Hit play on William Tell’s song “Ranz Des Vaches” because spring is here!

The spring thaw-out brings several changes to a college campus. Warm weather is on the way and the days are getting longer and longer, which is an advantage for once. Wanna know what else is great? The “10 Best Things About Spring On Campus,” that’s what. Read More »

Controversy is brewing at the State University of New York at Old Westbury, where school officials have recently started to enforce an old rule that requires on-campus residents to maintain at least a 2.0 GPA.

The New York Times reports that one student, whose grades slipped due to an illness during exam week, received a letter informing her of this policy only days before the spring semester. She was also dropped from the meal plan, and her ID card no longer allowed her access to her dorm, making even clearing out her belongings difficult.

Some schools, such as Seton Hall and SUNY Farmingdale, have GPA minimums as well, but lack Old Westbury’s zero tolerance policy, instead offering tutoring and academic monitoring to low-performing students. Other schools offer free or reduced-rate housing to those with high GPAs. Read More »

After spending the last few months speaking at universities in the Northeast, there’s one question that keeps coming up. (No, it’s not “who farted?”)

“What’s the best way to approach women at school?”

Fret not, young ones. Here’s how to get love in three everyday , mundane areas on campus. And, unlike alcoholism, you can solve this in just five easy steps!

1. Find her when she’s alone. It’s not as creepy as it sounds. You stand a greater chance of meeting her when she’s by herself than with friends. She’ll be more receptive to your charms.

2. Observe something about her. What is she doing? What is she wearing? What is she eating? What’s she reading? Observations lead to conversation.

3. Start talking. Now that you’ve summed her up, talk! Use what you have observed as a starter ( not in a stalker, I - know- your - underwear - color kind of way). Don’t worry about saying the right thing; think less, talk more. Read More »

Campus Squeeze recently put out a list of “The 20 Ugliest Colleges in the USA” as a follow up to their “The 20 Most Beautiful Colleges in the USA” list published back in August.

I’ve been to the majority of these campuses and for the most part I agree, although I was surprised to see Drew University and Ithaca College on the list.

If your school is on this list don’t feel too bad - I’m sure you make up for it by having crazy parties and good-looking babes. (But if you don’t, the joke’s on you!)

Check out the Top 20 after the jump! Read More »

People I hate: Guitar-toting hippies, dumb jocks, hipsters, creepy old guys, private-school “wear a suit to business class” guys and worst enemy numero uno - Guidos.

It’s well known by now that Guidos are some of the most douchey people you can find on a college campus. The sad fact is that most of them can pull some seriously hot tail.

Hot chicks with douche bags! For 90% of us the unfortunate obsession women have for meat-heads will go down as one of the biggest tragedies of our college years.

I am really clueless as to how it happens - but it does. Here are the pictures to prove it.

Galleries after the jump! Read More »

With the return of classes comes the return of dorm hookups, frat parties, beer pong competitions, and keg stands. It’s all fun and games, until someone loses an eye!

I don’t mean to get all Mom on you, but all of us have had at least one partying experience that ends in waking up with a hangover, vowing, “I’m never drinking again. No, seriously. Never again.�?

Usually, this vow holds up until the next happy hour…

And now that school has started up for most of us and we are finally getting into our college routine, here comes National Campus Safety Awareness Month!

Unfortunately, when it comes to words of warning, cliché advice like “watch how much you drink�? and “don’t go home with strangers�? often goes in one ear and out the other, until you find yourself still tipsy, doing the walk of shame back to your dorm.

So, keeping in mind that you won’t be abstaining from alcohol or random hookups all together in the name of campus safety, here are my tips for keeping yourself safe: Read More »