Lifestyle

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.

Trouble Sleeping in College — The average young adult needs between seven and nine hours of sleep each night, but between homework, working a job, playing a sport, doing fun things with friends, and whatever else you might have on your schedule, you may end up getting way less each night. And, if you’re stressed […]

Put Your Insomnia to Rest: Sleeping Well in Times of Stress

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on November 28, 2016 by Megan Clendenon

Thanksgiving alternatives for students who are spending Thanksgiving away from home — Spending the holidays away from home is hard. Affording a flight across the country while living on a student income is even harder, though. Plus, those plane ticket prices skyrocket during the holidays. What that often means is that many college kids don’t make it home for Thanksgiving. If you’re […]

Six Ways to Spend Thanksgiving for Students Unable to Head Home

This entry was posted in Recreation on November 22, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

Winter Date Ideas for College Students: Beat those Winter Blues — Sometimes it seems like it’s easier to come up with unique date ideas when the weather is warm and sunny than when it is dark and cold. There’s also the fact that when it’s dark and cold, it’s hard enough to stay motivated enough to go to class, let alone […]

Winter Date Ideas for College Students: Beat those Winter Blues

This entry was posted in Love and Relationships on November 18, 2016 by Megan Clendenon

The Relationship between Depression and Suicide in the Military — A study completed in 2012 found that 12.0% of currently deployed, 13.1% of previously deployed, and 5.7% of never deployed members of the military suffer from major depression. Female soldiers, as well as those who are unmarried, enlisted, younger than 25 years old, and those who haven’t completed college are […]

The Relationship between Depression, Suicide, and the Military

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on November 2, 2016 by Megan Clendenon

How to Deal with Uncertainty in a New Relationship — So, you’ve been seeing someone new. You’ve passed the honeymoon stage and you’re onto the … Well, you’re not really sure what’s going on. They’ve stopped meeting you in between classes and the “Good morning” texts are infrequent. Naturally, you’re concerned that things are heading south. How can you deal […]

How to Deal With Uncertainty in a New Relationship

This entry was posted in Love and Relationships on October 28, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

How to Celebrate Halloween in College — Halloween comes at a perfect time each year. Classes are about halfway through, so you’re definitely ready for a break, but it’s still too far off from finals to be feeling completely stressed. Especially perfect is when Halloween falls on a weekend and you don’t have to worry about getting […]

Simple Halloween Hacks to Fit Every Budget

This entry was posted in Recreation on October 26, 2016 by Megan Clendenon

15 Ways to Avoid Gaining the Freshman 15 — Incoming freshmen fear those 15 pounds that they will supposedly gain on campus, but the idea of the Freshman 15 is a proven myth. It isn’t a statistic; it’s made up for alliteration, so wipe the sweat from your brow, folks. Many students do gain weight when they head to […]

15 Ways to Avoid Gaining the Freshman 15

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on October 19, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

How to Keep Stuff Safe on Campus — When you move to campus, you bring very few things with you. So, the stuff that you do end up bringing is valuable in both price and sentimental value. Having those things stolen from you can cost a pretty penny and peace of mind. Don’t let anything put a damper […]

Do This, Not That: Keeping Your Stuff Safe On Campus

This entry was posted in Housing on October 9, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

How to Spot the Signs of a Toxic Relationship — “Love is a many splendored thing. Love lifts us up where we belong. All you need is love,” said Christian in the film Moulin Rouge. But in reality, there are tons of other things you need before love. Those include honesty, respect, friendship, and a sense of safety. Unfortunately, many […]

How to Spot the Signs of a Toxic Relationship

This entry was posted in Love and Relationships on October 7, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

Surviving Homesickness as a Freshman in College — Everyone knows what homesickness feels like. You’re mopey; you miss your friends; you’d be happy to see anyone from your hometown or neighborhood (even that obnoxious kid who lives down the road) just for the familiarity; you really want to see your mom. It’s not a particularly good feeling, but […]

Surviving Homesickness as a Freshman in College

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on September 30, 2016 by Megan Clendenon

How to Save Money at College — Affording college has been and always will be one of the biggest concerns for students. Budgeting in college encompasses much more than just finding financial aid; it includes daily expenses, like wing night and on-campus concerts. Students want and deserve the ability to spend their money on things that help […]

30 Ways to Save Money and Still Have Fun at College

This entry was posted in Recreation on September 28, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

Yoga for Detoxing from a Long Weekend — Class, work, sleep, eat, repeat. That’s an average student’s schedule from Monday to Friday, and it’s easy to feel trapped by its tedium. If you rebel against the monotony, you might watch late-night movies, dance until the sun rises, and eat 25-cent chicken wings. But that just makes you more […]

Yoga for Detoxing from the Weekend

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on September 25, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

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