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Living on campus, whether you love it or hate it, is the most convenient option as a full-time student. However, living in a dorm comes with certain compromises, with cooking being a major one of them. While residential students are required to have a meal plan, we all know the food can be very hit or miss a vast...

As college students, we know better than anyone that funds are not always in excess amounts. You may be doing fine financially, but then you need to pay your second installment, your monthly subscriptions are about to charge, and you just don’t have the hours in the day to clock into work and make more money, but...

Commuting students make up about 85% of the undergraduate population at the University of Houston. In the past decade, UH has been striving to enhance its image as a school with a vibrant campus life, straying away from its history as an accessible commuter campus for working-class students. But we can’t forget that...

Between tuition, books, fuel prices and all the hundreds of other expenses we have to deal with in our day-to-day, going to College is expensive. Even more so if you live on campus. Some students stay in their own homes while others live with friends or relatives, but even those options may be out of reach for a lot...

There is a homelessness epidemic in our country and it extends to college campuses as well. When you say college homelessness it sounds like an oxymoron, the stereotype surrounding college students is that they live in dorms and that is covered by the school. However, with the increasing cost of on-campus living,...

Whether it be your living in a dorm on campus, an apartment with friends, or a house with a partner, you never want to be known as the bad roommate. At some point, you may have even dealt with this infamous bad roommate. While you may not be able to control others, you can control yourself so here are some tips on...

By now, any Coog should be familiar with the Wolff Center For Entrepreneurship, Bauer’s jewel ranking  #1 in the nation among other entrepreneurial programs. They’re hard to miss, boasting a heavy social media presence and a number of on-campus events. The most notable of which is Wolffest. Cooglife sat down with...

The Council for Cultural Activities, or CCA, is an organization at UH that demonstrates one of the university’s core values: cultural diversity and awareness. CCA presented its second-annual Cultural Catwalk event on March 3rd. This fashion show featured both modern and traditional outfits from twenty different...

When the pandemic began in 2020, we had to move online. Zoom and Teams meetings became the norm for work, class and socialization. Although we are slowly returning to in-person events, connecting with peers is still difficult. The sterile, professional online atmosphere makes it difficult to connect with peers....

UH’s C.T. Bauer College of Business is a school with a mission; “Offer leading-edge, student-centered education that is accessible and affordable, founded on research and grounded in the real world.” With seven areas of focus for your bachelor’s of business administration, Bauer is highly ranked for its academic...