College Blog

I used to be skeptical about blogging. Having lived in Southeast Asia for most of my life, many people would blog to whine about their petty misfortunes or as a way to earn free endorsements from beauty companies. So it’s not surprising to treat blogging as a mindless entertainment. Think “Perez Hilton” and the first few things that come to our mind are celebrity gossips and bad writing.

This spring I am going to be taking my first online course. I was a little wary when I signed up because I have always enjoyed the traditional classroom setting. I like getting to know my classmates and being able to ask the professor questions in person if I am confused about something. At RIT […]

What you intend to major in is an important factor when deciding on a college.

The Rochester Institute of Technology has a very large art population. The school features majors such as Photography, Graphic Design, Illustration, Glass work, Metal Crafting, Ceramics, Film and Animation, and even Furniture design, amongst many others. So how are student artists preparing to enter the “real-world?”

In a busy day full of classes, the last thing on my mind is figuring out what to cook for dinner. Sometimes, the furthest thing from my mind is eating healthy when fending for myself. I try to shop for $20 or less by sticking to buying frozen veggies and generic brand products.

The first fraternity in the United States to adopt Greek letters, Phi Beta Kappa, was started in 1776. A couple hundred years later, there are more than 150 different fraternities and sororities throughout the U.S. Some are socially-oriented, while others are service and career-oriented.

For me, a day without coffee is like a sky without the sun. Considering we don’t actually get a lot of sun in Rochester, maybe that’s a bad metaphor and something you’re used to. Scratch that. If I don’t have coffee, I’m miserable. Not in the cliché, “Oh-my-gosh-where’s-my-iced-latte” kind of way but more like the […]