There’s no shortage of parties during college. So every once in a while it’s fun to shake things up by adding a theme that’ll inspire a particular mood from the attendees. Themed parties give us opportunities to become caricatures, spending the night and wee hours of the morning pretending to be people we’re not, while […]
Trying to find a quiet, productive place to study can be a pain for students. Whether you live in a bustling city or have noisy roommates, studying is that much harder when you can’t fully concentrate. Sure you can put in your noise-canceling headphones and try your best to block out voices, but why suffer […]
With the rise of technology and the almighty iPhone, today’s students have an abundance of tutorials, study guides and resources on their phone to help with virtually every homework assignment. With so many handy applications at their fingertips, students can research, define and compute in half the time it takes to look up the answer […]
When you get stranded on the road, chances are it’s just you and your car. You never know how long it can take to receive help during a car emergency, so it’s important to be prepared with your own equipment. In order to avoid the agony of pushing your vehicle, sleeping in it or waiting […]
You know summer is here when temps are high and the water is the coolest place to be. It’s also the time of the year when lifeguards are at their most alert, overseeing public pools, water parks, beaches, lakes and other swimming areas. Thanks to their steadfast efforts, U.S. lifeguards have rescued more than an […]
As the price of attending college has increased, so has the total number of college students working part-time and even full-time jobs. In addition to tuition payments, you have to account for the cost of living – or the price of having fun. After all, those nightly trips to the bar cost money. But there […]
In the midst of an economic recession, it seems like it’s that much harder to stand out among thousands of applicants. Your resume is often your only shot at securing an interview, and it’d better be good. There are many tricks to achieving a polished, informative and well-rounded resume that employers will actually read through […]
For many prospective college students, the most daunting aspect of entering college isn’t the academic rigor or living on their own for the first time, it’s finding ways to foot the costly tuition bill. According to the College Board, the cost of four-year public colleges during the 2009-10 academic year was $7,020. And tuition is […]
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