Technology is an ever-changing element in society. Every year we see phones getting thinner and more complex while computers getting smaller and more powerful. We also see technology such as virtual reality games and products like Amazon Echo or Google Home. These technologies are extremely important to our lives as students because they create new […]
College is fun, college is chill, college is “the best four years of your life,” but the actuality is a college campus can be scary sometimes. Being on campus and being safe are two things that don’t always go hand in hand. Campus safety has been a huge concern for years. In 2014, almost 50,000 […]
Maybe you’ve created an account on LinkedIn and made some contacts, but haven’t really been active on it on a weekly basis. Maybe you’re not on there at all. This is a HUGE mistake for college students (or anyone in the job market). Don’t slack on your presence on LinkedIn – if you don’t want […]
Netflix users know there is no shortage of hot picks on Netflix: “Orange is the New Black,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “Gossip Girl,” “American Horror Story,” “House of Cards” and more. Here are the other shows to seriously binge on in college. Luckily, all of these series are super mindless. If you fail this […]
If you are looking to save five minutes in your busy college life, spend a few minutes reading this article and reviewing the additional links. 1. Put your phone away Before starting the process of going to bed for the night, put your phone away five minutes beforehand. Not only will this speed up […]
For college students, summer internships are hard to come by…who am I kidding? Any internship is hard to come by, especially one that relates to whatever career you aspire to have in the future. After countless the hours of searching, interviewing, and crying over your dream internship, becoming a house spouse to a rich doctor becomes […]
School pride is one thing, but what about your classes? Sure, you’re learning tons of valuable skills and information that will contribute to your career and your academic goals, but what about learning some really cool information? The Brief has found several classes that are just too awesome not to talk about, and they might […]
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 […]
Owning any pet is a huge commitment that no one should take on lightly. Many times, people do not consider all of the costs and restrictions that come with owning a pet and I am no exception. I’ve owned dogs my whole life and decided my sophomore year of college to adopt my dog, Kano, […]
