Dormitory

Almost every new-coming freshman face the choice of living at home or living on campus during the start of their college career. For most college students it is an easy compromise to move away from home, while for others it really makes no sense. The change from home life to dorm life generates a major step for some students. Living at home versus living on campus comes with many advantages and disadvantages. These include money, convenience, and time. Living at home can be both a positive and negative

A huge decision for the majority of college students is deciding whether to go away and live on campus, or to stay home. There are a lot of factors to consider when making this critical life decision. I believe many students get upset or worried at the thought of staying home and not attending a university.They feel as if they are missing out when this really isn’t the case at all. You can always visit friends on the weekends to get the on-campus experience such as tailgating, football games, and

High school Seniors are faced with a very important decision regarding their future. Where should a person attend college following graduation? Attending college is important in helping people receive a college degree that will help in educating them for a successful future. Deciding where to attend college can be a challenging choice. The University of Kansas (KU) and Washburn University (WU) are two colleges where one can obtain a degree. When deciding which college to attend, one must consider

It was an ordinary day of being a college student at summer's eve university. The wind gently blowing against the fresh green trees, pine cones falling softly towards the ground, and students desperately dishing out flyers so that others will come and join their club. For me these things are way too repetitive. I want something new to happen, such as having less homework given by my professor or maybe even having an accident occurring. Don’t get me wrong, I'm not the type of person who likes having

Living in a Dorm Room     While most freshman choose to live in a dorm room their first year of college, there can be some negative and positive outcomes when living with someone else. It can be hard to cope with the other person or it can be easy to cope with the other person you are sharing a room with. Sometimes on the other hand, it can easily become dramatically annoying, difficult, and disruptive to others in the room, like I think it did to me. Although I do believe living in a dorm can be

College is often called the best time of your lives but it is also the first time you are left alone with new experiences. Some of these experiences are good ones you will keep for life and others are one that teach you valuable lessons. These experiences often can either make or break people depending on their level of responsibility and accountability. For most college student’s college is the first time they are on their own away from their parents giving them a new-found sense of freedom.

Mornings are my least favorite part of the day, getting up from hours of sleep, is the hardest part. Now how I go about my typical mornings varies upon where I am at. On the weekends I love to go home to my family in South Sioux City, NE; and on the weekdays, of course, I wake up to the base colored walls and white ceiling that seems to fall on me in my dorm. Throughout my typical mornings I talk to myself, sometimes not realizing that what I think is being said in my head, I turn out to be blabbering

Commuting to school can sometimes be a good thing or a bad thing. Some days, you will love it and other days you will hate it. Personally, I have mix feelings about commuting. Some days, I do want to live on campus because I believe it will make my life easier. I'm not entirely fond of traveling back and forth from home to school all the time. It is tiring and annoying. I live in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, which is 45 minutes away from Temple University. I wake up every morning to catch the

Social Starving Picture waking up one day just as you would any other day, except everything is changed. Everything that you own, from the significant to the forgotten, will be ruined by floodwaters. Quickly, you learn that natural disasters do not care whether or not you have valued possessions. Random acts of Mother Nature do not realize that you are already struggling with money and how you feel the world perceives you. Flooding and other circumstances beyond your human control, especially do

The three most frequent and major responsibilities for a successful Resident Advisor are availability, communication, and awareness. Availability, being there when your residents need it, is important because it presents you as someone that they can rely on and who will always be there when they need it. Communication, creating an environment where both myself and the residents are comfortable sharing questions and concerns, is important because the only way to assist a resident is to know what’s