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Are You In The Loop? Winter Break Edition
By now most of you have probably settled into the spring semester. You know where and when your classes are and things are quickly going back to the usual shenanigans. But wait! What happened over winter break? What were the major news stories? What’s up with the fiscal cliff? Guns? Lance Armstrong? What?! Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered.
5-Hour Energy and the Body
5-Hour Energy provides a shot-sized alternative to drinking a cup of coffee or soda. The excess of B vitamins do not cause significant harm unless you are drinking it often over a short period of time, but the high caffeine content makes it easy to overdo it.
How to Approach Your Second Semester as a Freshman
Welcome Back from Winter Break! Ready for hours upon hours of reading, problem sets, tests, and stress? Okay, me neither. But hey, our first semester is over, and we’re no longer newbies! *Applause* Now that we’ve thrown off our lanyards and kind of know our way around, it’s the perfect time to reevaluate our college experience. Here are some questions to ask yourself as you begin your second semester.
In Defense of the Blackberry
Over the past few months it has been made abundantly clear to me that I am the last person in the world who owns a Blackberry. On a regular basis, my friends rail on me at the bar whenever I put my phone on the table. The question “how does it feel to live in a world populated by better phones than the one you have” has been raised more than once. When a student of mine asked if I had an Instagram, she looked genuinely embarrassed for me when I told her A) I didn’t have Instagram because I had a Blackberry and B) Even if I did, I’d never let her follow me or whatever it is you do with Instagram. In fact, nothing hit home harder than having a Baby Boomer colleague of mine tell me to go back to the 90s as he pulled out his iPhone.
Have You Entered Into the Fox News College Challenge?
Fox News recently got in touch with The Campus Companion to give us the down low on their new College Challenge broadcast journalism competition. Here are the specifics: Who, What, Where, Why, and How College Juniors and Seniors are encouraged to submit 2:30-3:00 minute news packages for their chance to win a $10,000 CASH prize, [...]
Are You In The Loop? Gun Control, Wal-Mart Bribes, and John Kerry as Secretary of State.
Gun control talks. John Kerry nominated as Secretary of State. Wal-Mart has been bribing Mexico. Obama is Person of the Year. Lots of tears-inducing Newtown-related eulogies.