Campus Living
It’s difficult to tear yourself away from the pages of an absorbing novel. It’s impossible to turn off the episode a new show that you’ve just discovered. It’s extremely difficult to tell your friends to stop texting you, calling you, or even just wanting to hang out with you. Just … Read More...
Nothing ever seems to work out right when you’re planning your schedule. Times and locations conflict, the computer system glitches, or you don’t have the prerequisites you need for each class. The worst is when you finally figure everything out only to find that one of the classes you … Read More...
A room with a Ping-Pong table, pool table, big-screen TV, and a comfortable couch doesn’t sound all that important in the grand scheme of things. With all your homework, how much time will you actually spend in there anyway? However, there are definite benefits to living in a residence hall … Read More...
Planning your schedule doesn’t need to be a stressful event, especially if you get it right the first time. Than you won’t have to spend the entire summer stressing about the class you didn’t get into or frantically trying to create a schedule that does work at the start of next semester. So … Read More...
It’s supposed to be simple. It’s free, easy access internet provided by your university. It is wireless and it is fast enough to load every webpage you need to complete your finals on time. There’s just one, teeny-tiny issue. It hardly ever works. Use a Wired Connection Even if the … Read More...
It’s difficult to tear yourself away from the pages of an absorbing novel. It’s impossible to turn off the episode a new show that you’ve just discovered. It’s extremely difficult to tell your friends to stop texting you, calling you, or even just wanting to hang out with you. Just because you have to study. No matter how often you assure yourself that you’ll have plenty of time to have fun later, it’s hard to focus on the things you have to do. But you have to do it. So … [Read more...]
Nothing ever seems to work out right when you’re planning your schedule. Times and locations conflict, the computer system glitches, or you don’t have the prerequisites you need for each class. The worst is when you finally figure everything out only to find that one of the classes you absolutely have to take is 100% full. But maybe you’re not completely out of luck. 1) Email the Professor Many classes have a wait list once they’re full. In order to get on this waitlist you … [Read more...]
A room with a Ping-Pong table, pool table, big-screen TV, and a comfortable couch doesn’t sound all that important in the grand scheme of things. With all your homework, how much time will you actually spend in there anyway? However, there are definite benefits to living in a residence hall with a real nice gaming room. You won’t regret the decision. Escape your Roommate If your roommate doesn’t get along with your friends or prefers to go to bed really early, a game room is the … [Read more...]
Planning your schedule doesn’t need to be a stressful event, especially if you get it right the first time. Than you won’t have to spend the entire summer stressing about the class you didn’t get into or frantically trying to create a schedule that does work at the start of next semester. So here a few tips to help you master the schedule making process. 1) Avoid the class across campus Back to back classes are great. You don’t have to worry about that in-between time when you’ve … [Read more...]
It’s supposed to be simple. It’s free, easy access internet provided by your university. It is wireless and it is fast enough to load every webpage you need to complete your finals on time. There’s just one, teeny-tiny issue. It hardly ever works. Use a Wired Connection Even if the wireless is working slowly, the internet might be working fine. So grab an Ethernet cord and plug your computer in. You might be surprised at how much less interruption there is when your system is … [Read more...]
It’s Saturday. There is nothing on TV. You’ve done all of your homework, and you’re ready for your upcoming final exams. Unfortunately that means you’ve got nothing to do, and since you can’t go out and party by yourself, you’re bored. Here are a few things to keep you occupied. Read the News Quit checking your social media accounts (your real friends have not updated their status lately) and playing mind numbing games on Sporacle. Instead do a little non-school related … [Read more...]
Finals will be wrapped up soon. No more classes, late night projects, or stressing about whether or not you’ll fail every class (unless, you’ve decide to extend your education over the summer). Instead you’ll have three months to kick back and relax. Here are the top 12 ways to waste away your free time. 1) Lots of Movie Marathons Catch up on all the blockbusters you’ve missed lately or find a new TV show to watch from start to finish. Whatever you do, grab a couple of your … [Read more...]
