5 Ways to Prevent a Hangover, 5 Ways to Zap One
Preventing a Hangover 1. Drink water! Alcohol dehydrates and drinking water helps offset the effect. 2. Eat before drinking. When drinking on an empty stomach, your body will absorb alcohol faster, quickly intoxicating and dehydrating you. 3. Stick to lighter drinks. Darker beverages like red wine, rum or whiskey contain congeners, which are toxins formed…
Easy Green: 10 quick ways to make money in college
Sell clothes Plato’s Closet is a great place to take your gently worn apparel in exchange for cold, hard cash. They accept clothes, shoes and purses, as long as they are without stains, rips or odors. The pay is determined by style, age and current inventory. Visit platoscloset.com or visit one of their four San…
15 Types of Commonly Encountered College Students
1. The Kiss-Ass Usually a freshman, this student tries to absorb everything the teacher says and immediately after class rushes to talk to the teacher for 15 extra minutes about what was just covered. Behaviors include: sporting the latest and greatest North Face backpack, functioning as a walking Office Depot and speed-walking to the next…
Speak Up! Find your voice and make a difference on campus
Using your voice as a college student is important. Campuses in the 1960s and ’70s morphed from quiet institutions of study to battlefields for counterculture protests. Fast-forward 50 years: The art of protest has changed. Students have ditched megaphones for smart phones, using social media to spread messages. College students have long been at the…
The Conundrum of Starting College in a Relationship
A looming question hanging over your head when you start college is whether to stay with your high-school boyfriend or girlfriend or call it quits. Everyone’s situation is different: either you’re moving away, growing apart or trying to make the relationship work. Whatever the situation, it’s never easy. So here are some tips to consider…
Maximize Your Cramped Dorm Room with These Simple Tips
Before moving into your own apartment, most colleges make you live on campus, like canned sardines. Yes, we’re talking about the dreaded college dormitory. Living in a dorm may seem like a yearlong sentence in a box-like cell, but if you follow a few tips and use every millimeter of space, your experience shouldn’t be…
Campus Crosshair: Sexual Assault Chronically Under Reported
In April, President Barack Obama enlisted the help of famous men to help fight sexual assault against women. Steve Carell, Daniel Craig and Benicio Del Toro, to name a few, joined Obama and Vice President Joe Biden in an advertisement as part of the “1 is 2 Many” campaign. The men in the ads direct…
Learn to Longboard and Make Walking to Class a Thing of the Past
If you are carless in college, you’re probably spending a lot of time walking around in the hot sun, hustling to get to class on time and arriving uncomfortably hot and sweaty. Getting a bike would make travel faster, but bikes are expensive and a nuisance to lock up and leave outside. An easier and…
10 Incredible Destinations to Consider for a Semester Abroad
Madrid The capital of Spain, Madrid is the perfect combination of metropolitan lifestyle and Spanish tradition. Home to the royal family, the famous Prado and Museo Reina Sofía, the city isn’t lacking in artistic or historical merit and has something for everyone. Programs to consider: University of Texas–Austin (spring and fall); Southern Methodist University (summer);…
Play Hard, Study Harder: succeed in the classroom and on the field
Student-athlete: There is a reason why student appears first. Being a student comes first, but college is also the time to discover your hobbies, passions and future career. This past year I was a first-year student at Trinity University where I also was a first-year softball player. The immense workload that I carried throughout the…
10 Unconventional Dorm-room Recipes for Improvising Foodies
Food in college can be mundane, especially when you frequent campus cafeterias. But college food doesn’t have to be boring and routine. With a little creativity and some small appliances, you can make some awesome grub. All you need is a microwave, panini maker, waffle iron, toaster oven, coffee maker and/or iron and within minutes,…
