A Magical Place Called College

by Sophia Horn

Independence, responsibility, freedom. That’s right, college is more than I imagined it to be and I cannot get my mind around the experiences I have already been through. It is a fresh start and I have never been so excited. On the drive up to Chico State, I...

Empty Rooms and Carton Boxes

by Irvin Gomez, Dartmouth College , '13

The melodies of The Killers play in the living room as I stand in the middle of my bedroom. Scattered around me lay five cardboard boxes, each hopefully holding everything I will need during my first year of college. The excitement of going to college was suddenly met...

Truth Be Told: Welcome Week

by Darius Journigan

Wow, what can I say about going to college in New York? It’s amazing! Such a wonderful experience and I’ve gotten to know some really amazing people! During welcome week I was bombarded on facebook and around campus about “welcome week...

New Kid on SCampus

by Jordan Lillegard, University of Southern California

To explain the title, at USC they put and “SC” in front of everything they possibly can, such as SCatalogue and SCampus. I think it’s a little funny, but so far, my college experience has been great! I moved into my dorm here at USC on Wednesday,...

Which way is "that way"?

by Jenny Luong, Amherst College, '14

Okay, so I’ve already gotten to the college. All in one piece. It’s been a good week of orientation. I met a lot of people. Half of which I won’t remember their names, but I’ll walk past them and still wave. And then whisper to a friend,...

A Jubilant Beginning!!!

by Angelica Robinson, Dillard University , '12

Hi, everyone. I hope everyone had a great summer and a terrific beginning of the semester. I am predicting that this semester has monumental potential. So far, I am enjoying each of my classes, which is amazing because my freshman year at Dillard University was a...