The first week of a semester, aka syllabus week, is a new, different and exciting experience for incoming freshmen. For most freshmen, it’s usually their first time attending school on their own, or ...

I don’t know if the people at Tackle Box during happy hour feel the same way, but this is one of the most important weeks of the semester for me. One of the best presents Georgetown gives to its ...

The first week of classes, AKA syllabus week, is notorious for being the "easy" week of college. Your professors tend to use class time to go over the syllabi (hence the nickname), and not assign too ...

Ingrid J. Paredes is a Ph.D. candidate in chemical engineering at New York University. You can find her on Twitter @ingridjoylyn. At the beginning, however, I was weary. The course sought to introduce ...

During the winter months, students escape the cold by hiding away in their homes and daydreaming of spring break. Our holiday may technically be over, but there’s one more thing we can enjoy before ...

Setting yourself up for success ...

I truly bonded with my little-did-I-know best friend during syllabus week. Syllabus week is a small gift between the free time to get better acquainted on campus before the boom of real-life college ...