1. Walk through your class schedule so you know where the rooms are
UTD's campus is confusing. Especially with the construction, navigating all the buildings on campus and all the rooms within those buildings...
1. Find an activity or hobby you like doing and do it!
I don't think I fully understood the importance of having an activity that I enjoy doing by myself until I was well into my college years, and to...
We live in an age where smartphones and tablets have become integral parts of our lives. In that same way, dozens of apps have been developed that help students stay organized and help with the typical...
For the summer, I have opted to continue my blog as a series of posts geared towards freshmen, but also for students who might relate or might just be looking for a way to rediscover UTD. The series, titled...
When I first walked into the Baylor Lariat's newsroom my sophomore year, I was worried because I didn't know what I was doing. I think I spent a good portion of my first semester wondering if someone had...
One of my best friends loves to travel. The first time she went to study abroad in Europe, she sent me a postcard detailing her adventures. Since then, I've amassed a collection of postcards filled with...
This past weekend, I was having dinner and catching up with some of my old high school friends. At one point in the night, one of my friends looked at me and said, "Linda I don't know how you have time...
This past weekend, UTD Student Media went to San Antonio for the second year in a row to attend the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association, or TIPA, conference. For many in our group, this was a repeat...
As the UTD TV News Director, I spend a lot of time in the student media office reading other news publications, sitting in meetings about how to improve the organization and doing my research to understand...
With the exception of one of my classes, I tend to subscribe to the age-old practice that handwriting notes is much better than typing notes. Particularly when it comes to my studies, I use pens and markers...
One of the most wonderful things about spring weather is that it's dress weather. There's just something about wearing a cute dress and shoes that makes going to class or work that much better. My friends...
Coffee shops are the social hub of society. They're a great meeting place for for a variety of people from old friends to classmates to even awkward first dates. Here are 10 types of people you'll probably...
