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Drinking is part of the college experience for many. Avoid the worst of the negatives by drinking safer. Here are three ways you can do that.
It’s not at all uncommon to experience a period of feeling down or blue, stress, anxiety, and even depression during college. However, there are things you can do for yourself to help protect you from these feelings. Here are 3 important ones: continue reading…
College Ramen, cheap, fast and easy, fairly palatable – at first – with a few additions, but perhaps it’s not the best nutritional choice for a steady diet. It’s high in sodium and often has a lot of MSG. Fortunately, there are lots of other simple and affordable options.
Rice and Beans:
Chop an onion, a little garlic, some olives, favorite spices, sauté in oil for a few minutes in a large heavy-bottomed pot. Add two cups rice, a 16-ounce can of cooked beans, drained and rinsed, or the equivalent amount of cooked dry beans, sauté a few minutes. Add 3 cups of water and bring to boil. Cover tightly, reduce heat, cook 35 to 40 minutes. Inexpensive, taste and reheats perfectly in the microwave. Fry up a couple plantains (banana family), heat up some spinach or other deep green vegetables and you have a cheap, well-balanced meal. continue reading…
We’ve probably all had the experience of a professor with a distinct political outlook or other strong opinions and beliefs. And, while your work is supposed to be judged on its merit, in terms of displaying a mastery of methods, materials and concepts, the fact is that that’s not always the case. Sometimes a dilemma presents itself – write with integrity, according to your understanding and beliefs, or write for the grade, slanting your paper or essay towards the position the professor is most likely to be supportive of.
At college, it’s all too easy to slip into sloppy eating habits. Cafeteria food, convenience food, junk food – they feed the body, but do they really nourish? Is your brain getting what it needs to perform its best? Here are 3 nutrients that your brain will appreciate: continue reading…
The best way to reduce study time is to do the assignments. That’s where you use the concepts that are supposed to be mastered. While in high school, homework was almost always collected, often in college, the day-to-day assignments are not, making it very tempting to just let it slide, and focus on the stuff you’ve got to turn in or the work that is most important to the overall grade.
The college course workload can be stressful, but it doesn’t have to be. Getting the most out of your study time can help you to manage your course work more efficiently, which can help to reduce college stress. Here are 5 ways to increase what you get out of the study time you invest: continue reading…
Wanted to get a post in June. So this is it. Expect more real soon. If you’re a college student, enjoy your summer. If you’re getting ready for your first year of college as a freshman, just calm down and relax, it’ll be a blast….and everyone is friendly! If you’re just out of college and looking for a job, trust me, there’s no need to panic. What I would recommend is not pimping yourself out to the first company that offers you a job, unless you know you’re going to love it. Too many people panic and take the first job that comes their way. Trust me, you don’t want get stuck doing a job that you don’t enjoy.
