Who, What and When

Olivia McCoy, University of Georgia

If you’re not sure if they know who you are, go ahead and scratch that name off the list.…

May 10, 2016

6 Questions Every Poetry Major Is Asked

Bri Griffith, Carlow University

I never thought the idea of unrhymed poems would cause others so much anxiety.  …

May 7, 2016

Reading Tips for English Majors Who Can’t Read Good

Jill Phelan, Saint Vincent College

If you’re naturally a slow reader, English may have been a bad choice. But just in case, here are three tips to speed up your reading.…

May 5, 2016

Classicists and Lit Majors: Observations on Two Distinctly Different Nerd Groups

Lauren Diethelm, University of California at Santa Cruz

All nerds are not created equal.…

May 2, 2016

Socrates Goes to College: How a Dead White Guy Can Improve Your College Experience

Tim Philbin, College of the Holy Cross

Although typically only philosophy students study Socrates, his teachings are form-fit for college.…

April 30, 2016

Spending Your Summer Without Spending Your Money

Mykaela Alvey, Anderson University

Eight free things to do over the summer.…

April 28, 2016

The Historical Precedents for “Game of Thrones”

Yasser Ali Nasser, Oxford College

The greatest irony of the show that critics have called “gratuitously” violent? Most of it is based on real historical events.…

April 26, 2016

Why I Watch Child Prodigy Reality TV With My Friends

Jill Phelan, Saint Vincent College

Nothing screams millennial more than streaming “Master Chef Junior” on Netflix to intentionally induce cathartic self-loathing.…

April 22, 2016

Disney’s 3 Most Atrocious Sequels

Finlea Baxter, University of Oklahoma

Consider this a safe space for anyone hurt by Disney’s assault on your childhood memories.…

April 21, 2016

How to Turn Your Friend Crush into a Real Friend

Sofia Rivera, Simmons College

It may or may not involve a lot of lying.…

April 21, 2016

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

Student’s Loam: My Day at America’s Hippest Farm

Gabi Gimson, St. Edward's University

Eager to live out my 'Green Acres' fantasies, I headed just outside of Austin to Johnson's Backyard Garden.  …

April 3, 2016

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

“Midnight Special” Interlaces Realism and Sci-Fi

Jenna Ramsey, Seattle University

It’s only March, but I’ve already seen my favorite movie of the year.…

March 28, 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

Why Do We Still Have Libraries?

Olivia McCoy, University of Georgia

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

March 23, 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