The Weekly Ten: Last Minute Gift Ideas
I love giving presents. I love the face people make when opening up the specifically picked gift, hearing the sounds of the wrapping paper tearing. I love the hugs and thank yous, the ‘Oh my god! You totally shouldn’t have (but I’m secretly really really glad you did)’s. However, I hate the process you need to take to get there.
The Weekly Ten: Happy Halloween
As mentioned in previous posts, I love Halloween and everything about it. From being scared straight, to mocking the horrible fake blood in haunted houses, it’s the most magical time of the year. Plus, it’s the one time of year I can watch Halloweentown multiple times a day (which is exactly what I plan on doing today…judgement free zone).

Birthday Faves: My Life As….a Student Athlete
If you overhear someone talking about NCAA athletics, you probably automatically think of the football and basketball games you see on TV during March Madness and hear about on the news. You may think of swanky warm-ups, the Big 10 teams who win every year, and spoiled brats who don’t work very hard at anything. But that is not a very accurate representation of the NCAA.
5 Easy Ways to Keep Your Roommate Happy
Living with friends is fun and there’s (almost) never a dull moment. There’s no awkward “Hi, I’m Alex” stage where you don’t know really how to act around your new roommate and none of that awkward/hesitant asking “if it’s okay if your roommate, you know, turns off the lights because it’s four in the morning, maybe.” But with any roommate no matter if she’s a friend or random, disaster strikes because you left your hairbrush out for the third time in a row.
Candy Dish: Campus Scoop
• Halloween do’s and don’ts
• How to write a perfect essay in 5 minutes
• Should you study abroad?
• Make caramel apples
• Ways to beat the mid-semester fashion slump
• How to make money in college
• Utilize your class time
The Weekly Ten: Avoid Studying for Midterms
Fall is in full swing. The pumpkin spice lattes are a part of your daily ritual. You’ve broken in your new fall boots. You’ve given up that whole turning over a new leaf idea – you know, the one that involved getting your homework done on time. And hey, just in time for midterms too.
Intro to Cooking: Sesame Broccoli Salad
It may have been the vegetable non grata at your childhood dinner table, but now that you’re a super-chic college chick there’s no reason to balk at broccoli. Of all the greens with which to fill your plate, broccoli has a unique varied texture that soaks up yummy sauces, and is robust and filling, too. Now is the peak season for the veggie, so it’s a great time to stock up on its calcium and folate.

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One Month Challenge: Gone Meatless, Week 3
I can’t believe that I have made it through two weeks as a vegetarian! Honestly, I am a little surprised – I haven’t cheated at all! Not a single piece of meat. Not even chicken broth, because I was worried that would count.
True Story: My Parents Divorced When I Was in College
I think most people look back on their college years with nostalgia, wishing for the sunny football Saturdays, the insane parties, and even the long weeknights nights spent in the library. I’m no different, of course, having had a similar experience with every other American college student.
My Life As…A Commuter Student
I am a commuter student. It’s a statement I’ve had to reiterate more times than I can count during the last four years. It’s a concept some people just can’t seem to understand.
Want Peace & Quiet? Don’t Move to a College Town
Whether you see it in the movies, hear it from your peers or participate in it yourself, it is a generally understood fact that college students like to party. Some adopt the habit during their first Halloween away from home and hold tightly onto it well into their twenties, while others pick it up only between midterm exams.
Duke It Out: Gay Affirmative Action
When just a couple of decades ago many people couldn’t RISK coming out in college, now schools are trying to recruit applicants from the LGBT community and while I have no qualms about that, I gotta wonder if it’s fair.

Why Vote? 5 Good Reasons to Hit the Polls
November 2nd is quickly coming. Yep, the Midterm Election — when you get to vote for your favorite Senator, Congressman/Congresswoman, or Governor for your state — is almost here! Although there’s a ton of hype about the election in the news, it often flies over the heads of many college students (and, dare I say, females).