Welcome to the 2018 College Guide
College students, we’ve missed you. Sure, you make it a little harder to find a table at our favorite coffee shop. And sometimes you get a little out of hand at Paper Tiger and the other venues we frequent for live music. But having you around – in the neighborhoods around UTSA, Trinity, St. Mary’s,…
Cheap Dates, Without Looking Like a Cheapskate
It’s hard enough to impress a first date, not to mention when you’re on a budget. But don’t worry, we’ve got you – we’ve collected some great arts and culture events around town that are high class and, even better, easy on the wallet. Nights at the Museum The San Antonio Museum of Art has…
How to Save Money in College
With the school year just beginning, many students have already been scared into believing they’re doomed to four years of poverty. College students are often the butt of financial jokes, many focusing on all-too-real accounts of school-time poverty and couch-surfing. Despite innocent jokes about ramen-noodle diets and high textbook prices, they highlight a very real…
Your Guide to LGBT Organizations on San Antonio Campuses
Are you an LGBT college student looking for new friends? Perhaps you’re an ally looking for like-minded people with whom you can do meaningful work? Whatever the situation, joining a student group is your solution, and we’ve got you covered. Here is our guide to San Antonio’s LGBT college organizations. Trinity University: PRIDE PRIDE is…
Maintaining Your Sanity Amidst the Craziness of College
Those pressure-cooker-like days in college when you have more assignments due than hours of sleep and a Twitter newsfeed that convinces you that you’ve stumbled into the third circle of hell – think of them as a swell opportunity to lay the groundwork for how you personally maintain a semblance of sanity for years to…
How to Avoid Senioritis and Stay Motivated Until Graduation Day
It’s your senior year in college, and all you want to do is Netflix and chill after a long day of classes. Many students like me figured this was their last year to lounge around the house all day and binge-watch an endless amount of TV shows. We gave in to the sluggish pull of…
Ways to Spice Up Campus Dining
Classes are just around the corner for college students, which means freshmen are moving into dorms, joining clubs and exploring their new surroundings. For many, going to college for the first time can be a challenging experience. Even the most prepared students can find themselves feeling lost in the crowd, searching for a way to…
How to Be a Courteous Roommate
Your college roommates usually fall into one of two camps: lifelong friends who give toasts at your wedding and those who you nearly clobber with overpriced textbooks. Sometimes the problem is a random pairing of roommates gone awry. Sometimes these rifts develop between friends – the rules and norms of a friendship simply change when…
Off-campus Study Spots in San Antonio That We Love
Hitting the books is an inevitable part of being in school. At any given time, you are probably going to be engaged in some type of studying or at least telling yourself you should be studying. Campus usually has some great resources, but to keep you from burning out in the same dim corner of…
San Antonio’s (Not So) Secret Gardens: The Best Places to Get Your Wilderness Fix
Just because you’ve only just moved onto campus doesn’t mean that cabin fever isn’t already setting in. And while a lazy float in a tube down the Comal really can’t be beat, we realize that’s not everybody’s speed. Believe it or not, San Antonio has a plethora of green spaces, sometimes hidden in plain sight,…
