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A Visual Guide to Google Glass

A Visual Guide to Google Glass

Google has given the world a glimpse into the possible future of communication (and perhaps personal computing) with its “Glass” project. The wearable computer, being developed in the company’s futuristic tech lab, displays information in transparent widgets and takes voice commands much like a smartphone. The display uses a small projector to create a layer ...

Hacking Your Spring Break

Hacking Your Spring Break

For most of the HackCollege readers, spring break is right around the corner. For me, I’m halfway done with break. As I write this, I’m sitting in the Animal Kingdom section of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida looking at the animals from the room that I’m in. I think it goes without saying that ...

How to Stay Sane Over Winter Break

How to Stay Sane Over Winter Break

    Hows your Winter Break going? If you’re anything like me, it’s starting to wear on you. Let’s be honest: Christmas and New Years are over. Your high-school friends are fewer and lamer then you remember, and, of course, you’re done resting. You pulled two all-nighters over finals, but that excuse is starting ...

10 Free-Time Activities for College Students

10 Free-Time Activities for College Students

With exams coming up (or over with for some of us), you’re about to have quite a bit of free-time. Some might spend that time doing absolutely nothing, and that’s completely okay because you probably deserve it. But for those of you who want something to do, here are a few simple activities that you ...

5 Sites To Spend Your Free Time On

5 Sites To Spend Your Free Time On

College students around the world often find themselves having free time… Okay, so maybe that last sentence isn’t exactly true. But I think we create free time for cool things, like websites that can hold out attention span for longer than 30 seconds. As crazy as it sounds, there are sites out there that you ...

Apply to Square’s Code Camp Contest

Apply to Square’s Code Camp Contest

If you are both female and an engineering student, hurry up and get your application together for Square’s first (ever) Code Camp Contest! Don’t be intimidated by the title — the Code Camp is a three day program held in one of the greatest cities in the world — San Francisco, California (Go Giants!). The ...

Study Break: The 5 Best Cult Movies to Watch in College

Study Break: The 5 Best Cult Movies to Watch in College

While many film majors may scoff at this list, the majority of you will find it’s a great jumping off point into the world of cult film. Coming from high school or your early college years, you may find that most of your friends’ favorite movies are usually the last movies they saw. So basically, ...

Take One Last Daycation to a National Park for Free

Take One Last Daycation to a National Park for Free

Last call for summer, so get outside and head to your nearest national park this Saturday. School’s back in session. I know, we’re sorry, too. However, here’s a good excuse to get in one last bit of summer before the weather turns and you’re up to your neck in midterms: this Saturday, September 29th, is ...

New in Town? Try These Apps!

New in Town? Try These Apps!

Find new things to do with Schemer and Alfred. As school starts up, a lot of you have likely just arrived at a new town or city and have next to no idea on what to do off campus. Or, maybe you’re just really, really bored, and feel like maybe you should go outside for ...

Shooting Skag for Less: Get Borderlands 2 Cheap

Shooting Skag for Less: Get Borderlands 2 Cheap

School is just about in session, and that means it’s time to find a new excuse for avoiding homework. Luckily, 2K Games and Gearbox have you covered. Borderlands 2 is almost here, and here’s how you can avoid breaking the bank to get your hands on it. The original game, released in 2009, was a sleeper hit. ...

5 Tips For Dating on a College Budget

5 Tips For Dating on a College Budget

Dating creatively isn’t easy, but at least college-age kids understand the financial difficulties added to the stress. Here are 5 ways to impress your date without spending an arm and a leg. 1. Season Tickets/Annual Passes Most areas have theme parks, zoos, and other sorts of amusement parks for all ages, but they tend to ...

Five Harmless and Funny Dorm Pranks

Five Harmless and Funny Dorm Pranks

For those living in the dorms this year, the dorm hall is a perfect place to pull some pranks on your newly acquired friends. However, while pranks are for the most part all fun and games, they may in turn make the “funny” prankster into an enemy if they are done wrong. So, before you start being the ...

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