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My Terrible Roommate Experience Helped Me Grow
Freshmen at New York University can’t choose their roommates. They get random roommates, that’s a rule. I knew that could be paired up with someone I had nothing in common with so I reduced...
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I Helped My Roommate (Almost) Drop Out of College
As soon as I walked into the room, expecting to make introductions, Elena* turned around and continued watching Netflix on her bed. “Hi Elena,” I said despite being ignored. Elena just stared at me...
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10 Ways to Prepare for a Category Four Hurricane in College
Things take on a post-apocalyptic energy when a hurricane heads towards your home. Stores and gas stations get empty out. Half the population vanishes. Everybody acts like the sky is falling (and it is,...
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I Survived for a Year Living in a Landfill and Sound Stage
I remember my first year of college like it happened yesterday. Moving into my own place felt so, adultlike. And I was ready to be the man of the house—or rather, the dorm I...
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10 Unspoken Rules to Acing Creative Writing Courses at the University of Iowa
The daunting task of listening to others critique your creative work, especially if in a genre unfamiliar to you, definitely has its hardships. The unfamiliarity shouldn’t leave you with the desire to avoid the...
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Recruitment Style 101: 10 Outfits Sure to Grab Everyone’s Attention
Recruitment stresses out even the most prepared Potential New Members. Girls attend meeting after meeting, fill out paper work and pay the fee for recruitment, but surprisingly, one of the most challenging parts lies...
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10 Ways to Stay Safe(r) While Going out as a College Woman
I could write an entire book about the glass ceiling, the ever-inescapable male gaze or the unfair expectations and stereotypes placed on women since the dawn of time. Today, however, I’m talking about one...
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Is Studying Abroad Overrated?
Study abroad, study abroad, study abroad. Everyone I spoke to about their college experience, regardless of how many friends they made or clubs they joined, shared the same regret: “If I could do it...
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My Ex Roommates Have Come Back to Haunt Me
In three days, my best friend of four years and I will move in together. We never created some elaborate plan to move in together like a lot of best friends do. But because...
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5 Seconds of Summer’s Meet You There Tour Live Show Review
Between “Moving Along” and “She’s Kinda Hot,” Ashton Irwin, the 5 Seconds of Summer drummer, cracks a joke. “Where’s the f–king beach? I get out of the bus in my flip flops and there’s...
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10 Tips To Keep in Mind When Asking Out a Shy Guy
You have an eye on a certain quiet guy in your class, but the only attention you get in return comes from the loud guy sitting behind you. Why? Getting a date may happen more...
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What the Heck is an Informational Interview?
Inevitably, you arrive at a point in your college career where you need to figure out what you want to do with the rest of your life. Let’s be honest, searching for an internship...
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CM’s Guide to the Smithsonian’s Social Media Internship
Are you passionate about digital media, history, and culture? Would you like to live and work in our nation’s capital? If so, you should check out an internship at the Smithsonian Institute. The organization...
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I Moved Into My Dorm and Moved out 11 Days Later
Wednesday: Five Days Post Move-In Does anyone else feel like college is actually super hard, but not in the ways you expected? The actual school part comes easy enough. You need to get into...
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Staying Alive and Aware With True Crime Podcast Crime Junkie
Be weird. Be rude. Stay alive. This is the mantra that podcast hosts Ashley Flowers & Britt live by and encourage their listeners to follow. If you’re anything like me, you can’t help but...
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15 Foolproof Dinner Ideas for Romantic Night In
You just locked eyes with the cutest stranger during a terrible syllabus day icebreaker. You blank on your name. What’s next? Your head spins. Next thing you know, you two set a date to...
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10 Study Abroad Trips and Tips for Building Your Resume
Ah, studying abroad: the most sought after, and often the most alcohol-oriented experience of our young college student lives (or livers, considering the countless sake/Guinness/tequila concoctions). However, don’t you want to make more of...
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10 Ways to Start Off Life as a University of Denver Pioneer Right
Preparing for your freshman year as a Pio? Start off freshman year right both on campus and exploring all that Colorado has to offer. Freshman year is the time to strap on your hiking books...
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The Broke Girl’s Guide to Iowa City
With its array of cute cafes, bookstores and places to layout, Iowa City is the hub for cheap, fun things to do. Being broke at college can overwhelm you, especially when it comes to...
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Dear Freshman Me: Pretzels Aren’t Dinner
Dear Freshman Me, What’s up? How’s life? I hope you’re feeling okay right now, but I also know that I would never trade places with you in a million years. That’s not super motivational,...
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Just Because You Go to College Doesn’t Mean You Have Anything Figured Out
Showing up to move-in day and starting college doesn’t mean you’re ready for it. Take me, for example. Let’s flashback to three years ago. I moved into a dorm with my best friend from...
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Chase Your Dreams—Even If They’re Dying
As a kid I felt embarrassed to respond to the simple question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I didn’t want to become a doctor or a lawyer. Nor did...
