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Off to College: Dorm Room Decorating on a Budget

By Shelly Towns Fab, not drab, for your college dorm room. Louis XIV had the Palace of Versailles and you have your dorm room. Though it might not be a

Campus Cars

Off to College: Vehicle Prep

Get your ride ready to hit the road You’ve been shopping for dorm items and academic supplies for the fall semester…that’s a good thing. Hopefully, you found many bargains and

Personal Advice

5 Tips for Fire Safety in Your College Dorm

By Chris Curry Whether you have a craving for a midnight snack to stay alert for finals or whether you just want to get away from the tasteless choices of

Book Reviews

Book Review: The Dorm Room Diet

Include me with those skeptics who usually dismiss most diet claims as faddish or too good to be true. Personally, I haven’t had to resort to dieting to lose weight,

Campus News

First Year Seminars Aid Freshmen Students

Student retention programs are on the rise. Colleges and universities are doing what they can to retain their students, especially first year students who oftentimes drop out of school before

Personal Advice

5 Tips for Saving on College Textbooks

By Howard Brady More than eating dinner at the dorm cafeteria, more than trying to hoof it 5 miles across campus in the 10 minutes between classes, and more than

Book Reviews

Book Review: Emptying The Nest

Preparing Young Adults To Succeed The world is a different place today, much different than just a few years ago when young adults left college with a job in hand

Personal Advice

How Debt Consolidation Loans Can Help Students Pay Off Debt

By Ryan Smith The most exciting part of growing up is becoming financially independent. But there are many students who can’t manage their finances well. If you fail to get

Collegiate Sports NCAA Football

UConn to the BCS & Other Mysteries

Title Town For Someone The UConn Huskies playing in a BCS game seems almost farfetched, but when you consider how close they played in each of their losses last season,

Personal Advice

How to Make Money at College Sitting at Your Computer

By Ryan Child Nearly every college student wants to become rich while there’re still at university. The main problem these students believe they have is a lack of time. How

Personal Advice

Space-Saving Ideas for Student Accommodation

By Helen Pearson Going from the constant supervision of Mom and Dad into the unchartered territory of college can be an exciting adventure. Students headed away for the first time,

Personal Advice

Bad Habits That Can Make College Students Fat & Broke

By Gary Kohler Some college students are blessed with a metabolism that allows them to eat and drink anything they want at any time. Others are able to drink a