It's Greek Week at CSUF.

And CROIKEY!!!  'ERE YOU CAN SEE THE MAJESTIC SORORITY GOIRL IN 'ER NATURAL HABITAT. DON'T GET TOO CLOSE, MATE!

I've been walking around campus with my cellphone glued to my ear, talking to that imaginary someone you always talk to when you want to avoid solicitors.  Sorry, but you know its true.  Sorority girls...no means no to you too!

P.S. Why do they migrate in herds?

Hidden Gems of CSUF

Maybe its just me, but I don't think very many Titans actually realize how many twists and turns around campus can actually lead you to a most interesting discovery.  I can't help but think that it's not just me who hasn't taken advantage of getting to know her campus when this university has been dubbed the "commuter's college".

Crossing through Pollack Library I came across a dimly-lit room with exposition lights and soft music playing in the background.  I stepped inside to avoid the line at the new Starbucks- goodness, you'd think that these people have never had a frappuccino before in their life!- and I found this.  The artist's exhibition room.  The photographer's art that was on display was actually that of Courtney Conlon- a graduate student who served as one of the two teacher's assistants in Dr. Beals' Social psychology class I took last spring.  It was as though I was meant to find this place ;-)

Definitely go and check it out if you have the time...or, you know, if you find that waiting for your frappuccino is taking just a liiiiitle longer than expected.

Top 5 Sleep Tips for College Students

After 4 years of college here and another overseas, I think its safe to say that lack of sleep is a universal epidemic among college students all over the world.  This isn't to say its a good thing, though 24-hour Starbucks has definitely made it a more pleasant experience.

Here are 5 Sleep Tips for College Students...chicken soup for the college student's tired soul.

Top 5 Sleep Tips for College Students

Shit My Professor Says

Shit My Professor Says

We all remember the campus lock-down of Fall 2012, don't we?

Well...

Discussion of the new regulations regarding the safety protocol students and faculty must now follow in the event of an emergency where an armed person were to get onto campus took place today.

"I had to watch this safety video on what to do if an armed person gets onto campus again, and apparently the new safety procedure requires the entire class to actively engage the shooter?  I guess they think that if we were all to hide, the shooter would kill us all.  So this new safety measure gives everyone a fair chance of dying?  The way the department made it seem was that the faculty was leading this charge.  Look.  I'm sure you're all wonderful people, but I'm NOT dying for you.  I'm going to say that the one who is most educated, has the most degrees, and the highest G.P.A. deserves to be saved.  And...that would be me. So...any questions?"

Burning The Midnight Oil

My hot date on a Saturday night.  Yep, school is definitely back in session. 

Food Trucks

So often I hear that there should be healthier options for students on campus. Well...I'm just going to throw out there that there's a ridiculously good food truck on campus by the name of Spanish Bistro.  Great service!  Great specials! Great tasting!  My inner Spaniard is definitely satisfied...OLE!

Try it out...or, you know...The Gastronome um...rocks?

Selling Your Textbook

Semester begins- saw off your arm and/or leg- use that arm and/or leg to purchase your textbooks- resent your professor mid-semester when you realize he/she doesn't even use the book- semester ends- sell your books back- REPEAT.

To me, the greatest gift knowledge has given me is the ability to share it. From now on I will be giving my used textbooks to my professors who can give them to a student in need, or I’ll be donating them to the library so that there’s even just one more book available for a student to borrow because its an absolute crime that a book which cost me $120 will be bought for $8 when selling it back—and then resold for at least three times as much! Unlike those who run these businesses, I profited enough from my education; I do not need to profit off of someone trying to get theirs.

Shit My Professor Says

Shit My Professor Says.

"It will give me GREAT pleasure to give you an F. And my estimation of your character will plummet.  So…shall we begin?"

-gulp-

Well...there's ONE way to start the semester.

Fall Semester in 3-2-1...ACTION!

Waaaaake Up, San Francisco  Fullerton!

I write to you from the 2nd floor balcony of McCarthy Hall, where I am currently early for class— 27 minutes and 3 seconds to be exact.

Another school year has started. I realized this while walking past CSUF's Pollak Library, following my morning shadow to the accompaniment of the bell tower striking 9 a.m, listening to the tapping of professor’s heels, the bustling of students rushing to class, the distant “GAHHD-DAAMET” of a frustrated student who walked back to a parking violation ticket, or even the wails of new students who are just now realizing that parking is impossible to find past 8 a.m. I, however, have been there and back, and in between have learned the ins & outs of university life as a Titan. But every semester, I still return with a sense of nervous-excitement as I walk through what will soon become my second home.

Side-note: You'd think I no longer need a campus map, but...yeah...