As a college student, I know how important it is to save money and stay on budget. One way I’ve been able to save money is by couponing for necessities like toothpaste, toilet paper and shampoo. If...
I threw up the day I had to leave campus and return home at the end of my freshmen year. I didn’t want to leave my college bubble and had actually avoided going home that entire year. I left freshman...
If you had an existential crisis surrounded by piles of papers during midterm season, chances are you weren’t the only one. In light of the many projects and tests, students were forced to confront...
By now, most of us have found ourselves in the lobby of our dorm, fully absorbed with our homework, when someone starts banging on the piano and disrupts our concentration. The problem isn’t the piano...
Family therapist Virginia Satir says “We need four hugs a day for survival, eight hugs a day for maintenance and 12 hugs a day for growth.” As a freshman on campus this year in the midst of a global...
We’re all guilty of scrolling mindlessly on TikTok at 2:00 a.m., and if you say you’re not, you’re lying.
We know it’s not good for us, we know we have class in the morning (some of you are...
As a college student, the ultimate struggle that most of us face is budgeting. When to spend money, when not to spend money and how to save money are all common questions asked by students. Personally,...
I am not from Austin, Texas. In fact, I am from the opposite of Austin, Texas— a small, country town with only a school and a gas station to its name. During my first few days living in the city, I...
Whether you’re looking for comfort after a particularly hard math test, or want to celebrate turning in an essay on time, the dining halls are a great place to satiate your sweet tooth. For students...
As UT classes returned to in-person this fall, students have struggled readjusting to living by themselves. One of the difficulties of living alone is cooking for yourself. Between classes and organizations,...
Looking for a fun, free adventure? Need to get somewhere but don’t have a car? Take the bus to one of these five locations and soak up everything public transportation has to offer. To board, just swipe...
The Austin we know today looks nothing like it did back then, or does it? These days, it seems like all anyone in Austin can talk about is rising housing prices, the wave of newcomers to the Austin area...
