Yearly Archives: 2017

How to Prepare for a Safe Road Trip — I like to brag that I’m an expert road-tripper. I have visited all but five states in the U.S. by car and have driven across the country three times since I graduated from college. I can’t say that all of those trips have gone smoothly. In fact, one time I […]

How to Prepare for a Safe Road-Trip

This entry was posted in Travel on May 15, 2017 by Megan Reynolds

How to Do Laundry: Tips to Master Everyone's Least Favorite Chore — For many students, going to college provides the first opportunity they have to live on their own. Whether you go to college in a different state or choose a school close to home and live on campus or in an apartment, you need to know a few life skills as […]

How to Do Laundry: Tips to Master Everyone’s Least Favorite Chore

This entry was posted in Housing on May 11, 2017 by Megan Clendenon

A man uses budget apps to stay on top of finances. — Taking control of your finances is empowering and terrifying, especially if you’ve had your bank accounts managed by or shared with a parent for the majority of your life. It’s a big step on the way to becoming a responsible adult, but now you get to worry about whether your […]

Money Management Apps to Help You Stay on Top of Your Finances

This entry was posted in Money and Financial Aid on May 8, 2017 by Megan Clendenon

Student Health Insurance or Parent's Plan? — College students have several options when it comes to health insurance coverage. Your options may depend on your age, income, state of residency, school, and immigration status, and you can read more about the options for your situation here. The following FAQ, however, is aimed at full-time college students who […]

Should I Take the Student Health Insurance or Stay on a Parent’s Plan?

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on May 5, 2017 by Gwen Elise

Helicopter Parenting: How to Recognize Your Behaviors and What to Try Instead — Helicopter parents are often forged in love for their children. It’s normal to want to give your son or daughter the world and to make life easy for them, but unfortunately, helicopter parenting can have quite a few negative side effects. A 2015 blog post published by Psychology Today states […]

Helicopter Parenting: How to Recognize Your Behaviors and What to Try Instead

This entry was posted in Growth on May 2, 2017 by Megan Clendenon

A girl wants to sell used textbooks so she goes to the bookstore. — You may remember that we’ve talked about the best ways to save money when you’re buying your textbooks, but we haven’t helped you out with selling them back… until now. Buying textbooks generally feels like a swift kick to the bank account, especially if you need to pick up generic […]

The Best Ways to Sell Your Used Textbooks

This entry was posted in Money and Financial Aid on April 29, 2017 by Megan Clendenon

Graduation Advice for College Seniors — College graduation is a double-edged sword. It represents a feeling of immense accomplishment; you’ve been working toward this moment for the last four years. Your professors, family, and friends will watch you walk across a stage, shake hands with the college president, and come away from it all with a diploma.

Graduation Advice for College Seniors

This entry was posted in Growth on April 26, 2017 by Student Caffe Staff

Study Drugs — Consider this scenario: It’s 9 p.m. the night before your final paper is due, and you haven’t started. You know you need to get at least a B on the assignment in order to meet the GPA requirement for your academic scholarship. Not wanting to risk losing your financial aid, […]

Study Drugs: Why They’re Unhealthy, Unsafe, and Unnecessary

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on April 21, 2017 by Megan Reynolds

Las siete mejores aplicaciones para aprender inglés — Hay muchas cosas que, como profesor de lengua inglesa y también como estudiante de otro idioma, recomiendo a mis alumnos al aprender inglés. Uno de mis consejos es probar nuevas metodologías de adquisición de idioma y buscar los modos que más les ayuden a canalizar sus estudios, ya sea asistiendo […]

Las siete mejores aplicaciones para aprender inglés

This entry was posted in Study Skills on April 20, 2017 by Mauro Schimf

Environmental Charities to Get Involved with if You’re Feeling Green for Earth Day — Earth Day is just around the corner and the environment is at the forefront of many minds. Many Americans, and people around the world, are upset at the choices being made by the current United States administration in regards to the safety of the environment and the acknowledgement of climate […]

Charities to Get Involved With if You’re Feeling Green for Earth Day

This entry was posted in Recreation on April 17, 2017 by Megan Clendenon

What to Do When You're Feeling the Upcoming Graduation Blues — Change is good, but it can be tough to handle. The thought of completing your college graduation ceremony, packing up, and leaving the space that has been your home since the end of high school is a sad one. There may even be tears and tissues involved. Follow the advice […]

What to Do When You’re Feeling the Upcoming Graduation Blues

This entry was posted in Growth on April 14, 2017 by Megan Clendenon

A girl holding her finger to her lips and saying "shhh." — All jokes aside, members of college secret societies generally do keep mum about their activities, and some may keep mum about their membership status too. That’s why you won’t find much information if you go scouring the web about secret societies. As the name implies, they like to keep an […]

Everything You’re Allowed to Know about College Secret Societies

This entry was posted in Extracurricular on April 11, 2017 by Gwen Elise