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Doing Creative Work Outside of Campus with Ien Chi

Last week, I sat down in my dorm room to interview fellow Emory student (and director of the award-winning film “Tick Tock“) Ien Chi. As referenced in the interview, this is take two–the original was lost in the ether of poor wifi. In the interview, we talk about how to succeed in whatever you’re passionate ...

Change your study habits, goal approach this school year

Change your study habits, goal approach this school year

Don’t you feel more academically centered already? Image courtesy of Flickr user José Feliciano Cerdeño. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.I can’t wait for fall to start. (No, seriously. I’m a nerd.) The reason is that–in addition to slightly less oh-god-I’m-melting temperatures where I am–fall brings back regular school. With regular school comes the option for ...

How to Have Hobbies in College

How to Have Hobbies in College

This is Tim. He spends his free time building ships in bottles. Look how happy he is! Image courtesy of Diogo Mendes. Licensed under CC BY NC 2.0 A friend of mine walked into my room the other night, somewhat distraught. "I just realized," she said, "that I literally do not know what to do with myse

Guest Post: How YouTube Can Boost Your Grades

Guest Post: How YouTube Can Boost Your Grades

Well, there goes the afternoon... Photo by flickr user topgold. Today's guest post comes from Daniel Sims. He's a freshman at Columbia University. You can read more of his writing over at his blog, Habitation Intention. I like this guest post. YouTube has been marked as a plague in the undergradua

Twitter in the Classroom – 3 Moderation Options

Twitter in the Classroom – 3 Moderation Options

In June, we covered a UT teacher who got some major geek cred for using Twitter in her class. We even interviewed Professor Rankin.  But all I kept thinking is, what happens when people start playing the penis game on Twitter? You can’t expect a lot of maturity out of us college students (and I ...

How to Hack In-Class Presentations

Worried about getting a job after graduation? You may just want to start streaming your online presentations to put yourself a step ahead of your classmates. Check out the video for more information. Leave a comment and let us know what you think!

XML Resume Library – Future-Proof Your Resume

XML Resume Library – Future-Proof Your Resume

Resumes. A necessary evil.It's that time of year again. Those of us graduating need to start focusing on job applications. The rest of us have to start searching for internships. One of the most troubling things about the resume is the software associated with it. Microsoft Word is a piece of crap.

The Parent-Proof PC – This Week’s Summer Project

The Parent-Proof PC – This Week’s Summer Project

Are you sitting around at home this summer, religiously watching YouTube with your hand elbow deep in a container of Ben & Jerry’s? It might be time to find a hobby. Or you could make yourself useful. Chris wrote a post about “parent-proofing” your parents’ computer. How many times have they called you because “the ...

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