There’s one thing every college student has to deal with: money. Whether earning it, spending it or losing it—it’s a constant struggle. For many students, […]
Month: May 2010
This is not a movie. College does not revolve around keggers and frat parties. The biggest concern is not what outfit to wear to the […]
College kids love to party. The average student has seen or tried it all. Drugs and alcohol are an escape. Some drink to forget their […]
It was a beautiful fall day, and my college buddies and I were out enjoying the nice weather by shopping in town. We stopped in […]
Just back from my shift at Moonlight Café, I open the door to our second-floor apartment. The smell of pot comes pushing down the stairs, […]
“Sam, quit fuckin’ around and take this delivery, will ya? It’s been on top of the oven for 10 minutes now!” George, my boss, yelled to […]
“He’s been cheating on you for six months,” Matt, my boyfriend’s best friend, says. I don’t even know how to react. My hands tremble. I’m […]
Beep! Beep! Beep! I look up and take my receipt and the crisp $20 bill. My bank account has now dwindled down to $63.47. I […]
3:30 a.m. I’m up drinking one of those cold Starbuck’s drinks with two shots of espresso in them that I bought at Hawk Station. I […]
“Does anyone have any questions?” “Yeah, how quickly can I drop this ball-buster of a class,” Leighann muttered in as she flipped through the seven-page […]
I’ve got deadlines and places to go, people to interview, you know, being a journalism undergraduate. Alex is a junior studying physics at SUNY New […]
“I understand the loathing, but what really bothers me about this novel is the word fear. It’s just so ambiguous.” “Oh, I completely agree. The […]
My cousin was driving me back to school from visiting her in New Jersey for the weekend. We were somewhere up the Thruway when she […]
“What classes are you going to today?” My roommate Elizabeth is daubing on her makeup, glancing at me in the mirror. I’m maneuvering myself through […]
Enter the girl I used to see. Ignoring the caution lights and wild oncoming traffic, I walk towards her with the confidence of James Dean’s […]
Beep, beep, beep. I awake in my bed, disoriented from a late Friday afternoon nap. I look at my cell phone. A text message from […]
“What do I call her?” Amanda asks. “I think she changed her name again” Emily whispers across the table in the college library. “She shouldn’t […]