When thinking about summer, young people usually daydream about long days at the beach, cold drinks by the pool, or driving with the windows down. For University students, summer is all about relaxing, getting away from their schoolwork, and spending time with family and friends.
Many students have had classes that were a struggle to get through or even pass with a ‘C’. Prior to the consideration of dropping a class, there are a number of things that can be done in order to turn things around.
It is not uncommon for a person to feel self-conscious about his or her body, especially in today’s society. There is constant pressure for people to fit the mold of what a “perfect” woman or man is supposed to look like, and it can be extremely easy to feel inadequate when compared to those deemed as “skinny” or “fit.” Because of our culture’s current obsession with beach ready bodies and tiny waists, a majority of people don’t feel comfortable in their own skin. Confidence is a really important aspect of an individual’s persona, but unfortunately it appears to be pretty hard to come by in recent times.
Apartment searching as an upperclassman or a student who has just graduated can be very intimidating if you haven’t done so before. If you intend to live off campus your junior and senior year, when should you start looking around the area? Who should you contact? What are your biggest deal breakers in your home away from home?
Caution: this article will contain detailed descriptions of delicious chocolate-y goodness. Mouth watering may occur.
Numerous unplanned occurrences can find themselves wedged between the everyday obligations of a police officer at the University; A suspicious persons report, card access failure, and a fender bender in the parking lot happened last Thursday evening when Patrolman John Noonan was on duty.
My pop-pop always used to say, “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” My first job as a 13-year-old was doing yard maintenance with him. Long days in the hot sun and your shirt covered in sweat really builds a work ethic and at 13-years-old, that ten dollar paycheck at the end of the week made me feel rich.
With today’s advances in technology, it seems as though everyone owns their own computer or smartphone. With increasing rapidity, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and a handful of other social networking sites and applications have quickly become the main source of communication between human beings.