Web Spy: Stingy Campus

Winter Break is awesome: there are no tests to study for, you get to spend time with your friends and family, and you can get lots of sleep. The worst part of Winter Break, however, is that it just seems to go by too quickly. Sooner than you probably want to think about, you’ll have to start getting ready for next semester by buying books, registering for classes and moving back in to the dorms.

Coupled. In Class

Back when Matt and I were first dating freshman year, it came time for us to register for our next semester’s classes. He and I both wanted to take Japanese as our foreign language, but agreed that it’d be better off if we took it at different times. He thought I’d be a distraction, and I didn’t want to compete with him over grades.

Some Idiot’s Bright Idea: Let’s Cancel Summer

A US Senator, Lamar Alexander (yes, please send him nasty letters and kick him on the street), stated in a recent Newsweek Article that “an educational schedule of 3 months of summer is not relevant in today’s world and [college] students should take more credit hours and graduate in 3 years, saving 25% in tuition costs.”

College Candy’s Winter Slump Playlist

Well…its February.
I dislike almost everything about this month. It’s cold, it&…

New Semester, New Beginnings

Now that the New Year’s Day hangovers are a thing of the past, it’s time to trade in t…

Weekly Wrap Up: This Week Was Filled With Ups and Downs

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times – while the holidays are upon us, so is the…

Eeek, I Might Be Failing! Tips For Saving Your Grade.

What do you mean it’s too late to drop a class? I forgot I was even enrolled!
If that’…

How to Survive That 8 AM Class

We all try to avoid them, but somehow, some way, 8 AM classes sneak their way into our college sche…

The 5 Best Things About the First Week of School

Aside from the night after you’ve taken your last final, the first week of school is gener…

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…

Living at Home in College: The Road Less Traveled

I am the biggest. idiot. ever. Why? Because I will be spending one dreaded semester at home. That…

How Did I Miss That?!: Kids Movies That You Can NEVER Watch The Way You Use’ta Again

College is kind of a weird place, isn’t it? You’re pretty much dumped in an environ…

College Hopping: The Transfer Dilemma

The University Experience sure has changed. It’s now normal to take longer than four yea…

How To Deal With Reverse Homesickness

So you’ve finished your first year of college! You’re relieved, excited, and fil…

My Freshman Year: April 29th, 2008

[So I took a small hiatus. And by small I mean a couple of months. I had to. Writing it all down…I bec…

All Alone? A Slimey/Scaley/Fuzzy Critter Wants To Be Your Friend.

Let’s face it; life when you’re in school can be lonely, whether you’re on o…