Happy Holidays from SB

Happy Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, and Chrismahanukwanzawhatever  from Student Bloggers!
We will return in the new year with featured blogs, so keep sharing those great holidays stories!

12.22.08 Featured blogs of the day

Living in the place where education and bureaucracy meet in the middle at academic mediocrity. [Extraordinary Observations]
The instant transformation from student studying abroad to daughter back home for the holidays (and how NYU prepares parents for the returning expatriates) expressed well by Jess. [Jess and Josh Talk About Stuff] Excerpt:
And then all of the sudden [...]

12.21.08 Featured blogs of the weekend

There’s no better way to learn about how mass transit is run than an old fashioned airport camping trip. [Nuts & Boalts]
For those tired of the same Christmas music playing in every mall and radio station, two posts of suggested songs you may or may not have heard: Coffee_girl & Afeitar.
Check out who is running [...]

Finals story #3

The next installment of the HP Magic Finals stories. Sent in by Mark L.:
Senior year of college I was burned out. I had been working on finishing my thesis, applying to jobs for when I graduated, and just generally had had enough of school. Unfortunately, there was still one more final to study for: Modern [...]

Finals story #2

The second of the featured finals stories submitted to the HP Magic contest. Enjoy! Sent in by Catherine from Georgia:
My college Biology Professor as a corpulent man who physically resembled Santa but that didn’t make him very jolly. On the last day before exams most teachers would spend time reviewing with the students. [...]

12.15.08 Featured blogs of the day

Nisha’s transition from lurker to blogger and how it changed her life. [Politicoholic]
What your student-librarian is thinking about during her shift in the heart of academe–and it isn’t books. [Lindsay's So-Called Life via Bethany writes.] Exerpt:
When I first took this job at my school’s on campus library I thought to myself, “this should be a [...]

HP Magic winner announced

This was a great contest to be a part of. There were some truly amazing stories sent in, making it so hard to choose the final group. As per the contest rules 20 entrants were chosen and then the final winner was picked by assigning the finalists number and using random.org.
So without further ado. The [...]

12.12.08 Featured blogs of the day

The latest entry in Kai’s Dictionary for the Internet Age gives college new vocabulary ammunition for complaining about finals. [a dance of derivation]
No LOLing from Sam in a vlog on surviving days in New York City. [LOLSAM]*
What your TA is actually thinking about during exams-besides which sweater vest to wear tomorrow. [no use for a [...]

12.9.08 Featured blogs of the day

Some hilarifying finals week relief from comic artist Reza Farazmand of UCSD by way of [by teresa wu]: The 5 types of essay writers… you might encounter when turning in a paper.
An (almost) designer breaks down her beef with HGTV on blurring the lines between interior designers and decorators. [[Almost] A Designer] Excerpt:
When I tell [...]

HP Magic Giveaway is here!

Let’s get this party started, kids!
Welcome everyone to Student Bloggers for the SB stretch of this little giveaway. This site is all about college student bloggers finding each other and sharing in what we have to say, particularly about our lives as college students. So that’s what this giveaway will be about. [to get a [...]