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I was talking with a friend who is now in Law School, and she told me there were no professors from college who remembered her well enough to write her letters of recommendation. This was causing her more than a few difficulties with internship applications. Some people can go to college for four whole years without connecting with a professor, and only realize how important those relationships are after they graduate. Others, like me, send annual Christmas emails to our favorite professors and consider them dear friends and mentors long after we’ve tossed our tasseled caps. But for less extroverted students, here are five things you can do to start good relationships with your professors

College is a really great place to meet expand your horizons, wear pajama pants for every occasion, and experience living away from your hometown. But for some students, college is just about learning, earning a piece of paper, and passing tests – and a lot of these students are attending classes online, and feeling like they’re missing a piece of the college experience.

Are we students nothing more than a commodity, a wad of cash in the pocket of our colleges and universities who tempt us with promises of prestige and then toss most of us aside in order to foster younger, fresher meat? It’s hard not to see myself this way: as someone who was duped into doing what I love (writing) and having to make incredible sacrifices for a paltry salary. I’m not bitter about it…yet. Then again, I still believe there is hope for me, for my work, and for my inability to not share my passions with others.

Although there are a handful of options when it comes to paying for college, the two most common picks are always student loans and financial aid. Unless you come from a wealthy family, affording an education does not come easy. Even if a student manages to land some grants and scholarships, that money still won’t cover all of the expenses a student needs.

Tuition, units, books, miscellaneous materials, and the cost of living in a dorm can really make students struggle. No wonder there are so many options for paying for school. So, what really is the best way to pay for your college education? Although many people turn to student loans, I say it is much wiser to look into a combination of all other possibilities in order to avoid putting yourself in-debt.

You may have heard a few brief reasons why the universities have raised tuition and are planning another 34% increase this fall. But if you’re like me, the whole business of budget cuts and tuition increases is confusing. And the reasons behind the student protests happening today at UC campuses are even more confusing – because it isn’t just that students are angry at having to pay more money. There is a lot more to it than that. Let me break it down for you as it was broken down for me.

The musty smell of yellowing pages, delicate paper petals that crinkle at the touch, the hazy impression of an illustration seen through a translucent tissue guard – if these things bring warm fuzzy feelings to your bibliophile heart, you might be eligible to enter The National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest for a grand prize of [...]

“Now you don’t have to wait around at the bus stop wondering whether the bus will come or not.”

Okay seriously, is my college degree not actually going to secure my place in the job market? For some of us, graduation of either high school or college is looming, and the path we take next feels like it’s going to make or break who we are and life we’re going to live. With the economic depression and the severe drought of living-wage jobs (heck, of even non-living wage jobs), I’m beginning to feel a bit freaked out about how much money I just spent on my education.

Yes, a gun in the college classroom. Do you think “Oh. My. God” and inch away from the firearm? Or do you resume your notetaking without any concern?

Following in USC’s footsteps of recruiting young athletes, this week DePaul offered an 8th grader a basketball scholarship. That’s right…middle school! Is that crossing the line?