College Jolt

Celebrate New Year’s Eve with a Bang

After many grueling years I’ve finally decided which holiday is my favorite. I flip flopped between St. Patrick’s Day and New Year’s Eve for quite some time before ultimately concluding that New Year’s Eve was by far, hands-down, the best. I think this may be because I consider myself a night person which makes the [...]

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Ho! Ho! Ho! The College Way to Celebrate Christmas

I want you to remember what it was like to be a little kid. I want you to remember what it was like to be a little kid around Christmas time. Are you smiling? Yeah, that’s what I thought. But what happened? I mean, I’m not hatin’ on good ol’ Christmas—it’s still awesome—but really where’d [...]

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Avoid the Double Standard, Ladies! Become a Closet Slut

Remember high school? Now remember Tiffany? You know- The one everyone talked about? She slept with Tony, Tom, Timmy, and Todd. Not to mention Taylor. Oh, and there was that one time she experimented with Tanya. Can’t forget about that. Now remember Chris? That star athlete, straight A student? The one who slept with Christine, [...]

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‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving and Time to Get Drunk

We all know that one of the major components of any holiday is drinking. Some more than others. Some less than others. But it’s always there— whether you’re mixing up a special <insert holiday name here> concoction or just sippin’ on a good ol’ brewski. The question is… What is the biggest drinking holiday? Halloween? [...]

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Passive Aggressive Notes: Not Your Ordinary Post-it

Maybe you’ve had the experience with a terrible neighbor, co-worker, or friend. Maybe you haven’t, but either way we can all find humor and entertainment on the website passiveaggressivenotes.com. Allowing people to send in their own notes, Passive Aggressive Notes Boasts an array of “painfully polite and hilariously hostile writings” While some are more aggressive and [...]

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Movie Must Sees! Reasons to Hit the Theatres Over Winter Break

The thought of finals week makes me cringe. Really, really unhappily cringe. I mean, do we need an entire week of torture? If you’re anything like me you’re plagued with the I-always-have-a- final-on-the-last-possible-day-after -everyone-is-gone curse. AWESOME! But let’s not be too pessimistic. We do have winter break to look forward to. A few weeks of [...]

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Wanna Go to College? Tips for Getting the Perfect Recommendation Letter

Senior year, I hated, no, loathed the whole college application process. I was busy trying to be the next Ferris Bueller while my parents were busy being on my back about applications, essays, interviews, SAT scores, reach schools, safety schools, blah, blah, blah. Needless to say, I was NOT happy. And to make matters worse [...]

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Relive Your Childhood! The Best of 90’s Nickelodeon

Oh, the 90’s. Wasn’t it such a great decade? We got to bask in the pleasures of being a little kid. We had not a care in the world. We found happiness in such small things—like mom letting you have that extra cookie, getting that awesome new Barbie/Hot Wheels, or getting to stay up an [...]

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Thanksgiving Dinner, Dorm-style

Oh Thankgiving! My stomach grumbles at the thought of you. You come at such a perfect time. I’ve been longing, downright pining for a home-cooked meal. Don’t get me wrong… Crack, aka Chipotle,is great. But boy do I miss Mom’s cooking. And what better way to showcase her scrumptious skills than with a feast of [...]

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Let’s Play Dress Up: Top 5 College Party Themes

As we all know… one of the major components of college is PARTIES. We love to party. We work so hard Sunday through Thursday, so that we can go wild once the weekend hits. While most of the time, we’re okay with a house or frat party in which we are free to get drunk, wasted, [...]

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