College: Where Everyone is Anxious and Self-Absorbed, but in a Good Way Lauren Diethelm, University of California at Santa Cruz When you’re accidentally spilling coffee all over yourself, there’s a reason everyone’s ignoring you.… August 25, 2016
The 5 Biggest Takeaways from the Rio Olympics Jill Phelan, Saint Vincent College The green water has been drained and Ryan Lochte has been apprehended, but what, in the larger picture, have we learned?… August 25, 2016
Why College Writers Should Make a Finsta Michelle Nektalov, SUNY Purchase A portmanteau for fake Instagram,' the new phenomenon helps fight writer’s block by giving expression an uninhibited platform.… August 25, 2016
How to Make Your Living Space into a Community Shiloh McKinnon, Reed College Four easy ideas that bring neighbors together, something you’ll be glad you have when finals/moving season comes around.… August 24, 2016
In Praise of the US Women’s Gymnastics Team Amelia Williams, City College of San Francisco America is wild for its dominant, diverse fivesome, and for good reason: In a time of social tension, they’ve inspired a country.… August 24, 2016
The 5 Do’s and Don’ts of the Beginning of the Semester Jessica Peña, University of Texas at San Antonio If you can beat the temptation to blow off the first few weeks of school, it’ll be a lot easier to enjoy the last few.… August 24, 2016
Surprise! Nobody Is Actually Going to Win the 2016 Election Tim Philbin, College of the Holy Cross Until social issues at home are worked out, the body politic will continue nominating fringe candidates instead of effective ones.… August 24, 2016
Meet Indian Opinion, Bowling Green’s Ambitious Art Punk Student Band Olivia Buzzacco, Bowling Green State University The foursome of music and poetry students are bringing sophisticated funk to Ohio.… August 23, 2016
How to Create the Perfect College Workspace Lindsey Davis, Iowa State University Whether it’s a two page essay or the great American novel, it’s not getting written on a cluttered desk.… August 22, 2016
The Aftermath of the Turkish Coup Lauren Grimaldi, Roosevelt University What you should know and why you should care.… August 22, 2016
What I Learned About Photoshop During My Sorority Pictures Mallory Arnold, Ohio University As celebrities increasingly denounce image doctoring, why are we still doing it in sororities?… August 22, 2016
6 Epiphanies You’ll Have When Moving into Your First Apartment Sofia Rivera, Simmons College The good, the bad and the adult-y.… August 22, 2016
The Lewinsky Scandal: A Retrospective Yasser Ali Nasser, Oxford College Twenty years ago, Monica Lewinsky gave a blowjob. Though nobody knew it then, the act would go on to massively influence the cultural and political climate of today.… August 21, 2016
7 Ways to Make Friends in the First Week of Your Freshman Year Danielle Wilkinson, Purdue University Making connections can be hard, but there’s good news: Everyone is just as desperate for friends as you are.… August 21, 2016
Why You Need to Communicate About Physical Attraction with Your S.O. August Wright, College of Charleston It can be uncomfortable, but the consequences of staying silent are much worse.… August 21, 2016
What It’s Like to Be Half Asian Emily Suvannasankha, University of Central Florida On the bright side, it leads to some great comedic material.… August 21, 2016
Life as the Child of Holistic Parents Samantha Gross, Concordia University Irvine When you’re raised by a holistic health practitioners, popping pills is all you know.… August 20, 2016
Perfectionists of the World, Read This Jill Phelan, Saint Vincent College If a professor has ever called you a “diamond carver,” you might want to consider scaling back.… August 20, 2016
Meet the Apps Taking the Tedium Out of Scholarships Applications Daniel Nguyen, Wharton County Junior College Getting free money is easier than ever.… August 20, 2016
9 Things to Do in Your First Week of College Josephine Werni, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Especially if you’re starting in a new city, getting your bearings is critical.… August 20, 2016
Is Doping in the Olympics Really Unfair? Tim Philbin, College of the Holy Cross If the Olympics are going to ban PEDs, why should they not ban all performance enhancers?… August 20, 2016
The Weirdly Effective Way of Finding Out What You Want to Do with Your Life Jessica Peña, University of Texas at San Antonio If choosing your career is a numbers game, you should at least make the numbers smaller.… August 19, 2016
‘Long Lost Family’ is a Tearjerking About-Face for TLC Michelle Criqui, James Madison University For a network with a history of callous exploitation, TLC’s new show captures genuine heartbreak, and does so with (relative) maturity.… August 19, 2016
What to Do When Your Sibling Goes to a Better School than You Amelia Williams, City College of San Francisco You’ve been competing with them your entire life, but this one hurts.… August 19, 2016
The Problem with the Olympics Maya Merberg, SUNY Geneseo Though predicated on the idea that the competition brings countries together, if often does much more to divide them.… August 19, 2016
4 Things I Didn’t Expect to Miss About School Bri Griffith, Carlow University Oddly enough, I mostly miss the things that annoyed me during the year.… August 19, 2016
What the Rio Olympics Have Done for the American Psyche Daniel Enjamio, Santa Fe College Though torn apart by racial and religious strain at home, the games are a reminder that our country’s advantage is its diversity.… August 19, 2016
Why Being a Literature Major Ruins Reading Lauren Diethelm, University of California at Santa Cruz Ever hear of having too much of a good thing?… August 18, 2016
Day N Night Fest Brings Spectacular Performances and Logistical Headaches Kevin Cordon, University of California at Irvine Notes from a concert created exclusively for hip hop fans.… August 18, 2016
7 Billy Joel Songs Every College Student Can Relate to Olivia Buzzacco, Bowling Green State University Though before most students’ time, Joel's music sums up college like no other.… August 18, 2016