Hawaiian Pizza and Existentialist Dread: Your First Move-In Day

Hey reader, hope you’ve had a nice, relaxing summer so far. So, let’s talk about move in day. Now I like to think my parents raised a truthful boy… so I’m not going to lie to you and tell you that it’s a smooth process. It’s AWKWARD. No like, REALLY AWKWARD. Move in...

Work before Pleasure…Usually

Leaving for college is not only a nerve racking experience, but an exciting experience to say the least. You get to move out of your house and live on your own. I was most excited about being able to make my own decisions about what I would do and when, without having...

College 2.0

After quite an eventful and relaxing summer, my sophomore year has finally started! Classes have come back into session and so many familiar and some not so familiar faces have crossed my path. I’ve gathered all my textbooks and organized my backpack with a...

Moving In…?

As a new Resident Assistant, I have now been on both ends of the spectrum: the nervous, anxious and shy freshman moving into a scary new dorm; and the cheerful and peppy RA helping first year students move into their dorms. As a freshman I had many anxieties...

A Magical Place Called College

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...