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I Snuck into My First College Football Game and Didn’t Get Arrested
College football—you either love it or you hate it. If you go to a Big Ten school, chances are you probably love it. Most kids in fact get overly hyped about repping their school’s...
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Everything Penn State Upperclassmen Wish They Knew Freshman Year
New Nittany Lions go through the same motions when they first make it to Pennsylvania State University. They receive Penn State ID’s, keys to their dorms and a map of campus grounds. That map...
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Subway Lines Helped Me Navigate College Life
Mountains tower over the valley I call home. Snow falls eight months out of the year. And that’s how the 1,200 permanent residents of Fraser, Colorado like it. For 18 years, I could walk...
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Kombucha on Tap Made Me Quit My Internship
As an English major, I had always been told that post-college job opportunities barely existed, so I decided to get ahead of the curve. One night, I crashed a networking event designed for business...
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High On Life—Or High On Something Anyway
I recognize myself as that sober friend. I drink sparingly. I don’t experiment. I say things like, “Why smoke when I already get high… on life.” I also laugh at my own jokes, but...
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10 Rom Coms for Single People That Won’t Send You Running Back To Your Ex
People love to hate romantic comedies, but everyone can admit to knowing at least a few titles. We know screenwriters compose the stories. We know only a small chance exists of someone making that...
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Push through the Awkward: Let’s Up Your Conversational Game
Fudgesicles—your brain just froze. It all started when you asked her if she liked horror movies and she shut you down with a pleasant little, “no.” You didn’t have a backup plan. Why didn’t...
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How To Spend All Your Money in One Summer
If you grew up in a middle-class family—or not—you were most likely taught by your parents to spend money when necessary, and just as well save when you can. In college, you learn quickly...
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The Bitcoin King Crowned at 16
Much of what University of Iowa senior Cameron Schorg wanted from a young age was a pampered truck and to prompt a purchased smile on his girlfriend’s face. That’s about the same time in...
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10 Things that Shocked Me When Transitioning from Public Education to Private University
I went from an urban, low-income public school district to a private university with an endowment that caps at $2.4 billion. Naturally I noticed some differences between the two. And it came as quite...
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10 Items to Make Your First Semester at Tulane University a Million Times Easier
Shipped your things to New Orleans? Check. Moved into your dorm? Check. Hung out with your new friends at Rock the Rec and First Fest? Check. Now that you have kicked off the fall...
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Drifting Apart from High School Friends? That’s Normal
Transitioning from high school to a college campus can feel stressful: moving to a new city, living on your own for the very first time, navigating a huge campus, meeting new people and—the hardest...
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Coxswain Confessions: My Novice Year on the UF Rowing Team
I think I took the idea of challenging oneself and changing in college a tad too far. I joined the University of Florida Women’s Rowing team. I still remember the first time we went...
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You Don’t Have to Know What You’re Doing Yet
Do you remember when you were little, and seeing all those cool college kids in the movies getting their life together, getting jobs, getting married and getting exactly what they want? It was the...
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This List Will Have You Pioneer-Ready for Your Life at Smith College
Hey Smith College First Years, are you miffed no one told you to ditch the study app and go to Seelye basement because no one’s ever there? Did you feel surprised when your friend...
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24 Things to Do in Cincinnati, Ohio in 24 Hours
Welcome to the ultimate city guide to my home, the one and only, Cincinnati, Ohio. If you thought Ohio was just a bunch of cornfields, you would mostly be right, but Cincinnati beams like...
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Confessions from an Out-of-State UMD Student
I was born and raised in New Jersey. Coming to the University of Maryland marked a big step, even if it’s not that far from home. For me, it meant more than suddenly becoming...
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You Don’t Need a 4.0 to Succeed in College
I remember worrying in middle school about this insurmountable goal that high school seemed to be. Was I going to keep the same friends? Would I do well? Turns out, high school wasn’t that...
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Bachelorette Hottie Connor Obrochta Dishes on How to Accomplish Your Goals
Becca made her biggest blunder when she sent home St. Petersburg native Connor Obrochta at just week six alongside Lincoln and Chris—both the literal worst. Of course, that didn’t stop Obrochta from thriving after...
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How to Write That Perfect Resignation Letter for When You Just Can’t Stand Your Desk Any Longer
Leaving a job can mean a whole bunch of different things—sometimes it feels like you left your family behind, while sometimes it feels like busting out of jail. Either way, resigning marks a pretty...
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10 Remedies for a Painful Mid-College Crisis
Mid-college life crisis symptoms may result in constant fatigue, excessive drinking, emotional breakdowns, depression, skipping classes and confliction over your career or major. College life is stressful enough between balancing your personal and academic...
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12 Mouth Watering Restaurants in Baltimore
People know Baltimore for many things: the Orioles, the Ravens, Edgar Allen Poe’s house—the list goes on. Charm City stands as one of the best cities for food. Football season has yet to start...
