Life Style

---

SPONSORED

College 101: Four All-Natural Tricks for Clear Skin

By Scholarship Media | Dec. 19, 2018

Skin care is essential. Your skin is your body’s largest organ, and keeping it healthy is just as important for your long-term health as taking care of your heart. Whether whiteheads, blackheads, warts, or cystic acne, today’s embarrassing blemish can transform into a long-term problem. One of the best things you can do to keep your skin healthy is to develop a skin-care regimen, especially while you are young. But you have a galaxy of options to choose from, and so many skin-care products use artificial and synthetic ingredients. So how do you narrow it down? We’ve got you covered. 

---

SPONSORED

College 101: Which States Have Helmet Law?

By Scholarship Media | Dec. 13, 2018

Some states have what is known as a “universal helmet law”, requiring the use of a helmet in every county. Currently, there are 20 states with universal helmet laws, 28 states with flexible helmet laws, and three states with no helmet laws whatsoever. Given that the majority of states do not require all motorcyclists to wear a helmet, it’s understandable that confusion has arisen.

---

SPONSORED

Navigating job hunting season

By Colleen Muraca | Dec. 2, 2018

Log on. Open email. Click Chrome. Search “LinkedIn.” Update profile. See 14 connections get 14 amazing jobs.

---

SPONSORED

Off the beaten path jobs for people not ready to start sitting at a desk

By Ashley Luehmann | Dec. 2, 2018

Looking to make some cash this summer, but don't want to sit behind a desk all day? Here are some fun ways to make money.

---

LIFE & STYLE

Fun ways to get you and your friends into the spirit of fall festivities this October

By Colleen Muraca | Oct. 31, 2018

Being a kid, the world is magical, everything around us is mesmerizing, our imagination transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary.

---

LIFE & STYLE

10 quick and simple Halloween costumes already in your closet

By Holly Anderson | Oct. 31, 2018

Swamped by midterms and essays? Did the beginning of Halloweekend hit you out of nowhere only to realize you don’t have a single costume? Never fear! Here are some quick and fun ideas from things that are likely already right in your closet.

---

LIFE & STYLE

Giving Netflix and Hulu originals a chance is worth it, here’s why

By Colleen Muraca | Oct. 14, 2018

As a frequent watcher of Netflix, Hulu, Amazon video and all of the other streaming sites I use under my friends’ names, seeing the words “Netflix Original” starting to pop up on the cover of various titles in my queue had me worried.

---

LIFE & STYLE

Underrated Halloween movies to see

By Ashley Luehmann | Oct. 14, 2018

It’s spooky season, ladies and gentlemen, you know what that means. Oh yeah, I’m talking pumpkins, I’m talking caramel apples and most importantly, I’m talking Halloween movies.

---

SPONSORED

College 101: Getting Into the Mystery Genre

By Scholarship Media | Oct. 8, 2018

We live in the Golden Age of Television, with shows to suit every taste available in any place. Even a celluloid junky, to use an anachronism, can’t be expected to know every show. There just aren’t enough hours in the day, or brain cells in the head, even if you are only interested in one genre such as mystery. Fortunately, we pared down the great forest of television to a few suggestions.

---

SPONSORED

College 101: Dropping Pounds by Powerlifting

By Scholarship Media | Sep. 28, 2018

Powerlifting has become a lot more popular over the last few years. It has also become a lot more inclusive, and it’s easier to find women involved in the scene. Powerlifting is a strength sport that revolves around three lifts: the squat, the bench press, and the deadlift

---

SPONSORED

College 101: Addiction and Withdrawal

By Scholarship Media | Sep. 17, 2018

A loved one of mine is going through a tough time with a substance abuse problem. They’re headed to rehab, where they’re going to suffer withdrawal.

---

SPONSORED

College 101: Mineral and Gemstone Collecting 101

By Scholarship Media | Sep. 17, 2018

I'm the kind of person who likes to geek out on things. When I get into something, I really get into it: I want to read all about it, get into any relevant subcultures, and so on.

---

SPONSORED

College 101: Fix It and Flip It

By Scholarship Media | Sep. 14, 2018

My buddy and I have a crazy plan: we pooled our resources, got our parents to co-sign a mortgage, and bought a house on the edge of our college.

---

SPONSORED

College 101: 3 Things to Think About Before Buying a Term Paper

By Scholarship Media | Sep. 14, 2018

I'm thinking about buying a term paper. I've been under a ton of stress lately, and while I've worked really hard to keep my grades up and focus on improving my essays, I just don't feel like I have time to write this one and do the kind of work I actually have do on it.

---

SPONSORED

College 101: Understanding Medicare

By Scholarship Media | Sep. 4, 2018

The time has come for me to start looking at Medicare, but I'm very confused about how the whole thing works.

---

SPONSORED

College 101: Wedding Weekend Worries

By Scholarship Media | Aug. 27, 2018

So, my roommate is getting married in a few months, and I’ve offered to help her out.

---

SPONSORED

College 101: Consolidation Consolidation? Do Your Homework

By Scholarship Media | Aug. 16, 2018

I’m graduating with a lot of debt from a lot of lenders. Not exactly ideal, but I’ve got a job that pays pretty well, so meeting the monthly payments won’t be that stressful.

---

SPONSORED

College 101: Costly Caffeine

By Scholarship Media | Aug. 10, 2018

I love coffee, and I drink a lot of it. I don't think that's a bad thing, at least not for my health or anything (I have a normal heart rate, so I'm not worried that I drink too much), but it has been kind of a drain on my finances.

---

SPONSORED

College 101: Being Seen — And Unseen — Online

By Scholarship Media | Aug. 4, 2018

I don't know how to feel about the way we're all so visible online. I like using social media, but it kind of scares me that having a bad social media post can ruin your career and make you some kind of societal outcast. I know that some of the things that have caused outrage recently are absolutely unacceptable, but it also scares me to imagine that the internet mob might ever go after me. What do experts think of our online lives? How do they suggest we regain our privacy?

---

SPONSORED

College 101: Road Trip Basics

By Scholarship Media | Aug. 4, 2018

My friends and I are thinking about taking a big vacation together this year. The idea is to go on a road trip, most likely around the West — California, maybe Oregon and Washington, places like that.