Archive for the ‘Student Life’ Category

June 30, 2010 | VReitano

How to Use Social Networking to Get Hired

Social Networking as a job search tool? It seems like such an easy concept, but many people are not sure how to properly harness the Web for this purpose.

June 29, 2010 | ama83

Laptops: Classroom Friend or Foe?

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?

June 21, 2010 | ama83

As we grew up, many of us were told to pick our careers according to what our heart’s desire. That doesn’t seem to be the message anymore.

June 20, 2010 | Todd G.

School’s Out! How to Spend Your Summer

One of the biggest plusses to being a student is having your summers off. Back when you were in elementary school, summertime might have meant vacations with your parents, camp or just hanging out. But now that you’re in college, the way you spend your summer could have a tremendous impact on your collegiate performance. [...]

June 20, 2010 | VReitano

How to Use Twitter to Support a Cause

Looking to support a cause through Twitter? There’s something called Twibbons that can help you do just that.

June 20, 2010 | Lauren Van Mullem

How You Can Use Podcasts to Learn a New Language

Learning another language isn’t easy, but whether it’s for your undergrad prerequisites, study abroad, or to prepare for a graduate program, you are going to have to do it.

June 20, 2010 | Alicia Ostarello

Tips to Working Out Safely with Music

Those little earbuds (or even those pesky large headphones!) can cause a lot of trouble for you while you get your Stairmaster on or while your feet are hitting the pavement around campus.

June 19, 2010 | Alicia Ostarello

Can Onions Really Keep You Healthy or Is it Just a Myth?

Recently, a friend told me about a homeopathic way to outfox a nasty cold or flu – by cutting the ends off of a red onion and leaving it on my desk. Figuring I had nothing to lose but a dollar on an onion, I gave it a try.

June 18, 2010 | Alicia Ostarello

Trust me. Flossing is Awesome.

Twice a year, we all end up in that strangely shaped chair, a masked and armed assistant poised over us and a spit-sucker draped precariously over our lower lip…

June 18, 2010 | Lauren Van Mullem

Romance Abroad: Dating in Different Cultures

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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