High School Students

Lessons from Hunger Games — The Hunger Games was first published in 2008, with it’s sequels Catching Fire and Mockingjay being published in 2009 and 2010, respectively. It wasn’t until two years after the release of the final book that Jennifer Lawrence made Katniss Everdeen a household name, when she starred in the movie adaptation […]

What Lessons Can “The Hunger Games” Series Teach Us?

This entry was posted in Growth on June 25, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

What You Can Do to Get Ahead Over Summer Break — No matter your age, summer can be a time to relax and enjoy the pool, a good book, and your travels. However, it can also be a time to put in a bit of extra work toward enhancing your résumé or participating in activities that you may not have as […]

What You Can Do to Get Ahead Over Summer Break

This entry was posted in Growth on June 13, 2018 by Hannah Holley

Ten Things You Should Accomplish the Summer Before College — The time has finally come: You’re leaving your childhood home to forge your own way at college. Of course, that’s not to say you won’t come back over breaks, or even for a year or two after you graduate, but going to college marks the first step in becoming an […]

Ten Things You Should Accomplish the Summer Before College

This entry was posted in Growth on June 4, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

What to Do If You're Undecided When It Comes to Choosing a Major — Choosing your college major can be a daunting task. Even if you’re good at a particular subject, you may not necessarily enjoy it, and vice versa. Not to mention that simply being good at something doesn’t mean that there are an abundance of career options. That being said, no major […]

What to Do If You’re Undecided When It Comes to Choosing a Major

This entry was posted in Growth on May 16, 2018 by Hannah Holley

What Can Star Wars Teach Us? — You’d be hard pressed to find someone who hasn’t seen at least one of the Star Wars movies, and it’s even more rare that you’ll find someone who has never heard of the franchise. Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope hit theaters in 1977, and both prequels and sequels have been released […]

What Can “Star Wars” Teach Us?: Seven Lessons from the Hit Movie Series

This entry was posted in Growth on May 4, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

Choosing a College — When it comes time to decide where to apply to college, there are many factors to consider. You’ll want to weigh the importance of location, family, cost, and your plans after graduation. Although not a comprehensive list (there may be additional questions you want to ask yourself when choosing a […]

Questions to Ask Yourself Before Choosing a College

This entry was posted in Admissions on April 4, 2018 by Hannah Holley

How Sick Is Too Sick for Class — You wake up with a pounding headache, your nose is running, and you start coughing into your coffee. You feel sick… should you go to work or class, or should you stay home?Not surprisingly, there is a lot of debate on this subject. About 25% of Americans go to work when they’re […]

How Sick Is Too Sick to Attend Work or Class?

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on March 28, 2018 by Hannah Holley

Reading recommendations — Every so often, the staff of Student Caffé comes together to create a list of reading recommendations so that you don’t get stuck wondering what book to pick next. Yes, yes, you’re busy with school. You have assignments, papers, projects, and exams that take priority over reading for fun. It’s […]

Fun and Interesting Book Recommendations to Boost Your Mood

This entry was posted in Recreation on March 16, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

In 2008, Whitney Meade graduated from Clemson University with a BA in communication studies, having known that she always “wanted to be on television or in a public relations-related field.” After a few years as a stay-at-home mother, she returned to the workforce to act as Chief Operating Officer of Meade Agency, […]

My College Story: Thriving at Clemson University

This entry was posted in My College Story on March 9, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

How Not to Fall Asleep while Reading Your Textbooks — We’ve all been there: The moment you let yourself believe that if you just close your eyes for five minutes, you’ll wake up feeling refreshed and ready to tackle your assignments. Chances are, though, that once you let yourself “rest your eyes,” they’re going to stay that way for much […]

How to Not Fall Asleep while Reading Your Textbooks

This entry was posted in Study Skills on February 12, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

Visual Learner — You may have heard someone describe themself as a visual learner or state that they have to have something in their hands if they want to successfully memorize something. These aren’t just flippant remarks—there really are different styles of learning. Think about it. Do you have a particular way that […]

What Type of Learner Are You?

This entry was posted in Study Skills on January 29, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

How to Respond to Cyberbullying — Last month, we published a blog post titled How to Recognize Cyberbullying, where we defined cyberbullying as purposeful repeated, unwanted, aggressive behavior (both physical and verbal) that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. In this post, we will go one step further and discuss how you can respond to a cyberbully. Studies […]

How to Respond to Cyberbullying

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on January 10, 2018 by Shannon Whitney