Category: Columns

With only a week of classes left, finals week is ominously close and most of us are scrabbling to get big projects finished and prepare for the onslaught of anxiety-inducing tests next week. How does one cope with the stress? How can you possibly make it through finals week with your sanity intact? Here are… Continue reading Column: Finals Week Survival Guide

Surviving more than a few hours with family is not on the to do list of many college students, but with the holidays upon us, we need to determine how we are going to deal with family while retaining our sanity. We really see our nerves deteriorate when we answer the same question about our… Continue reading Column: Holidays at home: How to deal with family

Millennials are a special generation that grew up during one the largest revolutions in history, the technology revolution. Most of us grew up with computers, internet, cell phones and social media. We are the product of the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. We live our lives on the edge, and we can’t seem to concentrate… Continue reading Column: Making sense of dating in the Millenial age

Across the country, Americans are getting ready to celebrate some of the biggest days of the year: Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Over the past few years, Black Friday has become an increasingly huge deal, but is it getting in the way of Thanksgiving? Companies including Walmart, JCPenney, Target and many more try to outdo each… Continue reading Column: Is Black Friday getting in the way of Thanksgiving?

Pretty much anyone I talked to before I left to study in London this semester told me that it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, that being truly immersed in another culture cannot happen after “real life” sets in. More importantly, they offered the insight that it would be an invaluable asset to set myself apart from… Continue reading Column: Some life lessons learned while studying abroad

As we enter November, many prepare themselves for Black Friday shopping, hunting seasons, Thanksgiving dinners and daylight saving time. There is also a relatively new November tradition that mainly males participate in, known as “No-Shave November.” During “No-Shave November,” men become acquainted with not shaving and letting their hair and beards grow freely like mountain… Continue reading Column: Men get hairy for awareness of prostate cancer

Senior students graduating with the Class of 2015 can now apply for the Tennessee Promise scholarship, which will provide two years of tuition-free education at any technical school or community college in Tennessee. The Tennessee Promise scholarship is a great opportunity for the Class of 2015, and one that should be taken advantage of by… Continue reading Column: Tennessee Promise to send students to college for free

Fear Factory, not your average run-of-the-mill haunted house. Fear Factory is exactly what it says, a factory. Located on the corner of 1st and Main streets in downtown Union City, Tennessee, Fear Factory is a great time and for $12 it will save you the driving to some of the other haunted attractions. Fear Factory is a huge abandoned building that… Continue reading Haunted House Review: Fear Factory