She’s not a druggie or an alcoholic, and she’s not mentally ill. She’s one of thousands of college students who can’t afford a place to live. She might be someone whose scholarship doesn’t cover housing. Or her family lost their home after racking up mountains of medical bills. She could be the first in her […]
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Turning 21 is a huge milestone and deserves to be celebrated in style. Most people head straight to the bar upon turning 21, and, granted, this makes plenty of sense when you’ve been counting the days until you could legally buy a drink. While that can be fun, there are other ways to spend this […]
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I was 23 years old when I got my first writing break. A college friend was working for the editor who’d acquired rights for famed Olympic gymnastics’ coach Bela Karolyi’s autobiography. I wrote a proposal, and my friend put it in a pile with the other potential writers. A few weeks later, Bela called and […]
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Human trafficking is prevalent worldwide, even in more developed countries such as the United States. Around 4 million people are trafficked each year—with 50% of trafficking victims being children—taken for forced labor or sexual exploitation. Areas that have recently suffered a natural disaster are especially vulnerable to human traffickers, and this hidden aftermath caught the […]
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Hey, it’s me, and here’s something for you : You may be hella’ short or tall, skinny or plump, might have a unique skin shade and be scarred or maybe not. Or perhaps you’re devastated or alone or confused or phobic or suffering from an ailment or dumped or depressed or inflicting pain on oneself […]
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So much has happened since last semester. You’ve changed. Maybe you started hanging with new friends or had to say goodbye to someone you used to trust. Or maybe you decided to go vegan. Along the way, your view changed, and you along with it. And that’s OK. You’re growing, moving forward, becoming more you. […]
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It is an impressive thing to have taken an advanced placement class as a freshman, but it is even more impressive to say you got a 5 on the first College Board test you took. It is likely that most freshmen end up taking human geography as their first advanced placement class, and while most […]
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We all dream of travelling around the world, but how many of us actually go out there and do it? The secret is to do it when you’re young, and taking a gap year is a perfect time. The only problem is that few of us have the money or the means to pay our […]
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Collaborative Post with 118 Money For most of us, having a bank account is an essential part of life. Without access to one, you can’t get paid by your employer, you have nowhere to store your money, and it means you’ll be paying for everything via cash. But how much do we actually know about […]
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