Rethinking the Rejection Letter
After having my life completely structured for 18 years, it’s up to me now.
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7 Celebrities You Might Run Into On Campus
Which celebrities are currently college bound? We’ve got the campus round up.
Confronting Class Across The Fast Food Counter
It’s always awkward when kids I know come in as customers. The underlying context is clear: Instead of being out having a good time on a Saturday night, I’m at work, serving them.
How Fashion Helped This Cal Poly Student Embrace Her Ethnicity
“[I] seized the opportunity of an open call to be a part of the Indian Student Association fashion show on campus as a model… Despite my different racial identity, this made me feel accepted as a minority for the first time at Cal Poly.”
College Students With Kids Look To Congress To Save Vital Program
The fate of a program intended to help young parents stay in college is at stake as two visions of America’s educational future clash.
Paying For College Without Breaking The Bank
Education has always been important to me. But so is financial responsibility. With the proposed cuts to college financial aid, those two goals are harder to reach.
Safe Spaces Don’t Coddle Students, They Build Up Their Confidence
Despite the benefits of having safe spaces on campus, debates on whether or not they serve a good purpose is still out there. There’s this idea that safe spaces coddle college students rather than prepare them for the real world. But that is NOT how I see it.
When Staying Might be Aiding Your Own Oppression
First, I wanted to hug this girl and tell her, “Same!”The pressure to adapt is real. But I also wanted to give her a strong side-eye. Like, what are you doing??
My Brother Converted To Christianity, And Now I’m Worried I’ve Lost Him
Atheism is all we’d ever known. But the first friends Cole made on campus belonged to a Southern Baptist church group. Not long after, he converted.