Campus Overload Archive: College 101
How to find cheap textbooks online
The first major expense of the second semester is textbooks. The bad news is that they can be expensive and you have to have them. The good news is that you can find them for 40 to 85 percent less than the official price. All you need to do is start exploring various online sites.
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Jenna Johnson
| January 13, 2011; 9:00 AM ET |
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Bored? Turn those finals into crafty works of art.
A few weeks ago, you were probably frantically writing papers, studying and finishing projects. Guest blogger is Ilana Strauss humorously tells you how to turn finals-related junk into beautiful artwork!
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Jenna Johnson
| December 29, 2010; 1:30 PM ET |
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Flash mobs break the stress of finals
Flash mobs are all the rage on college campuses, especially during finals. Last week at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a group of students helped liven up dead week at Love Library with My Chemical Romance's "Teenagers."
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Jenna Johnson
| December 13, 2010; 3:32 PM ET |
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'Tis the season for care packages
One of the best parts of the finals season when I was in college was finding a note in my mailbox alerting me that I had received a package. Sure, in this day and age college students love text-messaged photos, e-cards and Facebook messages. But nothing beats old-fashion mail. Especially during finals season.
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Jenna Johnson
| December 6, 2010; 2:55 PM ET |
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Turkey Dump 2010: Break up this weekend? You are not alone.
College counselors and student affairs officials usually chuckle as they explain a phenomenon they see year after year: Thanksgiving break ending with broken hearts. "We call that the good old Turkey Drop."
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Jenna Johnson
| November 29, 2010; 11:02 AM ET |
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Cook a Thanksgiving feast in your dorm microwave
Thinking about holidays in the dorms made me wonder: Is it even possible to cook an entire traditional Thanksgiving dinner using just a dorm microwave? Is it safe to zap a turkey? I decided to try it for myself Saturday night.
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Jenna Johnson
| November 23, 2010; 10:04 AM ET |
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