Vending machine dinners, cold Thai takeout, gas station coffee… Oh what a start senior year has been off to. Am I drowning in work or in coffee? I’m too tired to tell. But it’s somehow working. How? A lot of coffee (and a few other things). First, some background on me: I’m a journalism student graduating in December. […]
For many college students hoping to leave the country at least once before graduation, the initial decision is between a study abroad program and an international volunteer trip. As someone who’s been on both, I’m going to hopefully help clear up some confusion and get you on a plane out of the country sooner. Here […]
Sometimes we all feel like Hollywood makes the same movie over and over again – shallow characters, memorized scenes, and exhausted story lines. But, once in awhile, a film comes along that stands out from the rest; one that reminds us of a film’s true purpose, not to make money, but to make art. I […]
Robert De Niro did it. Elle Woods did it, even Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn did it. They all landed a sweet internship. Now, I am by no means an expert on internships, but I do have experience with one particular creature of internship–the DC summer internship–and I’m here to tell you what they don’t […]
Summer is almost over and the heat is in full swing, here are some helpful tips to beat the heat in every way! Are you stressed? Do you need to cool off? My favorite scent during stressful times, aka all of college, is eucalyptus. This unique, frozen towel can help you to relax and cool down […]
(Originally titled, “This draft is a mess, just like my love life”) Here I present the typical college love triangle, described by music. First, a boy and girl magically fall in love senior year of high school. Plot twist, the girl is me. It seemed like fate. We met at summer camp as eight year […]
The semester is ending, and classes are almost over. It’s time to kick back, pull out the crop top, and enjoy some live music at the best music festivals around the country this summer. The Brief has come up with our top 5 summer music festivals that you have to check out, complete with rockin’ […]
When we were younger, I’m sure we thought of summer as a time to relax, hang out with friends, and have (almost) zero responsibilities. Summer vacation was what we longed for all school year! Come May, most classes would start the countdown as students pushed through just a few more weeks of school. Now, as […]
You’ve studied hard, perhaps partied harder, but the end of the semester is finally here. There are indentations in your fingers from holding your pencils with urgency. Your notebooks are filled with chicken scratch. Your bank account is diminished, just like your energy. That means, whatever you decide to make of your summer, it will […]
Reading is fashionable again and there couldn’t be a better time to pick up a good book to invest your time in. Reading is not only relaxing, it has a load of other benefits such as expanding your vocabulary, teaching you new things and assisting in self-growth. Here is a list of 4 books you […]
