Archive for May, 2012
A Summer Guide to Keeping in Touch with Friends
Keeping up with your college friends during the summer can be a good way to recreate all of those crazy things you did last year. Or, if you don’t actually have a chance to see your friends in person, at least reminisce about them. Not everyone is good at long-distance communication, but you can bet that your college friends won’t appreciate it too much if you don’t try to connect with them over the summer, while simultaneously posting all over Facebook how happy you are to be home, how you hope the summer never ends, and how fun it is to be reunited with your hometown buddies. If you do this, you can bet that your college friends won’t be all that excited to hang out with you and let you drink all their beer once the school years starts again. So here are some different and relatively simple ways to keep in touch with friends:
Seven Songs Your Summer Playlists Need
There is a time and place for everything, and there are few things better than the perfect song to compliment the moment. Here are seven situations you are more than likely to find yourself in this summer and the seven songs that fit those moments the best. Add these to your playlists, and watch your summer instantly improve.
Roommate Writes Hilarious Note to Repent for Stealing His Friend’s Milk
If you intend on engaging in the time honored tradition of stealing your roommate’s food and trying to play it off like you didn’t, you should consider just writing a note like this instead. It is almost guaranteed that your roommate will forgive your indiscretions if you toss a few laughs his / her way. Check out the note below, and for more laughs check out some more roommate notes here!
Librarians = The Original Search Engine
You know those people behind the reference desk at the library… The ones you never talk to… Turns out that these people are actually experts at finding information. I’m not talking about the superficial Google / Wikipedia search that you do for your school papers. I’m talking about searching professional databases, archives, and other ridiculously [...]
How to Not Look Like a Freshman Series – Chegg
Here at The Campus Companion we will be syndicating a number of posts from the popular Textbook rental company Chegg. We are big fans, and we think their “How to Not Look Like a Freshman Series” will help you ease the transition into college. We will begin syndicating their posts today!