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All night cram sessions used to mean a bunch of empty coffee cups, but these days, college students have found a new way to make it through midterm week: prescription drugs.

You may be thinking of ripping your hair out at the thought of another year of lectures. Luckily, plenty of people are in the same boat as you. We are the “super seniors,” and we will graduate on our own time.

The Internet’s newest pastime falls somewhere between strange live performance art, unfiltered exhibition and video chat slot machine.

When I saw a bevy of girls trekking through rain, parading from house to house in high heels and wet cashmere sweaters, I realized just how brutal rush week for a college sorority can be. How brutal you ask?

Forty-seven years after the Equal Pay Act was signed, women are still being paid less than men. Currently, an average woman makes 78 cents for every dollar a man makes over a year, according to a report by Jessica Arons called The Career Wage Gap.

We all know that between a dozen long-stem red roses and a Godiva heart-shaped box of chocolates that Valentine’s Day can be expensive, but when you factor in books, rent and meal plans, the budget for romance gets even smaller.

When it comes to budgeting your study abroad experience, costs can rack up and most likely, your program won’t include the little things.

When describing Facebook’s favorite games, the word “time-wasting” comes to mind, but “addictive” may seem a little too extreme. Still, we all know someone who spends a little too much time on the farm.

Some call it the “campus rape crisis.” However, the schools won’t. Despite staggering campus rape statistics, campus crime reports fail to reflect the scope of the problem, according to a report by the Center for Public Integrity.

A festival close to you can bring in your favorite acts for less money than a national festival, not to mention you can support a good cause.