• Parents Just Don’t Understand…Or Do They? [Diary of the Undateable]

    Parents Just Don’t Understand…Or Do They? [Diary of the Undateable]

    I would’ve slapped my hair in a bun, pulled on snow boots and rolled out…but I heard my mom’s voice in the back of my head before I could walk out of the door. You’re wearing THAT? How will you meet a man dressed that way?! I sighed, took my hair down, put on some respectable shoes and went on about my day.

  • Livin’ The Single (Room) Life

    Livin’ The Single (Room) Life

    So, you’re in a single. Obviously, single rooms aren’t the image most conjure when thinking about college dorms and most freshmen don’t usually get them. Nervous? Excited? Don’t really know what you’re getting into? Don’t worry; here are the PROS AND CONS OF LIVING IN A SINGLE

  • Craigslist: A Haven for The Freakiest of Freaks

    Craigslist: A Haven for The Freakiest of Freaks

    Here’s the thing: It ain’t easy being a broke college intern in New York City. So when my girlfriend Jenny’s sublet flaked out on her via email mere hours before she arrived in Manhattan, she threw herself back into Craigslist with a vengeance, scouring the site for affordable housing.

  • Living at Home For the Summer? Rock on!

    Living at Home For the Summer? Rock on!

    The only thing harder than saying goodbye to your roommate for the summer is packing up your dorm… and mopping all of the dried beer of the floor. And scrubbing your desk where pizza sauce has been encrusted for months. And figuring out how to pack it all into your two-door. Yeah, moving out sucks. But moving IN with your parents again… well, let’s face it. It rocks.

  • Futon Frenzy: Your Friends Can Crash, and Your Dorm Can Still Be Cute!

    Futon Frenzy: Your Friends Can Crash, and Your Dorm Can Still Be Cute!

    Ah, the Futon. The good ol’ Flip and F**k. The  piece of furniture that is really not so cut…

  • A Cautionary Tale from a College Disaster: The Roommate Ruckus

    A Cautionary Tale from a College Disaster: The Roommate Ruckus

    Roommates – you never know who or what you will get. While some people live blissfully together,…

  • Sexiling: Yes, You CAN Be Tactful About It

    Sexiling: Yes, You CAN Be Tactful About It

    The dorm. The 18×10 space you are crammed into with another girl, who may or may not be a comp…

  • Hooking Up With Your RA: Right On, or Wrong Turn?

    Hooking Up With Your RA: Right On, or Wrong Turn?

    Listen up incoming freshmen: in a few weeks, you’re going to find yourself on a huge colle…

  • How to Find an Apartment Where You’ll Enjoy Living and Won’t Get Stabbed

    How to Find an Apartment Where You’ll Enjoy Living and Won’t Get Stabbed

    I seem to move more frequently than most. Even in high school I packed up and spent my summer month…

  • Round One: Job v Identity. Go!

    Round One: Job v Identity. Go!

    This article really made me think.
    In the article, we learn that some cities are better for indiv…

  • Beijing 2008: A Triumph for Human Rights Abusers Everywhere (Part 2)

    Beijing 2008: A Triumph for Human Rights Abusers Everywhere (Part 2)

    In my last article I discussed China’s legacy of human rights abuses up to on July 14, 2001, when t…

  • Grades Dropping? Hope You Like Taking the Bus…

    Grades Dropping? Hope You Like Taking the Bus…



    Controversy is brewing at the State University of New York at Old Westbury, where school offici…