by Kristina Grappo, guest blogger, TCK, and recent grad. Congratulations! You survived your freshman year roommate, and you have graduated onto sophomore status… This means parties in the quad, later class times in the morning, and looking at those incoming freshmen carrying 50 pounds worth of books in their backpacks thinking, “Aren’t they so cute [...]
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by Kristina Grappo, guest blogger, TCK, and recent grad. It’s freshman move-in day. You’re the first person to your room. You’re finally able to get rid of your parents. Bed Bath and Beyond trip? Check. Last minute trip to the grocery store to stock up on granola bars, Easy Mac, and Ramen? Check! Congratulations, you [...]
Full Story »5 Sites That Will Help College Students Study
By Alexis Bonari, guest blogger. Now that the final exam season is slowly approaching, it’s time for students to take a break from their busy social life and focus on their studies.
Full Story »Tyler Clementi: College Bullying and Suicide
Did you know that suicide is the second leading cause of death for college students? The reason usually stated is untreated depression, but I do believe that some of that depression comes from bullying. Case in point? Tyler Clementi, an 18-year-old freshman at Rutgers University.
Full Story »Depression is not uncommon among college students
We are told that “college will be the best years of your life!”. Well, hopefully not, I certainly hope that after college your life will be awesome, too. But college brings stress, as well
Full Story »5 Practical Tips to Enhance Your College Life
College is a milestone in every student’s life, one that some cross very easily while others struggle to get through. Success or failure depends on your circumstances, the degree of difficulty of the degree you’ve chosen, your financial constraints, your determination to succeed and your ability to resist temptation and while away the time you’re supposed to spend studying.
Full Story »Tam’s Tips for College Adventures Success: PART TWO
More of Tam’s Tips for College success!
Full Story »Tam’s Tips for the New College Student
Okay. Now you are actually in college and at college. You have moved in. Met the roommate. Gone to a couple of parties and met some other students. Awesome, dude. But there is another side to college…it is called learning.
Full Story »What the Health Care Bill did for Education
Tucked into the Health Care Reform Bill is a massive higher education change: the government is now the only loan administrator of student loans, saving the government 61 billion dollars in subsidies to private banks. It also saves the Pell Grant award from being almost cut in half, and part of the savings will go to deficit reduction.
Full Story »Binge Drinking: Alcohol Poisoning
Did you know that drinking alcohol suppresses the gag reflex (which prevents you from choking) and breathing? Did you know that your alcohol content can continue to rise even after you have passed out?
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