Indiana Statesman

Junior shares advice with incoming students

By Robin Wildman in Opinion

It seems like the entire time I was in high school, people were always talking about going to college. Some of my classmates couldn't wait to graduate and were excited beyond any reasonable comprehension at the prospect of going to college; others hated leaving high school and said long, teary-eyed good-byes to everyone in our senior class.

Eating right is tough in college, but possible

Columnist discusses hardship of healthy meals on, off campus; what to do to get on track

By Sara Kuhlman in Opinion

Eating well and staying healthy once you get to college is difficult. I've learned that being healthy is something you have to really want to do and work hard at to achieve. Even if you have a furnace for a metabolism so you can eat crap and stay skinny, skinny doesn't always mean healthy.

Editor: College isn't the place to screw around too much

Underachieving, partying too much can cause irreparable damage to GPA, graduation

By Lowell Torres in Opinion

Editor's Note: This column was originally run in the 2007 Back to School edition of the Indiana Statesman which was published on Aug. 14, 2007. I'm not going to sugarcoat it; I've sucked so badly these last few school years you might as well change my last name to Hoover.

Don't be a pack rat, bring essentials

By Aliya Khan in Opinion

Every incoming freshman is given a list of what to bring and what to leave. Take the alarm clock, leave the toaster. Take the extra-long sheets but leave the mattress. However, students most certainly bring more than the bare minimum, something which many regret when the time comes to move out.

Room mates

Not always so friendly

By Lowell Torres in Opinion

The roommate is a fickle thing, especially your first year. Chances are, you'll be put into a small room with a complete stranger and expected to live there for almost to a year. You may find yourself rooming with someone destined to be a lifelong best friend, or you may find that you're bunking with your arch nemesis.

Words of Wisdom

Professors share advice for incoming students

By Catherine Ippolito in Opinion

Ask most incoming college students, freshmen or transfers, what some of their concerns are and most likely they will give answers ranging from how to choose a major, to size of class workload, what to expect from a professor in a college classroom setting, and social opportunities on campus.