Settled in!

by Leah Jean-Louis, Swarthmore College, '14

To the incoming freshmen. I hope you are getting settled in your dorms and with your class schedules. Luckily, I did before Hurricane Irene blew through my campus. I know you’re excited to be in college. When I was in high school, the night before school started...

Phantom Limb

by Seanna Leath

Imagine sitting at the kitchen table every night, head bent over bills, trying to make pennies stretch into places where dollar bills are necessary… …Working fifty hours a week behind a desk, then returning to work five more hours each night,...

Burst the Bubble

by Leah Jean-Louis, Swarthmore College, '14

Leave that nest. Yes, I’m saying get out of your comfort zone and go to a new place. College is really about starting fresh, experiencing something new, adapting, growing, and let’s not forget about the academics. I think you should consider a college in a new setting...

My Sparty Roomie

by Jeremy Harris, Mizzou-University of Missouri, '15

I’m here and I’m free!  At Mizzou, determined to be the best me I can be!! Hey CSO family.  I’m checking in on the blog to let you know how it’s going with your boy: Jeremy, a rising Sophomore, at University of Missouri.  See?  I’m...