“Well, looks like it’s ramen night—again.” Sound familiar? It’s the dilemma of every college student—we’re all broke, but we’ve still got to eat. Now, if…
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The crisp fall air circulates your room as you slowly wake up and pull the covers up to your chin. You turn over and read…
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Tips on How to Prepare for an Interview
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Typical College Stress Imagine that you are a college student. More specifically you are a college student in the Communication Studies major at West Chester University. …
Finding Balance: Classes, Work and a Social Life
It is important for students to find balance if they want to have a successful four years. Going to college can be a full-time job…
How Joining a Sorority Helped Me Into the Leader I am Today
Sorority Leadership is a Valuable Skill Learned in College Making the Jump to Join a Sorority “From the outside looking in, you can never understand…
5 Tips to Manage Money in College
“Christina, are you sure buying a car and getting a new apartment with your refund check is the best decision?” “Yes,” she replied, “I mean,…
Short Stories: Dealing with Roommates
Dealing with Roommates can be difficult! When dealing with roommates, it always seems as though you are choosing to be the good guy or the…
From the Philly Castle to the Dub C Castle
A transfer student undergoes much more stress than the average student just beginning college. From having to do one more awkward icebreaker orientation and having…
West Chester Students: Get Involved!
The Struggle I know what you’re thinking: “getting involved on campus sounds corny”. However, it’s one of the most important things you can do during…
Healthy College Meals
Healthy Ways to Transform College Students’ Favorite Foods It’s Monday morning. You’re sitting in your 11am class, starving, because you overslept and didn’t have time…
Sorority Life: Establishing a Chapter
The Thought I never really saw myself as a “sorority girl”, and to be honest, nor did anyone else. It was an identity I’ve always…
Four techniques for balancing time in college
When first starting college, I wondered how I would be able to balance my time as not only a student but an athlete too. Especially…
Welcome to the Life of a Commuter
It’s 10:45. The parking lot is full and there are no spots open. There are 5 cars all driving around the same lot, stalking another…
Stuck choosing a major? Choose Communication Studies.
What do you want to be when you grow up? This is a question I struggled with when first attending West Chester University. I had…
Smartphone or DSLR Photography?
Photography tools, which to use? In recent years smartphones have gained recognition as being pretty darn good devices to have on you at all times….
Slam Poetry: How I Discovered My Passion For Performing
I am standing in front of an audience that I am likely to never share a conversation with. Especially outside the nauseatingly pungent smells of…
5 Tips for Balancing Academics and Social Life for College Students
Coming in to college freshman year, I was an innocent little kid not knowing what college was going to be like. I always heard the…
Six Best Places to Study in West Chester
Looking for a place to study? Start here. It’s Tuesday. Three in the afternoon. The weather’s a little muggy and you’re sitting in your dorm…