Yearly Archives: 2016

What Freshmen Should Know about Dating in College — College is a whole new ball game compared to high school. Living in the dorms, or away from home but near campus, means that for the first time, you are really out on your own. You don’t have to answer to your parents. You don’t have a curfew. You can […]

What Freshmen Should Know about Dating in College

This entry was posted in Love and Relationships on June 21, 2016 by Megan Clendenon

Cheap Date Ideas in College — Everyone has had that fantasy of impressing a boyfriend or girlfriend with a fancy five-star dinner and Broadway show, only to remember that they couldn’t actually afford to plan “the perfect date.” Here’s a newsflash: Dates don’t have to be fancy and expensive to be enjoyable. In fact, sometimes casual, […]

Date Ideas on a Budget

This entry was posted in Love and Relationships on June 20, 2016 by Megan Clendenon

Ian Ferré talks about creating a startup: Greenlite Technologies. — Ian Ferré is a rising senior at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He is currently working toward a BS degree in math with a secondary major in economics, but he supplements his analytical classes with more artistic endeavors, like photography, so as not to get too bogged down […]

My College Story: Student and CEO

This entry was posted in My College Story on June 18, 2016 by Student Caffe Staff

Environmental Education and Sustainable Schools — A Quick History of Environmental Education The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) advocates for environmental education as a way to enhance the public’s awareness of environmental issues and sustainability and to emphasize that protecting the environment is a way to protect life in the future. UNESCO was […]

Environmental Education and Sustainable Schools

This entry was posted in Higher Ed Then and Now on June 17, 2016 by Megan Clendenon

Lessons for College Graduates — So, you just graduated college. You threw your cap into the air, cheering with pride and excitement. But when it landed, your heart sunk. You just graduated college. Now what? Everyone tells you that graduating is the opening of a new chapter in your life, and it truly is, but […]

Lessons You Will Learn after Graduating from College

This entry was posted in Career on June 15, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

The History of Flag Day — The United States of America did not have a sole flag to represent its people or the nation at the beginning of the Revolutionary War in 1775. American soldiers instead fought under many different banners: one flag that read “Don’t Tread on Me” and another that read “An Appeal to […]

The History of Flag Day

This entry was posted in Recreation on June 14, 2016 by Megan Clendenon

Working can help keep your brain active in summer. — Many experiments have been conducted to examine the effects of the summer vacation gap on a student’s education. The results have shown that without any brain-stimulating activities, such as summer school, students can lose a significant amount of the knowledge they acquired during the school year. Summer classes are not […]

How to Keep Your Brain Active Over Summer Vacation

This entry was posted in Recreation on June 13, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

A group of students preparing for the MCAT. — The Medical College Admission Test, or MCAT, is the test that students are required to take for admission to medical schools. The test lasts 7.5 hours, is taken on a computer, and consists of four different sections: Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems; Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological […]

Preparing for the MCAT

This entry was posted in Admissions on June 12, 2016 by Megan Clendenon

Ashley Rosado talks about maintaining a work school balance. — Ashley Rosado attended the State University of New York at New Paltz near Poughkeepsie, NY, and she graduated with her bachelor’s degree in 2013. Like many students, she had big choices to make about where to go from there. After graduation, Ashley saw her job as an opportunity to explore […]

My College Story: Working Full-Time and Attending Graduate School

This entry was posted in My College Story on June 11, 2016 by Student Caffe Staff

Do This, Not That: Summer Classes for Adult Students — Summer college courses are often intense immersions into their subjects. There are usually two sessions: one in the beginning of the summer and one at the end. They allow students to earn credits during all or part of their summer vacations. These courses are growing in popularity because they are […]

Do This, Not That: Summer Classes for Adult Students

This entry was posted in Study Skills on June 10, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

Cheap Ways to See the World — The life of a college student with wanderlust is a struggle. Study rooms give these students claustrophobia. Summer classes are a ball and chain. They spend their days in the classroom, doodling on their desks and dreaming of all the awe-inspiring places outside of those four walls. They learn better […]

Seeing the World on a Shoestring Budget

This entry was posted in Travel on June 9, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

The History of Distance Education — Distance education is any learning that happens remotely; the student is in one place and the professor is in another. These days, most courses taught at a distance are online classes. They make use of cutting-edge technology, such as webinars, podcasts, and exams proctored via webcam, to help students master […]

Distance Education through the Ages

This entry was posted in Higher Ed Then and Now on June 8, 2016 by Gwen Elise