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5 Reasons College Students Need To Sleep More
College student are well-known for never getting enough sleep. In fact, many students are proud of their ability to function well on small amounts of sleep! However, this “accomplishment” can have dangerous results of which few are aware. 1. Increased Chance of Diabetes Sleeping less can create long-term health problems. A 2005 study published in the Archives [...]
15+ Free Web Apps and Software Downloads for Students
This is a guest post from Karen Schweitzer, the About.com Guide to Business School. Karen also writes for OnlineCollege.org, an accredited online college resource. There are many different web apps and software products that have been designed with the 2.0 student in mind. Although some of these inventions are expensive, many of them can be [...]
The Dangers of Social Networking Sites in College
Today’s post is a guest post written by Britney Wilkins. She writes about classroom videos on SmartTeaching.org. The emergence of Facebook and MySpace in 2003 opened up a new way for students to keep in contact with each other, as Facebook spiraled from exclusively Harvard-only to worldwide within a few years. MySpace was always open [...]
If You Don’t Smile Now, You’ll Hate Yourself Later
Everyone knows smiling is important, but why exactly is it? In what way does smiling help you? Today, I will explain nine ways in which smiling helps you thrive both physically and emotionally. Physically 1. Smiling Makes You More Attractive Just as frowning can make a naturally beautiful (or handsome) person ugly, smiling can make anyone more [...]
5 Tips For Moving To College
This is a guest post by Patty Walk, the loving mom of two college graduates. On her blog, Your Empty Nest, she writes about the high school/college transition period… from a mom’s perspective. I’ve now sent two boys off to college, one to the University of Southern California and the other to The Citadel. Moving away [...]
Potentially Dangerous Gizmos & Gadgets: Part 3
This is the last post in my “Potentially Dangerous Gizmos & Gadgets” series. In this series, I explain the pros and cons of many different common technological devices. So far this series has covered email, cell phones, and Twitter (Part 1), and PDA’s, Facebook, and Portable Media Players (Part 2). Today, I will deal with [...]
Potentially Dangerous Gizmos & Gadgets: Part 2
In part one of the “Potentially Dangerous Gizmos & Gadgets” series, I covered the first three “gadgets”: email, cell phones, and Twitter. Today, I will explain three more pieces of technology that can build your productivity… or destroy it. 4. PDA’s Pros Personal Digital Assistants can be very helpful for college students. Because of their small size, [...]
Happy Independence Day!
It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more. ~ John Adams, July [...]
10 Meaningful Ways To Be Patriotic This July 4th
On the Fourth of July, many people spend hundreds of dollars on foreign-made flags, shirts, whistles, and other things that latter get dumped into our landfills! Unfortunately, this version of “patriotism”, although expensive, has no long-lasting benefits. Instead, try to find ways to be patriotic that will benefit others. To help you with that goal, [...]
Potentially Dangerous Gizmos & Gadgets: Part 1
In the Technology Age, hundreds of different electronic “gizmos” scramble for our attention. Ranging from voice transmitters (cell phones) to hand-held to-do lists (PDA’s) this technological equipment can be helpful… or destructive. While proper use of this technology can save hours of your time, improper use can waste hours of your time. In particular, I [...]
