Laptops – they are a quick means to take notes, look up information, and even play a game of solitaire or IM with buddies in the middle of a teacher’s lecture. Let’s face it, when students pop open their laptops in class, very few, if any, actually use their personal computers for homework’s sake. So, why are laptops allowed in the classroom then?
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Asking about dating on my travels to England, India and Japan revealed some fascinating differences in how guys and gals are getting together – or aren’t.
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It can be expensive, but if you can afford to go and have a strong interest in traveling, take the plunge! If you have to think it over for several semesters, by the time you make up your mind, it may be too late.
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With Jazzercise fading into the past (though I do anticipate its revival – if roller derby can make a come back, leotards can too) and the Support Our Troops ribbons continuing to make sales, aerobics instructors everywhere have combined strength and endurance training with the popularity of patriotism. The result? Fitness Boot Camp.
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Varsity athletes in college live and breathe their game. However, it’s starting to become more of a part-time job than just a friendly competition.
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Frenemies in real life may not be as vindictive and scheming as the ones we see on big and small screens, but they are certainly just as toxic. Research now suggests that this hybrid breed of acquaintance, half-friends, half-enemies, are bad for your health. Seriously.
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While the current research still leaves room to justify your choice to consume HFCS, I’ll take my chances spending more for less, instead of risking it with HFCS!
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Through the heat waving above the cracked surface of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, a city exists for one week every fall. In this city, nothing is bought or sold, only given or traded. And the one rule is to leave no trace behind. Burning Man is part arts festival, part social experiment. It’s a mass [...]
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Remember your old unicorn diary where you spilled your inner-most secrets from junior high school, high school and hey, even college? So do the participants of Mortified, a performance project that showcases every-day people reading from their often angst-ridden journals. Mortified has chapters in eight different cities across the US (and one in Sweden!), and [...]
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Maybe you’re packing up your dorm room and heading back to your sleepy home-town for the summer, or perhaps you’re planning to stay within your university radius during the elongated days of sunshine; either way, summer break is upon us, and if you’re not road-tripping, you’re probably looking for something delightful to do with your [...]
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