One of the best things about college is that it brings together people from different areas. While some institutions are more diverse, either in geographic or ethnic representation, each school is a melting pot to some degree. Students learn about each other’s cultures’ traditions, dialects, and slang terms. And sometimes they’re critical or subtly xenophobic about…
There’s no doubt in my mind that study abroad is awesome. You get to live in a foreign country for six months, your coursework is likely to be electives, and you become close with other students from the same program. When I applied to college, it was crucial that my school had a study abroad focus. I…
Just one of the motions of a summer’s day.
Ithaca is known for its restaurants, including world-famous vegetarian restaurant Moosewood. The downtown area has lines out the door and two-hour-long waits for tapas, burgers, and pasta. One of these institutions is Viva Taqueria, right on the corner of the Commons. It’s one of the local favorites for sit-down dinners and takeout of burritos, enchiladas, and…
Today I’m featuring another A-Z Challenge guest blogger. Welcome Becca from Wright / Wrong! When I wake up in the morning, I take a shower, dry my hair, contemplate bothering with makeup, drink coffee, and go to school unwillingly. The one difference between me and about half of the public school students in the United States…
In college movies, drinking is always a huge, wild event–taking shot after shot, doing keg stands, playing beer pong–and sometimes that culture is prevalent. But sometimes it’s much more low-key: Saturday night in your dorm room with a handful of friends, quietly watching Arthur on Netflix and taking a sip whenever he does an outfit change. That’s…
My first week of college, I walked in on my new next-door neighbor in the shower. In my defense, the door wasn’t locked, there wasn’t a towel hanging over it, and somebody was in the other shower in our communal bathroom, so there was no way I could’ve known. But that doesn’t make it less awkward.…
I’m pretty sure I would be the world’s worst RA. Resident Assistants are students who live alongside other students in college dorms to enforce rules and plan floor events and answer questions about how many posters you’re allowed to have on the wall. My RA has to periodically do “outreach,” which basically means coming to your…
Quarter Life Crisis Prep time: 4 years of high school Cook time: at least two semesters of college Serves: 1 3 oz. realizing you don’t actually like the classes for your major that much 6 oz. researching other majors’ requirements 3 oz. wishing…
Drag out the duffel bag And stuff it until the zipper Pinches your new clothes For the harsh winters you aren’t used to. Slide in a few photos from high school, Tell yourself you’ll keep in touch. “We’ll talk every day!” But you won’t. Rehearse your speech: name, major, hometown Favorite ice cream,…
Victim to Charm 