For many students, college is the first time they are in control of the majority of their finances. You might now suddenly be responsible for paying your own bills, working a job that you need to make ends meet, or making the scholarship money you get in August last through December. Unfortunately, these new financial responsibilities come within a context where money is often unusually tight.
Cohen is the author of The Naked Roommate, a book on how to survive college. On September 16th, he gave a speech at Saint Leo University to tell students about college life and dating.
You’ve got a midterm coming up. You know you need to study, but you want to go to a party that everyone will be at. If you don’t go you will be left out, but if you don’t study you know you will fail the test. Getting yourself to sit down and study can be a little complicated for a college student who loves to party and hang out with friends. Who wants to study after a long day of lectures in classes? You have your favorite show on TV or things to be done on campus. So what do you do? You start to become a procrastinator. You do all the fun things first and wait until the last minute to study.
Over the past few years, electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, have increased in popularity, leaving many to wonder if they will eventually replace traditional cigarettes for both regular and occasional smokers.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, almost every 90 seconds, a person is injured in a drunk driving crash. Drunk driving has begun to become a bigger issue amongst teens. Even though there has been stricter laws, more law enforcement and more education to the public about DUI, people seem to not be getting the message, especially the younger population.
It’s January first of 2013. With each tick of the clock, the American people lean forward, closer and closer to the edge of their seats as the “Fiscal Cliff” deal is finalized and struck between congressional leaders. The bill was promptly signed into law by President Barrack Obama the next day January second. But what was this “Fiscal Cliff”?
It has been a season high for the University Softball Team as the ladies are now at an impressive 34-14 record and sit in first place with a Sunshine State Conference record of 14-4. The ladies hosted the Eckerd College Tritons in Conference Action this weekend and did not disappoint Lion fans as they swept the Tritons in impressive fashion.
Amidst the annual spring military drills conducted by the South Korea army and the United States came a stern warning from the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea.
Almost two weeks ago, on Easter Sunday, the 2013 Major League Baseball season began as the Houston Astros defeated the Texas Rangers. After over 50 years in the National League, the Astros played their first game in the American League. The Astros moved from the NL Central division, which previously had six teams, and moved to the AL West, which previously had four teams. This move has evened up all divisions across the MLB, with each league containing three divisions of five teams. Because of this, almost every day will contain an interleague game (AL team vs. NL team), an occurrence that was limited to a few weeks in July in previous years. With all that being said, the 2013 season is sure to be an exciting and interesting one.
For years and years I have seen multiple students struggle with finding and obtaining scholarships to help them achieve a higher education. What makes the struggle even more depressing is that there are thousands of scholarships available for any type of student in the world. You just need the knowledge to find legitimate ones and apply for them smartly.