Rutgers–New Brunswick Student Blog

I cannot believe that a month of school has passed, it feels like it was just yesterday when I sat down in my first college lecture looking all bright eyed and confused. It's extremely hard to understand that I survived four weeks of school, especially after all the confusion of …

Rutgers University is considerably quiet regarding the awards and honors of its professors and researchers, despite the surmountable octaves recipients reach in both prestige and quantity.             It is well known that Rutgers is a research university, but further inquiry on students may be answered with vague statements or “Ummm”s. …

So this Friday, we decided to try the Kati Roll place on Easton Ave (right next to Mamoun's Falafels). My friend and I were in desperate need for some comfort food and after looking up Kati Roll on yelp, we weren't expecting very much. The reviews talked about the poor …

          In September, it seems that students always do their homework, study for tests, get involved in extracurricular activities, and still find time to hang out with their friends . Albeit most of these students crash and burn later in the year, they end up having an …

As I sit here in the basement of Katzenbach Hall, at a time of the night I would rather not admit to (but the time stamp will probably sell me out, anyway), I began to feel quite introspective over my past month here at Rutgers University. Overall, I would have …

The semester is already flying by.  Through the hustle and bustle of exams, here are a few tips to keep us all sane as we try to rush to our destinations. 1. Don't take up seats for your belongings.  Unless the bus is basically empty, be considerate and don't take …

If you’re anything like me you tend to stare at people while riding that REX-B in the morning, not because we’re creeps, but because it’s simply human nature to make eye-contact with people who sit around you. But one thing I’ve noticed is that every bus ride is an adventure, …

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 …

Food is such a major part of my life. It can make me happy when I'm feeling down and it can make me feel like complete cow poop when I'm in a good mood. So when I first came to Rutgers, I was apprehensive about dining hall food. And don't …

As an new transfer student, I knew how college worked coming in. I knew that you should never procrastinate but inevitably will. I knew that you should get involved, check your email, go to the gym. I knew these things from my one year in college already. So why was …

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 …

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, …

September is marked with an unique optimism from students—sweet dreams of 4.0 GPAs and stress-free commutes. There are high hopes for classes, weekends, and ourselves. We make promises to eat better, go to office hours, or finally join that sport. But by the second essay, high hopes plummet and we …

From the haziness of frat parties to the craziness of classes, freshman year can be incredibly exhausting-mentally, physically, and emtionally. College is a difficult adjustment, so here are five ways to survive (and maybe even thrive) during your freshman year (or any other year). 1. Breathe.  College is crazy enough …

I moved in a little over 1 week ago. Now 1 week in retrospect to a whole summer may not seem like a long period of time, but I assure you that your first week in college will be an eye-opening experience. It's not necessarily one particular thing; the dorm …

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 …

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 …