Living a gluten-free life is tough enough - no fluffy, flaky pastries, no thick pizza crusts, and definitely no sandwiches. But being gluten-free (or having any other dietary restrictions) on a university campus can be a whole new level of tough. When all of your friends are hungry from studying at 1:00 am and want…
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*BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEEEEEEEP* Ah... the charming chime of your 6am alarm clock, making sure you are on your way to first period, or your 7:30am chem class (what were you thinking in scheduling that!?). Perhaps your mornings would be a little less grouchy if you were on your way to study the science of Hogwarts…
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Winter is the cruelest of quarters. One day you're making merry and ringing in the new year, the next you're expected to have read all of your coursework and to bounce back to student life with the youth and agility of, well, a student... If you feel the winter quarter sads, try these quick tips…
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Paying for college is tough enough, but have you heard about the recent hikes in interest rates for student loans? Read on to find out how this affects you as either a current student or someone in repayment, plus how government officials plan to resolve the issue of crippling student debt. As of yesterday, Stafford…
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For those of you on the quarter system, finals are just around the corner. You're likely feeling stressed at the end of this long year, and only just over the hurdle of your most recent midterms. You've heard stories of a friend of a friend who was able to stay up all night on energy…
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Success: "The accomplishment of an aim or purpose" (Merriam-Webster). Success is what every person should strive to reach every day. It is the backbone and motivator for all of our wants and needs. Achieving success in college requires hard work and a little bit of knowledge about how to beat the system. The university system…
Part 2 of "Another Kind of Green": 15 helpful tips from our editorial intern on how to prepare for and make the most of your time studying abroad. "Once in a while when it's good, it'll feel like it should." In John Mayer's Song "Stop this Train", Mayer compares life to a train that's moving too fast, wanting…
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To study abroad or not to study abroad? It's a question that confronts college students on a frequent basis, introducing an inevitable flurry of related questions that plague us: when should I go? Where should I go? WHY should I go?? Well, in an attempt to help you tackle those questions for yourself, our editorial…
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