It’s Halloween weekend this week and everyone is busy scrambling their costumes together from scratch. The parties are going to be lit, but if you don’t have any costume ideas here are some DIY last-minute easy costume fixes: 1. Salt and Pepper. Wear a black t-shirt and have a friend …
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What I’ve Learned So Far This Semester…
It is finally that time of year where the seasons are changing. It is the cozy sweater weather we all love. The time for pumpkin spice lattes. It is also the mid-way point of the semester. So, after some self evaluation, I realized a few things I have learned so …
Time Management Tips from a Procrastinator
Midterms week has arrived- and for most of us it’s not just a week. I personally have to endure my exams in parts, so I have a prolonged sensation of the wonders of studies. The worst part of studying, in my opinion, is time management. Hours go by at …
Don’t give up, Just move on
You already know the material so you study just a little bit before your exam. After all it’s pointless since you already learned most of it in high school. You aren’t worried in the slightest. Enter the exam. You nervously look over at the clock as you try and pace …
“But we’ve only been here for…” — Building Healthy Routines
Here we are, rounding out the fifth week of classes. Every week feels like a month and a minute–dragging by until you blink and it’s midnight Sunday. Going from shuffling around the same building eight hours a day to two or three classes spread across five different campuses can mess …
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An Egg-Cellent Idea For Colder Months
It’s a brisk morning and you can’t seem to muster the strength to lift off the warm covers. The strength you require to pull yourself out of bed is missing. Somehow you manage, but the lulling pull of your bed still hasn’t released its hold on you. You are drawn …
How I Made my Freshman Year Great by Getting Involved-and how you can too
In what seems like the blink of eye, I’m returning to Rutgers this year as sophomore. Seeing all the freshmen moving in and getting settled is an interesting thing to watch as I was in their position a mere year ago. This year I’m older, wiser, albeit less excitable, and …
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Avoiding the RU Screw
You awake at 5:30 am. Your eyes flutter open with ease, regardless of the fact that you only received two hours of sleep. You decide that you still have enough time so you nod off. The sun peers in, startling you. It’s ominously silent. You glance at the clock, …
How to Survive College Without Gaining or Losing the Freshman 15
Being in college for the past few weeks has shown me that college is not all about gaining the freshman 15, but also about losing it. Most people I know are too lazy to keep going to the dining hall for real food, so they live off of Easy-Mac in …
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Movin’ and Groovin’– How to Move-In More and Stress Less
Move in day is one of the most educational days of your college career. You hone crucial spatial intelligence by tetris-ing the furniture into a reasonable layout, snaking cords around your room so all your electronics can plug into your surge protector, not to mention finding a nook for every …
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