2008 Woodie Awards
Some smart work before you move in, good communication and knowledge of where the best deals are will prevent an awful lot of headaches that might otherwise plague your first semester. (0) comments
Here are 10 things I've learned about sex, from personal experience as well as from friends, during my college years on this campus. (0) comments
Incoming students, you've got a lot to learn about food. It's going to be an arduous but beautiful odyssey into saucy fingers, ruined carpets and that one sketchy pizza guy that always seems to deliver your order. You must undertake this odyssey alone, of course; otherwise you wouldn't learn anything. But here are a few beginner's tips on where to tucker in. (0) comments
Along with the excitement you're feeling, though, comes the concern: "What exactly am I getting into here?" Here are a few tips so that, when you realize there are no more summer days left to cross off your calendar, you will know what not to expect from college. (0) comments
If you haven't already heard about Carriage through the grapevine, here's the skinny: it's a big, dumb mess. As long as the weather's relatively balmy, the Carriage House apartments are the epicenter of UConn's loudest, drunkest weekend parties. And when that first weekend scoots around the corner, you'll probably find that Carriage is the talk of the dorm. You'll almost certainly be invited, and you will have to make a choice. But is there no choice at all, really? Of course not! (3) comments
Now, when you first got that little golden ticket called an acceptance letter to come to this magical learning factory called college, a barrage of stereotypical images might have come across your minds: wild toga parties, all-night keggers, loose sorority girls, macho fraternity boys, crazy professors and so on. While some might see these scenarios play out, most of these stereotypes are far from the truth. These images of college probably entered your brains through entertainment media - particularly movies. Some are way off the mark and some are painfully accurate, but regardless, do yourself a favor and give these flicks a look before you move in. (0) comments