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Navigating your college campus isn’t always simple, especially since there’s so much more to the college experience than academics. We’ve created this section to help you find answers to anything that comes up about student life, from learning the symptoms of mononucleosis to deciding whether you should get a pet. These posts cover common questions about student health and wellness, weekend culture and recreation, cheap ways to celebrate all the big holidays, love and interpersonal relationships, and housing.

Everything You Need to Know about Crohn's Disease — Approximately 700,000 people in the United States, both men and women, are affected by Crohn’s disease. It’s an inflammatory bowel disease (not to be confused with irritable bowel syndrome) that can cause severe abdominal pain, gastrointestinal distress, malnutrition, and weight loss. While treatment can manage Crohn’s disease, there is no […]

Everything You Need to Know about Crohn’s Disease

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on January 7, 2019 by Megan Clendenon

Can a Morning Routine Boost Grades? — Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Dave Monaco. Dave has worked in education for 24 years and counting. He is the Head of School at Parish Episcopal School and helps Parish live out their mission to guide young people to become creative learners and bold leaders. With his philosophy […]

Can a Morning Routine Boost Grades?

This entry was posted in Lifestyle on December 21, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

Holiday Movies to Watch while You’re on Winter Break — ‘Tis the season to be jolly, or so they say. Winter break does bring about plenty of things to be thankful for: time with your family, time away from school or campus, a break from homework, holidays, cookies, presents, and, best of all, holiday movies. Now I’m a sucker for some of […]

Holiday Movies to Watch while You’re on Winter Break

This entry was posted in Recreation on December 17, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

How to Have a Productive Winter Break — It’s almost here! Two full weeks when you don’t have to worry about studying for exams or getting up early for class. It’s tempting to forget all of your responsibilities and just give in to the spirit of the season, but there’s more to winter break than eating pie and […]

Nine Ways to Have a Productive Winter Break

This entry was posted in Lifestyle on December 10, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

Five Ways to Make Friends as an Adult — When you’re a child, it’s easy to make friends. There’s the proximity thing—the people you go to preschool and elementary school with are going to become your friends—but there’s the added bonus that your parents do most of the work for you, arranging playdates and bringing you wherever they’ve decided […]

Five Ways to Make Friends as an Adult

This entry was posted in Love and Relationships on November 28, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

The Best Halloween Movies to Watch with a Group — As much as I love every major holiday in its own way, each has its own identity: Thanksgiving and Christmas are focused on family, Valentine’s Day emphasizes romance, and New Year’s offers a fresh start. Halloween is one of the few holidays that puts an emphasis on fun (and fear!). […]

The Best Halloween Movies to Watch with a Group

This entry was posted in Recreation on October 31, 2018 by Hannah Holley

How to Maintain a Successful Relationship in College — Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Abigail Golder; learn more about her work here. We would like to thank her for her submission and credit her as the author of this blog post.Maintaining a healthy love life in college can be challenging, but with a bit of dedication, […]

How to Maintain a Successful Relationship in College

This entry was posted in Love and Relationships on October 19, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

Six Ways to Cope if You’re Feeling Overwhelmed in College — The changes that come with the transition to college life, especially during freshman year, affect everyone differently. Whether you’re taking 12 credit hours or 18, working 20 hours per week or not at all, you might end up feeling overwhelmed. You’re surrounded by unfamiliar faces, new places, and may be […]

Six Ways to Cope if You’re Feeling Overwhelmed in College

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on October 17, 2018 by Hannah Holley

Everything You Need to Know about Voting in the Upcoming Election — This year, Election Day falls on Tuesday, November 6. Though the next presidential election won’t happen until 2020, this year’s election is a midterm election, making it quite important. In fact, this year, every single seat in the House of Representatives (and there are 435) is up for grabs, as […]

Everything You Need to Know about Voting in the Upcoming Election

This entry was posted in Lifestyle on October 3, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

Reasons I miss being in college — I’ve hit my late-20s, when I’m far enough removed from my time as an undergraduate student that I look back on it like a past life. I remember some of the things I did back then, like watching movies in the dorm common room and napping without setting an alarm, […]

14 Reasons Why I Miss Being in College

This entry was posted in Lifestyle on October 1, 2018 by Hannah Holley

10 Well-Known Athletes Who Earned College Degrees — Most athletes play on a college team before going pro, but they don’t all finish their degrees. With the biggest names making tens of millions of dollars per year at the height of their careers, a college degree may not seem necessary. But what about after their playing career has […]

10 Well-Known Athletes Who Earned College Degrees

This entry was posted in Recreation on August 29, 2018 by Hannah Holley

10 Simple Ways to Make Friends in College — College can be a major adjustment. Not only have you left the familiarity of high school, but you are in a new place, studying at a higher level, and have more independence than ever. You’ll likely be living on your own for the first time. Although you may keep in […]

10 Simple Ways to Make Friends in College

This entry was posted in Love and Relationships on August 15, 2018 by Hannah Holley

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