Recreation
Freshman year comes with a bit of culture shock. Instead of meeting at your hometown bowling alley, your friends may head to the bars. So, what do you do if you’re under 21? Law prohibits you from entering many trendy college hangout spots, so a fake ID may seem like […]
The Reality of Owning a Fake ID
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
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
Everybody loves the last day of school. The tension is palpable, focus is practically nonexistent, and everybody is finishing last-minute yearbook signings before that final bell rings to usher in summer break. Most people don’t want to think about doing anything remotely academic during the summer, but there is something […]
Beachy Reads: Your Perfect Summer Reading List
In the United States, Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance. It honors those who lost their lives while serving our country. States in both the north and south have claimed to be the holiday’s birthplace, but President Lyndon Johnson declared Waterloo, New York the originator […]
Eight Simple Ways to Celebrate Memorial Day Each Year
Cinco de Mayo literally translates to “five of May,” referring, of course, to May 5th. May 5th happens every year, but it wasn’t particularly important until 1862, when the Mexican army defeated the French at the Battle of Puebla. This happened during the Franco-Mexican War. Napoleon III, emperor of France, […]
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo at College: Ideas for Students
Earth Day has been celebrated every April 22nd since 1970. The holiday was born eight years after Rachel Carson released Silent Spring, a book about the detrimental effect that humans have on the natural environment. Particularly, the book examined the negative influence that pesticide use had on birds, bugs, and […]
Celebrating Earth Day and Saving the Environment
I'm cheap. Always have been. Among my most extravagant purchases in college were textbooks and two-ply toilet paper. Even then, I sought out the free stuff in campus bathrooms as much as possible. It was easy to respect my broke-college-student budget, especially when it came to entertainment. Tuition was so […]
15 Spring Activities for a Broke College Student Budget
Happy April Fools’ Day! If you have some tricks up your sleeve, we’re wishing you all the best. Otherwise, heed our warning: Take caution today. You just might be the target of a prank. Trust no one. It’s common knowledge that pranks are always funnier if you aren’t on the […]
April Fools’ Day Videos: Pranks That Made It into the Hall of Fame
Tomorrow is April Fools’ Day, which means no one can be trusted, not even the shy, nice guy who lives down the hall. Prepare some pranks, or you might be the victim of something epic. If you choose the former, we’ll help you get your shenanigan juices flowing. These (mostly) […]
15 Easy April Fools’ Day Pranks to Pull on Campus
St. Patrick's Day, for many Irish-Americans, is about celebrating the infectiously joyful and welcoming nature of their heritage. We remember family parties filled with music, the occasional brawl between cousins, and grandparents toasting to the health of everyone in the neighborhood. For college students who spend so much time away […]
How to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on a College Budget
Tired of trekking to class in the snow? Hate that the sun sets at 4:30 p.m.? Exhausted as you gear up for midterms? Hang in there because the end is in sight! Spring break is almost here. Once you’ve picked a destination, recruited your friends, and booked your hostel or AirBnB, it’s […]