My parents always told me that during college I would have to be the most frugal person ever just to get by. It does not have to be this way! Money doesn’t grow on trees, but if you work hard and are frugal with what you spend, you can save a lot of money to

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College Social Life 101

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  By Lauren Scott, Staff Writer. The transition from high school to college can certainly feel like a whirlwind and leaving behind childhood friends and hangout places can at first seem unfathomable. But, what you need to know about college is that your life there has the potential to be far more exciting and full

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College Relationships 101

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By Lauren Scott, Staff Writer. Most people will argue that college is a time to live it up; party through the nights with as many randoms as you can possibly meet at frat parties, and sleep through the day (without missing all of your classes of course.) After two years of late nights adventuring and

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Friends from Home: Who you should keep and who you should ditch

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Welcome to College Freshmen is excited to announce the hiring of another writer to our team of all college students. A student at Hofstra University, he will be our humor writer and will be contributing a couple times a week.  Friends are like backseat drivers.  They can have a great influence on where you go

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Intramural Sports

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  In high school, everyone played sports. In college, no one is good enough to play anymore. No matter if your school is Division 1, D-2, or D-3, playing collegiate sports at any level is a huge accomplishment. Only the best of the best high school athletes go on to play college sports, which is shown

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How to Stay Close to Your Friends

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“Make new friends, but keep the old”….Over the past 4 years, you’ve developed hundreds of relationships with different people who went to your high school, were on your club soccer team, you met at a party, or just met somehow. While meeting all of those people throughout your high school years, some became your friends,

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My Bucket List

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So you’ve got those awesome college friends you’ve always dreamed of? Here’s a cool way to bond with them: create a bucket list of thing for you all to complete by the end of the school year or by the end of your four years together. It will be a fun way to challenge each

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Staying in Touch with your High School Friends

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If you’re anything like me, you’re constantly attached to your friends. Even if you aren’t hanging out, you’re texting, tweeting, or chatting them. I grew up with the same group of kids since we were three years old, so it was almost impossible envisioning a life without them. But when decision time rolled around, it

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Meeting as Many Members of the Opposite Sex as Possible

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 As most freshmen know, the beginning of freshman year is a time of great excitement, filled with a new dorm life, tons of new friends, college classes, and most interestingly, tons of guys/girls everywhere. For the next year, you’re going to be surrounded by members of the opposite sex at almost all times of the

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