When the university van picked me up from the Atlanta airport, it finally felt real. This was it, my American experience. It was my first time away from my family and friends and it was the first time I was actually on my own. I was terrified but ecstatic at the same time. I was born in Seoul, South Korea, …

Finals are next week. So that means every UNG student is stressed and feeling like death. The typical college student over-indulges with caffeine, eats too much junk food and deprives themselves of sleep. But all of these habits are not the best to have, since they increase stress levels and lead to bad grades. So what is a worried college …

Ever since I was a kid, studying abroad in the U.S. has been my dream. After watching an endless number of movies with my brother and picking up the English language and loving it, I was determined to come here. And now that I’ve accomplished it and have been here for nearly nine months as an exchange student I look back at …

When I switched my major from English education to writing and publication I was in Dr. Kelly Cate’s Introduction to Psychology class. The one thing that stuck with me from that class was the fact that the human brain isn’t fully developed until an average age of 25, specifically that part of the brain responsible for making decisions. With an …

With one week of classes left, it’s crunch time. Not only it is crunch time for students, but it is for professors as well. Students are scrambling to get papers written, cramming for the last test before the final and begging professors for extra credit opportunities. On the other hand, professors are regretting having the 15-page research paper due the …

The ongoing tensions surrounding North Korea have prompted a growing amount of concern in the United States and other western nations. North Korea has been threatening the U.S. due to their sanctions on North Korea’s nuclear tests and ongoing military exercises with South Korea. North Koreal also has expressed strong opinions regarding the cancellation of the armistice with South Korea. Similar incidents are …

Earlier this week, I was alerted to this New York Times article by a fellow concerned student and blogger, Toni Guest. The gist of the situation is that Texas A&M has started using ebooks that track when a student reads, for how long and which pages. This program, called CourseSmart, is being broadly introduced this coming fall. In fact, it could …

Spring has finally sprung and while the massive variety of flowers growing outside may look like an aesthetic paradise, I know that flora has a dark side. After weeks of watching the sun hesitantly poke its head out from behind the lingering  winter clouds, it finally decided to grace us with its presence, granting us a perfect day to roll …

As a senior in the English Department, I have avoided Newton-Oakes and other math-y buildings like the plague. As I begin to approach the light at the end of the tunnel – graduation – I have finally had to suck it up and register for Math 2400. I am not excited to take Statistics, and even less excited after I …

April is only a few days away and North Georgia is experiencing cold weather. Where did the snow flurries come from? It is supposed to be a white Christmas, not a white Easter. One week ago students from the University of North Georgia were sitting a beach, soaking up the sun. Now, they are bundling up in boots, jeans, sweatshirts …