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Get Involved on Campus!

By Ashley Hines | August 30, 2018

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What to Expect After Move-In Day

By Ashley Hines | August 29, 2018

Moving away from home is a high school graduate’s dream. However, sometimes it's not all cracked up to be.Freshman year of college can be the hardest, because people are moving from their childhood home right to living on their own. For some, this is...

An Open Letter to Incoming Freshmen

By Maddie Barrett | August 27, 2018

Dear incoming freshmen,This is your time. You can finally achieve the goals you’ve always wanted, step outside of your comfort zone and meet new people. You’re going to have so much fun, believe me.College isn’t all fun and games, though. It takes...

Stitch Fix…Not A Quick Fix

By Rachel Sanchez | February 21, 2018

There’s no time to waste when your date is at 7 p.m. and you have nothing to wear. Then you remember, you have an unopened box: a monthly subscription to Stitch Fix.Stitch Fix is a personal shopping service that sends personal-styled outfits to your...

Five times Winnie the Pooh was right about college

By Tatianna Salisbury | January 18, 2018

Oh, honey. When sleep is more important than (everything)via GIPHYWhen you splurge on yourself and get the unlimited dining plan. via GIPHYWhen your new professor spends the entire first class period making passive aggressive remarks about their recent...

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Study Scores

By Victoria Lambton | October 30, 2017

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5 Things to Consider Before Getting a Tattoo in College

By Ginger Simons | October 7, 2017

Recently, I decided to make the biggest life commitment a woman my age can make. No, not marriage... getting a tattoo. Like myself, many people get their first tattoos in college and it seems like nowadays, more and more people are taking the plunge and...