Melting Away: Avoid the dreaded Summer Melt!

On Thursday, June 19th, 2014 we had a Google+ Hangout  on ways to avoid the dreaded phenomenon of summer melt!  Although school is out and you are heading to college in the fall, the work isn’t over! As a first-generation student going off to college, there are still...

A Simple Inequality: Procrastination < Discipline

Procrastination. It’s a word that we students are all too familiar with. We find every excuse not to do an assignment, study for a test, or any other task. Don’t get me wrong, I know that there are those times when we just have a lot on our plate; when the to-do list...

Time to Reflect

The wonderful thing about Winter Break is that you get to catch up with friends, eat home cooked meals, and sleep in without feeling guilty. It’s bliss really. Along with all this free time comes those moments when you just stare at your bedroom ceiling and simply...

Top 10

Freshman Year is finally over, it’s time to celebrate all summer long! Before I get to relax all summer, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on all the great things that have happened in my first year. Although there were some really hard times socially financially...