Cover Photo by Gauraangi Gupta “Nostalgia: it’s delicate but potent. It’s a twinge in your heart far more powerful than memory alone. It takes us to a place we ache to go again.” — Don Draper Most have heard their high school teachers say, “You’ll miss these days when they’re gone,” at some point. Back...
Picture this scenario: It’s 11:45 p.m. on a Sunday night. Someone’s daunting 1,000-word writing assignment is due in exactly 15 minutes. The only slight problem: They have a blank document staring right back at them with exactly 0 words on the screen. What’s the solution? They turn to their new late-night study...
Society has seemingly accepted alcohol as an integral part of college culture. Some even glorify overdrinking and view it as a university rite of passage. In dorms, at parties and during other college social events, liquor is seen flowing into plastic cups like endless waterfalls. This imagery is especially...
Photo by Cindy Rivas Alfaro Let’s face the reality. College life isn’t all about clubbing with friends and going to parties, at least not for everyone. Some students are homebodies. Homebodies thrive in the quiet, value their personal space and enjoy their alone time. They tend to experience the joy of...
Photo by Gauraangi Gupta College students are well known for crafting some of the most creative excuses to explain missed assignments. Today, they have mastered crafting their own rendition of the classic, “The dog ate my homework.” In the midst of juggling classwork, part-time jobs, internships and the...
Photo by Gauraangi Gupta What if lasting change didn’t require massive shifts, only micro-habits? College life often feels like an endless loop of chaos. Perhaps that’s why so many college students aim for the big overhaul of their lives at 5 a.m., aiming for dramatic transformations only to burn out in a week...
Photo provided by Coog Radio. College Radio Day is an annual celebration, aiming to raise awareness of college radio stations across the country. It goes a step further to highlight their importance and impact. This annual celebration is also significant because it encourages those who don’t normally listen...
Cover Photo by Abdulhusain Bootwala Our beloved university is one of the largest in the entire state of Texas. This means more variety and diversity in all aspects for Coogs. Home to 16 academic colleges, the University of Houston offers a buffet of majors and minors to choose from—some you probably never...
Being a first-generation college student often encompasses a lack of support, feelings of being out of place and an overwhelming sense of self-doubt. Many University of Houston students fall into the first-gen category and find themselves navigating these emotions. These students share similar hopes of overcoming...
Illustrations by Larsha Flowers Every semester, students and parents pack themselves, along with suitcases and boxes, into cars ahead of college move-in days. This usually bittersweet semester ritual, however, becomes a little more bitter when students realize they have neglected to pack these five basic...
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