Coming into a new school-year, you feel a little bit older, a little bit wiser and maybe you want to make a change from the dorm lifestyle. If you have the option to move into an off campus apartment you may want to weigh a few things before making a decision. One thing to consider [...]

Life after college can be a scary. You’ve left the safety of your dorm room and the reliability of your cafeteria’s meal plan for rent payments and grocery bills.  It can make you feel like you’re all alone out there in a big world, but are you? With the economy being so rough lately, many [...]

All-nighters can seem like a logical solution to homework for a college student,  but in reality no sleep is a nightmare.  All-nighters are not known for being a period where a student’s best work is produced.  Avoid all-nighters in your college career, by implementing these good (and easy) study habits. First, attend all your classes [...]

Make the most of your college years; consider getting involved in campus activities or start searching for leadership opportunities on campus. There are plenty of ways to get involved, look into clubs, intramural sports, or even serving on the ASB. Most college campuses have several clubs for you to check out and some even offer [...]

Working isn’t ideal for any college students, but for some it’s unavoidable.  With tuition prices rising and aid becoming limited more and more students are having to work their way through their education. This can prove tricky to balance.  For those who are trying to figure out how to balance work and school here are [...]

Chances are that in your college career you will have at least a couple of long, long nights. Nights, where you will be forced to sacrifice sleep to get your 20 page research paper done, or to study for a midterm that is happening the next morning. Most students who procrastinate will eat a lot [...]

For many college students school has just let out or is soon to be let out. This leaves students looking around for something to keep them busy during the summer.  Let’s face it, even though it is many young person’s dream to lounge around all day, that only leads to boredom. In this blog post [...]

My freshman year of college is completed. The year was filled with a lot of ups and downs for me. Times where I thought I wasn’t going to make it, academically and physically. There were many times where I would breakdown because of the stresses of schoolwork mixed in with the chaos of dorm life. [...]

One of the first things I did after becoming a single mom was to attend a parenting seminar put on by Jim Fay.  The first line from Fay’s mouth that night may have made folks wonder. “If you are really good parents,” he told his audience, “you will go home tonight and pray your kids [...]

My mother’s heart breaks when I read about the students who’ve taken their lives at Cornell University.   http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/health/2010/03/19/2010-03-19_recent_wave_of_suicides_at_cornell_leaves_parents_worried_and_students_anxious_.html I can think of no greater loss to a family.  We all expect our children to outlive us and when that doesn’t happen and suicide appears to be the cause, so many questions and doubts arise.  It [...]