Survival Guide

Internet, Email, and Phone Use in the Workplace

Jennifer Pollock — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:20:18 -0400

It’s a syndrome that sweeps offices across the country at 3:45 PM daily: mass boredom and a craving of outside entertainment. And guess what…sweet, sweet distraction is right in front of us. It’s our computer. It conveniently (and dangerously) doubles as a portal to the... more >

Customizing Yourself for the Job Hunt

Gritz — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:39:00 -0500

The tighter the job market, the more you need to stand out in the application process. Amid a sea of qualified job hunters, some of whom are experienced career-changers rather than fresh-faced recent grads, how do you separate yourself from the crowd?... more >

Giving to Charity

Christopher Schonberger — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:41:55 -0400

Generation-Y clearly has a social conscious. One must only log onto Facebook and look at all the groups about Darfur and bringing back Arrested Development to see that. The problem is that starting salaries don't stretch too far beyond the essentials, and many of us end up limiting our charitable endeavors... more >

Understanding Beer

Christopher Schonberger — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:25:11 -0400

Graduation marks many lifestyle changes in a twentysomething’s life. Expectations for civility are raised, wardrobes are re-jiggered, and use of the word “dude” may need to be budgeted more wisely... more >

Avoiding Office Politics Pitfalls

David Pekema — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:41:20 -0400

Office politics can be a fickle mistress. One ill-timed Priest-Rabbi-Baptist Minister joke can erase months of good behavior, hard work, and brown-nosing. Having fun at the office can be fine as long as you maintain a level of professionalism. There’s a fine line... more >

Grad School Options

Gritz — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:58:07 -0400

So you’re thinking about grad school, eh? If you’re looking into law school or business school, we’ve already got you covered. And if medical school is your dream, you probably started taking pre-med classes when you were a freshman (or you decided being a doctor was “stupid” after flunking Bio). But what about... more >

Building and Maintaining Credit

Christine Margiotta — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:18:46 -0400

Credit is one of those nebulous things that lurks in the background of our lives like recessive cancer genes—unseen, unknown, and ready to wreak havoc on our futures if we slip just once. What is credit? Basically, credit refers to your ability to pay people back if you borrow their money (i.e. a credit card) or buy something... more >

Private Debt Consolidation and Debt Forgiveness

Stuart — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:09:58 -0400

Pre-paying all your loans, consolidating through the government, and fleeing the country are not the only ways to deal with your debt. You can also ask your parents to handle it!... more >

Joining a Gym

David Pekema — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:54:32 -0400

While attending Berkeley, my nickname was the Human Metamucil Pill for my abnormal discipline and regularity. Every morning at eight-thirty, I could be found in the gym sweating, pumping, and gyrating away. It brought a level of calm—not to mention health—to my life, and I couldn’t have been happier... more >

Choosing a Great Dentist

Karen Keller — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:07:14 -0400

Dental dilemmas aren’t usually the stuff of existential crises—that is, until you feel a shooting pain from a tooth or gum area and think you're going to die…and then you remember that the family dentist is back with... more >