To Thy Own Self Be True: Just Do You

Some where around the time you hit puberty up into your early thirties you're all over the place.  You're not sure who or what you want to be. You feel pressured by school, your family, your friends and society to become someone. If your not…

Five Books Every College Student Should Read, If They Haven’t

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Celebrities: The Fake Reality We Idolize

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"OMG...look at her butt, it is so big," seems to be a relevant reaction nowadays. We find ourselves thumbing through the print of endless magazines, chasing unattainable dreams. Well, unless funds and a certified surgeon are in our…

5 Reasons You Should Pause Before Dating Someone Older

In recent years more women  have started dating above the age pool.  This goes for men too. An online survey from SugarDaddyForme.com shows that more than 50 percent of women would be interested in dating a man more than 30 years  older…

What Do I Do With All This Energy?

We dispel so much energy into the universe at all times and we don’t even realize it. Maybe it’s the fact that I’ve been sitting at my computer all day (doing both productive and unproductive things) or maybe it’s the fact that I’ve…

Taking the Agony Out of Studying: Five Tips to Help You Learn More

You may not believe this, but the actual purpose for college is to learn. I know it sometimes comes across as an outdated concept, yet the keyword in the term “Higher Education,” is education.Nevertheless, a common idea to remember is…

Dumped: How to Bounce Back When the Ball Drops

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Heartbreak is a self-inflicted poison, right? Although it's mostly caused by someone else, responsibility can be seen as shared because we willingly gambled our feelings. We took our heart right out of our chest, set it on the table, looked…

Inexpensive and Fun Date Ideas

It can be a little confusing to decide where to take someone on your first date. Everyone likes to play it safe and do the whole dinner and a movie thing. While that's not necessarily a bad date, it's a total cliché. It's also not the best…

Where is the Love? A Disclaimer for the Empty-Handed.

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Love has changed its address. It has swapped phones, gained a new number, and is cleverly disguised. I am sure of this, because it's misrepresented. At least in my case. We talk about love lost, love felt but not returned, love unknown, or even…

10 Celebrities You’d Want as Your Study Buddy

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Studying can be a major pain. This is especially true when you’re stuck in a group with people that know next to nothing about the subject, lack passion for learning, never show up, or even worse - are all of the above. That’s why in a perfect…